| Neurological conditions may be very severe. They can | | | | neurological diseases that can be helped by |
| be life-threatening at times, and they can certainly | | | | physiotherapy. |
| affect the quality of the patient's life. There are | | | | MS, another of the neurological conditions that |
| many neurological conditions and physiotherapy can | | | | affects the brain and spinal cord, can lead to a long, |
| help many of them. | | | | slow decline. Parkinson's disease is another of the |
| Alzheimer's disease takes away the declining years of | | | | neurological conditions of the brain. This one can |
| many older people. It is surprising to note that it can | | | | cause shaking and loss of coordination, and problems |
| occur in people 40 years old or younger. ALS or Lou | | | | moving and walking. Physiotherapy offers some relief |
| Gehrig's disease is a disease that robs the brain and | | | | to these patients. |
| spinal cord of the ability to move. Both of these are | | | | |