Customised treatment plan

We work with you to develop your customised treatment plan which includes appointments for diagnoses, individual and group therapy sessions and visits with the doctor. The test programme usually consists of about 3-4 hours on 1-5 days.

Diagnostics

• Specialist treatment: Brain stimulator application, pump therapy, flexible endoscopy of the swallowing action
• Entire range of neurological diagnostics instruments in cooperation with the Münchner Institut für Neuroradiologie (Munich Institute for Neuroradiology) (EEG, SEP, MEP, ultrasound of throat, heart and abdominal vessels) located on the clinic grounds
• Specific diagnostics, consultation and treatment by our departments for occupational therapy, neuropsychology, orthoptics, physiotherapy, speech and swallowing therapy
• Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in all stages
• Entire range of neurological diagnostics instruments in cooperation with the Münchner Institut für Neuroradiologie (EEG, SEP, MEP, MRI, x-ray, CT, ultrasound of throat, heart and abdominal vessels, lumbar puncture) located on the clinic grounds
• Specific diagnostics from our therapy departments
• Second opinion drug treatment prescribed by a specialist

Drug treatment prescribed by a specialist

• Commencement of initial drug treatment or dosage adjustment: e.g. for Parkinson’s and movement disorders/6-hour monitoring for MS
• Botulinum toxin treatment
• Brain stimulator settings
• Medication pumps for continuous
• dopamine stimulation using the apomorphine and L-Dopa (Duodopa®) pump systems
• Flexible endoscopy of the swallowing action
• Outpatient studies: Patients can participate in studies with new substances and in the study of special Parkinson’s problems

Activating therapies

Physiotherapy and physical therapy

• Balance training, fall prevention
• Gait training with Munich anti-freezing training
• Use of prompt stimuli (cues)
• Correction of incorrect posture
• Joint mobilisation
• Amplitude training and LSVT BIG
• Device-supported training
• Tai Chi and yoga
• Wii therapy
• Massages

Occupational therapy

• Everyday life training (ELT)
• Dancing with Parkinson’s
• Aid consultation and testing
• Hand mobilisation, gripping function
• Fine motor skills training, writing training
• Cognitive training
• Training action-induced dystonias (“writer’s cramp, musician’s cramp”), etc.

Speech and swallowing therapy

• Vocal training
• Exercises according to the principle of LSVT-LOUD training
• Articulation training
• Speech rhythm exercises
• Word finding training
• Breathing therapy
• Swallowing therapy, swallowing aids

Neuropsychology

• Neuro-psychological diagnostics and therapy
• Coping with the illness
• Counselling for relatives, relatives’ group
• Use of relaxation methods