Carer Involvement in Exercises for People With Acquired Brain Injury.

Inclusion Criteria

• •Inclusion
• •Adults with acquired brain injury on NNUH Neurosciences Unit with a carer physically able to complete exercises with the patient.
• •Patient to be able to follow simple commands (1 stage) for exercise intervention.
• •Patient able to consent along with their relative together to participation in the study.
• •Exclusion:
• •Discharge plan for ESD from initial assessment with no care package required due to too short timeframe of being an acute in-patient.
• •Patient's with severe cognitive - communication deficits meaning they cannot follow 1 stage command for exercises or consent to the study.
• •Severe pain, joint abnormality or spasticity limiting participation in exercise programme.
• •Carer/relative not able to physically help the patient with the required exercises or carer/relative not able to consent to the study.