Neurological physical therapy is geared toward treating patients with conditions affecting the brain and spinal cord, such as stroke, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's disease, to help them function as best as possible.

• Gait training to improve your ability, quality and speed to walk, including proper instruction on the use of assistive devices such as crutches, walking sticks, and walkers

• Balance training to improve your static (stationary) and dynamic (while moving) balance, both sitting unsupported to improve your core control and standing upright with or without using handheld support

• Functional activities to improve independence with bed mobility skills like rolling and sitting up from lying down, and transfers on and off beds, chairs, and toilets

• Exercises for stretching and strengthening muscles and improving coordination and motor control

• Endurance training with cardiovascular fitness

• Vestibular therapy interventions to improve control of eye movements, balance exercises with head movements, and exercises to treat a common cause of dizziness (Dix-Hallpike and Epley maneuvers)

The brain consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. It controls most of the activities of the body, processing, integrating, and coordinating the information it receives from the sense organs, and making decisions as to the instructions sent to the rest of the body.