Headway and Action on Brain Injury Week

Headway and Action on Brain Injury Week

Helen speaks to members of her local Headway about their experiences after brain injury. For more information on Headway, the ways they can support you, and how you can support them, go to www.headway.org.uk [http://www.headway.org.uk]

The Brainy Speech Therapists meet Dysphagia Matters

Recorded to link in with Nutrition and Hydration Week, Helen and Jan speak to the hosts of Dysphagia Matters, Julia and Jule. Both are specialist researchers in the field of dysphagia, and we had an interesting and enlightening conversation. A huge thanks to them giving up some of their time!

Beatiful Voice with Andre Hallack

In this episode, Helen speaks to Andre Hallack about Beautiful Voice. This is a web-based platform to support clinicians and clients in neurorehabilitation. Sign up for an account at https://beautifulvoice.co.uk [https://beautifulvoice.co.uk] Andre can be contacted for a demo and to answer any questions: andre@beautifulvoice.co.uk [andre@beautifulvoice.co.uk] Follow us on Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists

Journal article: atypical symptoms post-concussion

Jan and Helen discuss an article by Bishay et al (2025) that provides a systematic review of atypical symptoms recorded post-concussion. The article is open access and available at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12540245/

Journal article: stroke clinical guidelines to inform aphasia management

Tune in to listen to Jan and Helen discuss the main points of the 2023 article "An updated systematic review of stroke clinical practice guidelines to inform aphasia management" by Burton et al. This is a free-to-access article: https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231161454 [https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231161454]   Each of the guidelines referenced in the discussion can be accessed by in-article links.    We would love to hear your thoughts on the guidelines, let us know on our social media channels: Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists and X @BrainySLT