Kylie Grimes MBE, Paralympic Gold Medallist and Neurokinex patron, spoke movingly at the official opening of the dedicated paediatric space at Neurokinex Bristol in February 2026.

Every year, thousands of individuals face the life-altering consequences of a stroke, leaving them with physical, emotional and cognitive challenges. The road to recovery after a stroke is challenging and access to effective neurorehabilitation is crucial for maximising people’s potential.

When someone experiences a spinal cord injury (SCI), their life turns up upside down. In the first few days, weeks and months following their injury, lifesaving and lifechanging surgery and early-stage rehabilitation are managed within a hospital setting.  Once stable and able to manage outside the confines of this controlled clinical setting, patients are discharged home and back into their community. And this is when the adjustment to ‘real life’

Paralysis is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people around the world, both young and old.  Aside from the obvious challenges of reduced mobility, physical inactivity due to paralysis can lead to a cascade of secondary complications. The good news is that there’s a ray of hope in the form of activity-based rehabilitation.

In an amazing show of strength, compassion and commitment, 63 Neurokinex clients aged five to 75 and 14 family members and friends embraced the 2023 Step Up Challenge which was to row as far as they could go on Concept2 rowing machines.

I’d like to think that even if I hadn’t suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury in 2009 that facilities such as Neurokinex would still exist today.

In the realm of neurological recovery, remarkable stories of individuals defying prognoses and achieving incredible milestones capture our attention and give us hope.

A spinal cord injury (SCI) can be a life-altering event, impacting both physical and emotional wellbeing.