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7 years 1 month ago #182195 by Peter
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Hi - just going through the PIP forms in preparation for filling them in. I'm not clear what counts as therapy? I have 3 x 1 hr physio/hydro sessions a week with therapists (I pay for these privately). However as I have a spinal cord injury which means that I get hypertonacity (stiff muscles) and have little muscle control, to keep me in reasonable comfort I need to exercise with the help of my wife daily for at least 30 mins and also do 40 mins on an electric static (motor assisted movement) bike. I cannot do these exercises on my own and my wife has been shown how to assist by the physios. Do these exercise sessions count as therapy?

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7 years 1 month ago #182218 by Gordon
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From the PIP Claim guide on the following link

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/pip

“Therapy” means therapy to be undertaken at home which is prescribed or recommended by
a—
(a) registered –
(i) doctor;
(ii) nurse; or
(iii) pharmacist; or
(b) health professional regulated by the Health Professions Council.

From your post, the former would be excluded as I assume it is not done in your home, however, the latter should be included.

If you have further questions then please reply to this post and we will do our best to help.

Gordon

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7 years 1 month ago #182592 by Peter
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Hi and thanks for the clarification re therapy. I will ask my physio to put my daily home exercise and stretching requirements on paper so I can include in my submission. Another question (s) if I may? I need help getting in and out of bed and also getting in and out of cars (we currently have a Motability car which I fear we will find it hard to retain under the PIP rules). I have an SCI and resulting in (amongst other things) weakness and very stiff muscles. I can find no where in the paper submission to include these facts but they require a great deal of help from my wife. Would it be useful to include these under the first question re my illness or will they just take it as rambling extra info? Maybe a letter from my wife should be included? She is doing most of the leg work and thinking on my submission as my medications make my brain a little foggy. :dry:

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7 years 1 month ago #182616 by Gordon
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Peter wrote: Hi and thanks for the clarification re therapy. I will ask my physio to put my daily home exercise and stretching requirements on paper so I can include in my submission. Another question (s) if I may? I need help getting in and out of bed and also getting in and out of cars (we currently have a Motability car which I fear we will find it hard to retain under the PIP rules). I have an SCI and resulting in (amongst other things) weakness and very stiff muscles. I can find no where in the paper submission to include these facts but they require a great deal of help from my wife. Would it be useful to include these under the first question re my illness or will they just take it as rambling extra info? Maybe a letter from my wife should be included? She is doing most of the leg work and thinking on my submission as my medications make my brain a little foggy. :dry:


PIP does not consider either of these activities directly, although I would expect that the problems that require you to need assistance would also impact on other areas, washing and bathing and dressing and undressing potentially.

The section at the beginning of the forum is primarily for a summary of your conditions, as an alternative use Question 15 to document the problems.

Gordon

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7 years 1 month ago #182747 by Peter
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Last question hopefully as I only have a few days to submit! Because my hands are affected by my SCI I cannot write at all legibly - a signature of sorts is possible but no one would understand anything I write. My wife will fill in the form but as my condition is quite complex and variable we will include extra information which will requite extra sheets. Can the extra info sheets be typed or do they insist on handwritten? My wife has arthritis in her hands and although she can write well enough typing is less painful for her. Thanks so much for your help.

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7 years 1 month ago #182750 by Gordon
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Peter wrote: Last question hopefully as I only have a few days to submit! Because my hands are affected by my SCI I cannot write at all legibly - a signature of sorts is possible but no one would understand anything I write. My wife will fill in the form but as my condition is quite complex and variable we will include extra information which will requite extra sheets. Can the extra info sheets be typed or do they insist on handwritten? My wife has arthritis in her hands and although she can write well enough typing is less painful for her. Thanks so much for your help.


It is perfectly OK for you to type your answers and attach them as extra pages to the PIP2, just make sure that each page has your full name and NIN at the top and that they are numbered, we recommend "page X of Y" so that it is easy to see if pages are missing. Make sure you clearly mark on the form where your answers are and on the relevant page that you are answering question X.

Attach the pages to the back of the PIP2 using a staple or make a hole in the top left corner and use a treasury tag, string or ribbon to the form. The pages need to be easily detached so that they can be scanned by the DWP.

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