The Dore Programme

What happens on the Dore Programme?

Your first visit

At the first visit you will meet your personally appointed Programme Specialist who will support and guide you throughout all the various tests and assessments required in order to make a full assessment of your difficulties.

There are several tests and assessments you will undertake during the full assessment.

Balance test

This test assesses precision balance performance. Click here to see more about this test and to watch part of a balance test being performed.

Eye-tracking test

This test assesses precision eye movements. Click here to see more about this test and to watch part of an eye-tracking test being performed.

Dyslexia Symptoms Screening

This extensive test assesses eleven different skills areas. Click here to see more about this test and to watch part of a dyslexia screening test being performed.

Individualised Evaluation

This assessment allows an extensive and carefully structured record of personal symptoms, symptom changes and goal achievement areas. These are fully recorded throughout the Dore Programme so that we can show you precisely the changes you have told us about. Sometimes they may be quite subtle so you may not have even noticed over the time period.

Behavioural Evaluation

This professionally developed assessment is used extensively by specialists worldwide to assess attention skills and behavioural performances. These are assessed during the Dore Programme in order to precisely assess specific changes in attention skills and behaviour.

Practitioner Consultation

Our fully qualified practitioners will meet you in our consultation areas to guide you through the full results of all your assessments and tests. They will also perform a range of cerebellum related neurological tests to assess for signs of poor functioning of the cerebellum.

Programme Report

Our practitioners will summarise all the various tests, assessments and examinations in an easy to follow and comprehensive report which will be sent to you by post following your initial appointment.

The Dore Exercise Prescription

Once you have seen the practitioner and fully discussed the suitability of the Dore Programme you will be prescribed your specific Dore Exercise Programme.

Your Programme Specialist will provide you with a comprehensive book and diary in order to start your programme immediately. This includes all the exercises you might require in your first 6 weeks prior to returning for your follow up visit. The Specialist will spend some time explaining how to use the exercise programme correctly and how to use the various pieces of equipment provided to perform some of these exercises.

Click here to see some examples of our individually prescribed exercises.

This whole process takes around 3-4 hours of your time.

Progress Visits

We like to see our clients every six weeks in order to assess progress and to re-test cerebellar function.

The content of these visits vary. Sometimes you may repeat balance and eye tracking tests. Sometimes you might repeat individual evaluations and behavioural tests.

We assess always how well you performed with your exercises and how easy or difficult they have been as this is vital to determine the next stage of your programme.

We try to make sure you see the same Specialist each time but sometimes this might be impossible if there has been illness or delays. Your specialist will discuss progress and help deal with any concerns or issues here.

Your Last Appointment Visit

Once we are happy that you have gained the maximum from the Dore Programme you will be given a Last Appointment visit. During this visit we will repeat all the Evaluation, Behavioural and Dyslexia Symptoms Screening assessments again so that we can prepare a full report outlining all the changes you have noted and we have measured throughout the Dore Programme.

This report will be collated and checked by a Dore Practitioner and sent to you following your final appointment.