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Side-bends are popular in any exercise system, and great for rehabilitation after-stroke due to the weakness evidenced in this area. It is a great warm-up exercise and strengthens the neck, shoulders, obliques and outer hips. It involves all of the abdominal muscles as well as the back muscles and enhances lateral mobility of the spine. Attention should be paid to the abdominal contraction to maintain rib connection and prevent the hips and shoulders from rotating.
Find out more about t his exercise in The Successful Stroke Survivor book by Tom Balchin
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The history of stroke
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first recognized stroke over 2,400 years ago. At this time stroke was called apoplexy; meaning "struck down by violence" in Greek. This was due to the fact that a person developed sudden paralysis and change in well-being. Doctors had little knowledge of the anatomy and function of the brain, the cause of stroke, or how to treat it. It was not until the mid-1600s that Jacob Wepfer found that patients who died with apoplexy had bleeding in the brain. He also discovered that a blockage in one of the brain's blood vessels could cause apoplexy.Medical science continued to study the cause, symptoms, and treatment of apoplexy and, finally, in 1928, apoplexy was divided into categories based on the cause of the blood vessel problem. This led to the terms stroke or "cerebral vascular accident (CVA)." Stroke is now often referred to as a "brain attack" to denote the fact that it is caused by a lack of blood supply to the brain, very much like a heart attack is caused by a lack of blood supply to the heart. The term brain attack also conveys a more urgent call for immediate action and emergency treatment by the general public. Today, there is a wealth of information available on the cause, prevention, risk, and treatment of stroke. Although there is no cure, most stroke victims now have a good chance for survival and recovery. Immediate treatment, supportive care, and rehabilitation can all improve the quality of life for stroke survivors.
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There is a wealth of information certainly but still, stroke is missed, ignored, misdiagnosed and the additional symptoms the NHS don't want to publicise in case it leads to false positives.....but how many cancer symptoms or MS symptoms could be something else, yet for cancer in particular people are actually encouraged to go and get checked if they're worried...... But not stroke, no. It's migraines; vertigo; drunkenness; viral...... Sorry for what might be a negative reply....
Going up steps is worthless if you can’t get down them again. Personally, I had to work very hard on developing a technique which solved most of the possible problems of going down steps that you might encounter. And I still have problems. There are certainly no easy ways, but here are two that will allow you to go down stairs quickly, strongly and without betraying any sign of movement limitation. We start off learning the easy version.
Technique: Approach the series of steps and make for the banister that is on your good side. The aim is to start at the top of the steps with the good foot forward (ie., on the edge of the flight). Move your good hand down the banister, then lean slightly over onto the good side. You will find yourself needing to do this, because it will help you to release your foot from the top step and into the space created underneath you to lower your affected foot into. Aim for only the toes hanging over the edge. . Locate the next step with your affected foot and make sure that you bend your knees as you transfer the weight onto it. If you find you have any difficulty putting weight through, due to your foot being too far forward or too far back , then simply move back onto to the good foot to allow the affected foot to move.
Find out more in The Successful Stroke Survivor book by Tom Balchin.
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My housing association were very accommodating after I was released from hospital and put a hand rail on the 2 flights of stairs for my good side which is a godsend. I still trip over my feet at times so have to be extra careful
Yes that’s ok if the bannister is on your good side, what do you do if it isn’t?? Most stairs don’t have 2 bannister’s I’ve found
Good health is important but the stigma of living with a
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In the Daily Mail today is a report of Ion Chiperi, just 22 years old and a father-to-be, who may never get to hold his baby after bungling paramedics from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust tragically mistook his stroke symptoms for drunkenness and refused to take him to the hospital 😥Despite his partner, who is eight months pregnant, insisting he hadn't been drinking... the paramedics dismissed his condition.
His condition worsened dramatically at home, and by the time he got to the hospital hours later, doctors diagnosed him with a severe basilar stroke. If surgery had been carried out just hours earlier, doctors admitted Ion 'would have walked out of the hospital'.
Now, he's in a coma and in critical condition in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit, unable to move or speak, only able to communicate by blinking his eyes. This tragedy highlights the vital importance of the F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) test and proper stroke awareness for everyone, especially first responders. Every second counts 🧠⚡
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I do wish they didn't always insist in the FAST as i had a stroke and I had no droop to my face my arms could lift an my speech took age to deteriorate. At first paramedics didn't think I had had a stroke but I had, but if we had relied on the fast method we may not have rang the ambulance
If he's been drinking heavily, would be able to smell it on his breath.
I know from experience that spotting early signs and getting early medical help don't go together.
Don't ever give up. My darling son had massive stroke in 2020 aged 28 and was in a coma for weeks. It's a long, hard slog but he's stuck at it. Hemiplegic and severely sight impaired but working again although everything much harder and fatigue is his biggest issue really. He wants to do so much but fatigue is crippling.
Omg that’s awful but I am relate having had about 8tias I managed to walk to the ambulance but had one on the ambulance the ambulance lady didn’t believe me and made me get off at the hospital even though I couldn’t feel my right hand side then gutted at me and said I was making a fuss when asking for a wheelchair the fantastic stroke nurse gave her what for when she met me at a and e
Utterly horrific, sadly not isolated case. We need a collection of events like this to be televised .....one story every few months in the media fades away. Something like Dispatches puts it out to a national audience. Stroke survivors know this, the public don't. I was told it was a panic attack and I believe they mistook my HRT patch for a morphine patch and thought I'd OD'd.....this was first responders.....balance and vertigo were my symptoms. I'm fortunate I pushed as did my husband that we thought it was a stroke. This saddens and sickens me. Wishing this young man all the best things I can ❤️🩹🥺
Better still BEFAST. GET HELP FAST BUT INCLUDE BALLANCE AND EYES..I had several TIA all dismissed as only total loss balance. Bleed on brain only found after finally given MRI
Shocking 🙃wishing this young man a good strong recovery. My tia was put down as a migraine, never got a scan and had a clot in brain that caused full blown stroke a month later, told ambulance would be 55 minutes. They even discussed what to give me as thought too late, left side paralysed and still fighting through recovery 14 months on but never give up 😘 xx
My son had spinal stroke last August 26 little bit special needs so had monent he has tracky and ventilator but can't move hoping he will when times right we trying bring home but council no adapted prop even through band A his one wish come home hope all stroke bet better
Keep pushing i was lucky with my stroke 2022 I ignored it at first but when in thinking it was nothing clot to the brain later and heart surgery im still kicking i wish this man the world of recovery 🙏
Praying for youall at this difficult time.
Being a stroke survivor. I know how difficult it can be.And such a young man
i had a cerebellum ischemic stroke and lucky enough my wife convinced the paramedics (ambulance drivers) that it was not food poisoning so they took me to hospital. I missed out on the early intervention things
My 13 autisic son who loves anything medical found me got fast up on his phone to show his dad the ambulance response was very quick I was very lucky.🌈
Don’t give up. I was very similar to him in that I had an 11 week old baby 👶🏻 It was really tough at 1st and I had to give up doing everything and being like a child. But now 2 years down the line I am a single mum and manage with the kids.
My daughter had a major stroke aged 7 year's old.....her symptoms were not F.A S.T she had balance issues and was walking like she was drunk.....took over a month to find out she had right vertebral artery dissection and basilar artery dissection which caused her stroke.
I know somebody had a stroke , ask some body in a shop for help, they called the police thinking he was drunk, the police 🚔 jailed him. He did end up in hospital and did sue the police and won.
My wife called 999 and said she had seen the”FAST” about how quickly you should respond! She did but there were no AMBULANCES Available it’s not better now hope it doesn’t happen to you
Heartbreaking
I was left locked in after a stroke at 21. 14 years later I regain movement down left side, speech, swelling and graduated and driving now. I’ve lost my brain stem no hope, but made a recovery. Don’t give up, keep fighting.
That’s horrifying.
I hope he starts to recover ASAP, it may take some time but take every step with courage & determination. Good luck.
I’m deeply sad for you. Hope everything gets better. I know what you are going thru. Prayers for your family. 🙏
Mine was a ruptured brain aneurysm that should have killed me. I know of people who have been turned away because similar to being drunk. I had 2 strokes while having procedures for the aneurysm
Speedy recovery 🙏
So sad, lessons need to be learnt
Who is The Successful Stroke Survivor book for? It is for stroke survivors. Depending on how long or hard you have been looking, you may have discovered that there had not yet been written a comprehensive book for stroke survivors to show you how (and why) to create your own highly effective home- based functional rehabilitation programme. I (Tom Balchin) have purposefully chosen a much more intimate, conversational style of writing than is commonly found when discussing such a serious topic as stroke, and I hope it reflects the encouraging, ‘no-nonsense’ way I speak with the stroke survivors I train. I also have illustrated it with quotes from inspirational current and historical successful people where relevant, when the memorable quotes attributed to each sum up in a few words a concept I want to relay. (Quote taken from the book).
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Hey everyone! 👋 I have some very positive news from current medical research 🧠 A growing body of evidence suggests that an old, inexpensive drug called colchic ine could significantly reduce the risk of stroke in people with cardiovascular disease.
(Btw, I have to put a gap or somehow change drug names when posting, as there is a feed on the ARNI site, which google trawls and then shuts down out google ads (!) until we 'remove drug names'!)
Anyway, multiple large-scale trials, including studies like COLCOT and LoDoCo, and recent meta-analyses involving over 14,000 patients, have now found that low-dose col chicine can lower the risk of ischemic stroke by a substantial amount, with some analyses showing a risk reduction of over 25%!
Colch*icine works as an anti-inflammatory agent, which helps stabilise the plaques in our arteries that can lead to blood clots and strokes. Inflammation is a key driver in these events, so targeting it directly seems to be incredibly effective. I was given this drug myself 3 years ago when hospitalised for 2 full weeks with severe pericarditis and pneumonia.
This is huge because it means for high-risk patients, this easily accessible and affordable medication could be an excellent additional layer of protection, alongside current standard treatments like statins and blood pressure management.
It’s important to know that while effective, it's something to discuss with your doctor to see if it's right for you, as they need to ensure it fits with your specific health profile. But the potential for this simple pill to make such a big difference in preventing these life-altering events is truly amazing and gives us all a lot of hope for the future of stroke prevention 🙏💖
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Good morning!
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Good Lord, is is snowing already in your area, Pam? ;0 😉 😉 Tom
Amen
❤️ this and so true.
Anthony Rayner
Can you guess whose point of view about recovery after stroke this is??? Yes. It's our very own Tom Balchin. (Copied from The Successful Stroke Survivor book). See if you agree with him!
On reflection, I’m not sure if there is such a thing as a uniform public image of a stroke survivor. No doubt polling a few hundred people around the world would provide a rough answer but, whatever it is, you can bet that the image returned would not resemble the Olympian picture of health and fitness. So, compliments were nice because it was a confirmation of ‘job well done’.
But actually, my transformation was not done for anyone else but myself, as a matter of dire necessity, over a period of many years. This transformation, stemming from the urgency to function better, stands in contrast to the physical development of a bodybuilder who develops his or her physique as quickly as possible, largely for the critical approval of others and whose bedroom bedroom mirror is their best friend.
I aim for your transformation also to be a deeply personal, time-rich ‘rebuilding’, standing in contrast to a ‘look at me go’ type of effort, which seeks the endorsement of others and quick-fix answers.
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Hey everyone! 👋 An advanced upper-limb exoskeleton called CASIA-EXO has just been developed to help stroke survivors focus on shoulder, elbow, and wrist: it can help survivors practice movements that are essential for daily tasks, but without the risk of over-straining or fatigue 🦾,
Developed by a research team at the State Key Laboratory of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Systems (MAIS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, this isn't just a gadget; it's a breakthrough in rehabilitation specifically designed to facilitate motor learning during post-stroke recovery! 🚀
We all know how challenging regaining movement in the arm and hand can be, and this device is built to help the brain rewire itself more effectively. It works by adapting its assistance to the user's changing abilities, helping them perform repetitive, functional movements that are crucial for recovery.
The CASIA-EXO is a research prototype and is not yet available on the marketplace to buy or rent -but it will be - ARNI Stroke Rehab UK reports on news like this to show its readers that the very near future for stroke rehab is very bright - and to NEVER give up - keep training whatever you can, however you can - and keep muscles long and strong! 🙏💖
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