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Please look at our wonderful ARNI stroke survivor supporter, Tim Wells' page - and please please help him raise funds for ARNI.. we badly need it! Could you possibly share this justgiving page with a friend or two when you read this?? Huge thanks for all of your kind help... from Tom www.justgiving.com/page/trtrehab-team-1731595782046?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Ftrt...
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Tim for ARNI Institute with TRTrehab team
Help TRTrehab Team raise money to support ARNI (ACTION FOR REHABILITATION AFTER NEUROLOGICAL INJURY)
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Have you tried to play the guitar after stroke? Used it as a rehab tool? Many people who played the guitar prior to stroke try to get back to using it; over 23 years I've see lots of people bring in instruments... one chap even brought in and set up his whole drum set!
A quick highlight of an RCT just published in Acta Med Philipp called G.T.A.R.A - which describes Grip/Grasp Training with Active Range of Motion Activities Using Guitar': A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Guitar Lessons for Restoring Hand Function among Patients with Unilateral Hand Impairment.
Anyway, the study's object was to determine the effects of guitar lessons (intervention group) in comparison to conventional occupational therapy (OT) sessions (control group) on hand function of chronic stroke patients with unilateral hand impairment.
Of interest is that the the specific guitar lesson created and performed in this study as used by 17 participants of the intervention group brought about improvement in hand function that was COMPARABLE with those who underwent traditional occupational therapy.
This may be most helpful in areas with limited access to rehabilitation facilities and occupational therapy services... and also may also be used as a continuing activity of chronic stroke patients at home to help improve hand function. Further, an 11.8% tendency for better compliance was found in the intervention group.. probably because it became reasonably enjoyable to do? What do you think?
Ligaya, MD KGG, Ignacio, MD SD, Morabe DJS, Manimtim, PhD NNV, Jorge II, MD MPPC. G.T.A.R.A. (Grip/Grasp Training with Active Range of Motion Activities Using Guitar): A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Guitar Lessons for Restoring Hand Function among Patients with Unilateral Hand Impairment. Acta Med Philipp [Internet]. 2024Nov.15 [cited 2024Nov.20];58(20).
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Recovery from a stroke is possible at whatever stage and at any age; as long as you put in the work.
Remember we can help you. We have trainers throughout the country. Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's one near you.
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Have a big goal but achieve it with a slow and consistent pace.
Call us if you need some help with your goals. 0203 053 0111, or email support@arni.uk.com. We have trainers throughout the country who can help you.
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The Tipster exercise: This exercise is a critical self-stretch you can do for loosening up your fingers if they become seriously curled into your palm and painful after concentrating hard on performing any task-related training or ADL(activities of daily living).
The action mimics the offering of a secretive tip or bribe to someone behind your back (seen only in the movies!) Think about that word ‘tip’ though: it ultimately serves to ‘tip’ your fingers away from your palm.
From The Successful Stroke Survivor book by Tom Balchin
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A testimonial on why The Successful Stroke Survivor book is the right book for someone recovering from a stroke.........Following my traumatic brain injury, I was determined and relentless to get back on the road to recovery. For guidance on the road to functional recovery and alongside my physiotherapist, this was the book for me. Tom Balchin details the latest evidence based techniques and ARNI approaches to help recovery. I found particularly useful the ways to help reduce spasticity and decline in upper limb as well as how to regain hand and finger function as well as strengthening exercises for lower limb function. Through such detailed and informative advice, married with clear illustrations you are taken through detailed text involving key concepts such as brain plasticity followed by the steps to retrain your affected limbs for the purposes of functionality. For example, to get up from the floor. If you stick with Tom's methods and practice practice practice, you are sure to see results! I even followed this with a session with Tom himself! Absolutely great! charity.
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Successful Stroke Survivor Manual – Stroke Solutions
This book/manual was written by a stroke survivor for stroke survivors. Part-book and part-manual for those who have suffered a stroke and reached the end of formal stroke rehabilitation therapy. The ...
All movement is beneficial during stroke recovery. Try your best to engage in therapeutic movement on a daily basis.
Not sure what to do? Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's an instructor near you who can help you.
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My ARNI instructor Imtiaz Khan encourages daily practice of the exercises he gives me.
Have YOU got aphasia?
Approximately 40% of stroke survivors experience this difficulty: to comprehend or produce spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident. In half of these cases the language impairment still persists one year post-stroke. Aphasia has wide-ranging effects on the ability to function and quality of life of stroke survivors and easily leads to social isolation.
If you need help, ARNI SLT Telerehab can now help YOU, right now, wherever you are in the world!
The latest evidence shows clearly that you can conquer aphasia very successfully with the help of speech and language therapy.
And it also shows that SLT Telerehab is just as effective as in-person, face to face treatment.
We have a team of highly experienced low-cost specialist SLTs (all post-grads from Universities such as UCL, the University of Cape Town etc) who are available to help you right now, in your home, via Zoom. You get a one to one hourly service, based around your diary needs, from the comfort of your own home, with a highly experienced specialist speech and language therapist. Please enquire to arni.uk.com/get-remote-speech-language-help-now/ !
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GET SPECIALIST SPEECH, LANGUAGE & COGNITIVE THERAPY WHEREVER YOU LIVE | ARNI
Mum had severe aphasia after suffering a dense stroke which has also left her unable to walk, with her right side paralysed. We were terribly disappointed by the lack of therapy she received to date...
Balance control is basically the foundation of your ability to move and function independently. Becoming more skilled at balance recovery helps make you more adaptable to being off balance and more skilled at recovering balance in unstable situations and/or after perturbations. This is why we ask stroke survivors to challenge themselves with off-balance training. Personally, I never fall completely over, even if I trip up. Even when stumbling when breaking into a run for the train or tripping over a raised pavement slab. This is because, over time. I have learned to do something important. My brain knows, via practice, when my balance has failed, and has learned to move my good foot forward instinctively and very quickly, to cope with the trip. This rapid step is key. It allows me to shift the balance of my weight back to a position from which I can recover. I might have to bring my good hand right to the floor at worst to steady myself and cope with the trip, especially when going upstairs, but I do not fall heavily onto my hip and shoulder like so many stroke survivors. You can attain this ability too, by practising balancing on one leg and other techniques which actively invite off-balanceness.
From The Successful Stroke Survivor book Tom Balchin
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Six tips to help you find your Monday motivation:
Focus your attention only one thing at a time.
Write A List.
Stick To A Plan.
Make Sure Your Goals Are Within Reach.
GO FOR IT - MAKE IT YOURS 😉
Make The Most Of Your Time on Task
Review Your Performance.
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The ARNI Institute is a UK Registered Charity: No. 1116130.
Currently in our 23rd year of voluntary work, we are committed to teaching stroke and other acquired injury survivors to gain better action control. Our Approach to stroke rehabilitation therapy is dynamic, innovative and linked directly to the very latest neurorehabilitation evidence base.
We have over 140 highly qualified independent therapists and trainers around the UK active & available for you at any one time, trained via our Functional Rehabilitation & Exercise Training after Stroke Qualification. Call now to find your therapist or trainer.
ARNI supports the work of the hospital therapists by supporting YOU when your care pathway ends.
NEW! GET YOUR COPY OF NEW BOOK BY TOM BALCHIN LEARN HOW TO RECOVER OPTIMALLY
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Whether you had your stroke a week or 20 years ago, this seriously practical book reveals everything you need to know about for real-life, evidence-based long-term recovery from limitations caused by stroke, that you can actually understand, use and apply successfully for yourself. With 244 pages of new information and material, it’s stacked with revelations for you based on the neuro-rehabilitation evidence-base.
NEW! LISTEN TO THIS TESTIMONIAL FROM A STROKE SURVIVOR TRAINING WITH ARNI
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Click the middle of this short video to listen to the experiences of a stroke survivor currently rehabilitating with the help of an a Senior ARNI Instructor. You can learn for yourself about what she has been doing in this DVD series.
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