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Every exercise you do isn't just 'one' exercise and every workout isn't just a 'workout'. Everything you do is related. They are all just a point on a continuum that must constantly be improving. Improvement is the name of the game!
If you want some help with your recovery call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if t here's a trainer near you who can help you with your recovery.
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WHY SHOULD YOU TASK-TRAIN AFTER STROKE?
So, whatโs the point of task-specific practice and why should you do it?
Task-specific practice can be said to be one of the best weapons we have to help retrain the brain. It means simply to train the action to be performed in a natural environment. For example, if you wanted to lift a mug and drink from it, you should take a mug and practice lifting and drinking from it, over and over again โฆ and attempt to improve progressively and consistently.
You need to be doing the task you want to do. So, for those with significant spasticity in the upper limb, to retrain the ability to open a glasses case to get your specs, for instanceโฆ you practise opening up a glasses case.
Task training is critical because it will โforceโ you to practice using your more-affected limb.
So, try to do MORE with your more-affected upper limb by yourself each day. Repeated attempts to use your affected limbs in training creates a form of practice that can potentially lead to further improvement in performance. The ideal is to find oneself in a โvirtuous circleโ, in which spontaneous limb use and motor performance will reinforce each other and re-teach your body to control the position of an affected limb.
Many stroke survivors can be assisted to retrain by advising them to have one place and a set amount of times per week in which they devote time to their retraining. I tend to promote the importance of setting up a small matted โtraining areaโ in your house, which needs only to be a few square metres wide. You also need a chair and a small table with a task-board, more advanced challenge board and other small items on it.
You need to find your own task specifics, according to your goals. You also need to work on โclose-simulationsโ. Even though simulations are probably not as effective for motor learning as performing the actual task, and remember, we are after significant performance improvement via task practice, you can see that this approach gives you some great advantages. It keeps you in the training area, keeps you working on-task and keeps you safe. And then outside of the training area, you need to make an effort to practice the tasks (or the components of them that you can manage), as part of your ADLs, noting changes when you can.
One great example: I created โDJ-Therapyโ to get my upper limb working again. I basically made up a hugely successful paradigm which was suitable for me. How I did it is all listed in The Successful Stroke Survivor.
Making training โnot trainingโ is one of the biggest secrets to getting optimal success with upper limb function. I wish more people would have a go at this idea. Have a think about what might be suitable for YOU to keep YOU practising and interested.
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โLife isnโt about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.โ
โ George Bernard Shaw
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If you want to focus on upper body this is the upper body section of the Successful Stroke Survivor book. You'll love this aid to retraining, as you can just keep it open on the table whilst practising.
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Training with Tom DVD
Real-life training on the mat with Dr Tom. He takes a stroke survivor through a training session (although an extended one in order to show you lots more things you can do). Starting with a warm-up, you will see the stroke survivor guided through a session where he is does first static exercises, gait control work, balance training, strength training and some seriou supper limb training. You will see how to put everything youโve seen on DVDs 1 to 6 into practice โ and youโll see a stroke survivor starting to work on the edges of his current ability in many areas, particularly when challenging his upper limb. This DVD is where many of the exercises, techniques and strategies will really come to life for you as you see how they work together, if practised carefully and with some dedication, to produce a trainee who is totally transformed in terms of action control, strength and confidence in the ability to move and function normally in society again.
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HOW TO GAIN THE MOST BENEFITS FROM E-STIM FOR STROKE REHABILITATION
Combining electrical stimulation with exercise is more effective for stroke patients than just exercise alone.
While some forms of electrical stimulation are passive (involving no participation on your behalf), e-stim for stroke survivors should be active. This means you should try to engage your muscles yourself when you feel the electrical current activate.
When you are engaged in therapy exercises during e-stim, it helps to further engage the brain-muscle connection. This will in turn increase the amount of motor control you can gain back.
Exercise without electrical stimulation can still activate neuroplasticity and help stroke survivors regain movement. For maximum benefit, though, the science is clear: combining e-stim with exercise is the best way to go.
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Neuroplasticity is activated by experience and massed practice; which requires repetition and consistency. Each time a task is practiced, it stimulates the brain and strengthens the neural connections responsible for that task. (This is how children learn how to walk, write, and talk). The same concept applies to stroke rehabilitation. When a survivor struggles with leg movement, for example, they can work to regain function by practicing leg exercises on a consistent basis. This helps improve the brainโs ability to send signals to the leg that tell it when to move, improving efficiency and overall function.
Repetition and consistency are the key to stroke recovery.
If you want some help with your recovery call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's an instructor who can help you.
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First 2025 Instructor Qualification Training course starts on 25th January
Find out more here arni.uk.com/instructors/ Click on Cohort 1 button on this page for full list of training dates on this course
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Had a Stroke? What Now? by Tom Balchin.
Fantastic resource
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2020
As someone caring for a family member recovering from stroke this is a concise and understandable book explaining everything from the acute early stage hospital treatment, effects that strokes can have and how to support recovery. There is even an interesting section on new technologies that can be used to help. A fantastic resource.
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I recommend you to Dr Abumere for any kind of human illness/disease he offer the best medication and also well experience, I was successfully treated Hashimoto’s, EBV, Candida, and CFS after using their medication. you can also give it a try, contact their page www.facebook.com/Dr-Abumere-herbal-remedies-592671634437907
I recommend you to Dr Abumere for any kind of human illness/disease he offer the best medication and also well experience, I was successfully treated Hashimoto’s, EBV, Candida, and CFS after using their medication. you can also give it a try, contact their page www.facebook.com/Dr-Abumere-herbal-remedies-592671634437907
If you buy The Successful Stroke Survivor book on Kindle you can carry it with you on your phone. The you'll always have access to new exercises and be able to remind yourself how to progress the ones you already know..
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The Successful Stroke Survivor eBook : Balchin, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Books
The Successful Stroke Survivor eBook : Balchin, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Books