Hey everyone! 👋 Did you know that the best way to have only a tiny 4% chance of experiencing a stroke is to walk continuously for 10 to 15 minutes a few times a day? 😮That’s incredible, right? It just goes to show the power of consistent physical activity...
On the flip side, those who only managed shorter, five-minute walks faced a much higher 13 per cent risk 😥. That's a significant difference for just a few extra minutes of movement!
Researchers from the University of Sydney and Universidad Europea conducted a fascinating study about how walking duration affects our stroke risk and the findings are quite eye-opening. This really drives home the message that consistency and duration matter, even if it's just a little more each day.
It's not about being super athletes; it’s about incorporating that sustained movement into our lives. Let's use this as motivation to aim for those slightly longer walks whenever we can! Every extra step helps in our recovery and prevention journey! 💪🚶♀️🚶♂️
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Going onto my treadmill right now. Going to create a daily walking habits doing this especially in the he winter months when outside isn't as good an option. I invested in a walking treadmill ❤️🩹🧑🏻🦯
Remember! A wider stance creates a more stable base while a narrower stance requires more balance.
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Whenever I bend down I try to put more weight into my left side, if I don't then I find my left knee isn't bending as much
A recent story out of the UK has brought the crisis in the NHS and social care sector into sharp focus, and it’s truly heartbreaking. It involves Tony Reedman, who sadly died just four days after suffering a stroke while on holiday in Cornwall, after waiting for several hours for an ambulance at his holiday cottage💔.
A two-day inquest into his death has just heard that on the day he died last June more than 20 ambulances had been queuing outside the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske in Truro, unable to discharge their patients because of a lack of social care packages available so bed-blocking patients could leave.
ARNI Stroke Rehab UK says that this isn’t just about one tragic case; it’s a glaring spotlight on the critical pressures facing our health services every single day. For us, every second counts when a stroke happens – we know the mantra 'time is brain' better than anyone else! 🧠⚡ When systems are overstretched, underfunded and understaffed, it's we who pay the highest price 😢.
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Very sorry to read this. I live in Cornwall. One main hospital only. The after care doesn't exist, i was lucky that my Brain stem stroke in 2020 at 52yo didn't affect me other than physical and so i researched for myself and also had money aside after working hard for 35years to spend on private physio. With stroke still only cat 2 for an ambulance i feel we will always be seen as not life threatening ? but as we know life changing, and so accepted that we will have to wait, crazy.
Fatigue is a common effect after stroke that can make life 'challenging'. To help manage it, and still be able to do your rehab exercises, start small and find the right balance of activity and rest that your brain can handle.
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I totally feel this way and no matter what I do I never fell completely well rested . The last time I slept great was in my coma !
I don’t have fatigue as much as I had at the beginning but I still am always tired and nap 3-5 times a day
people dont think you can be tired just when you goy up
Still very much struggling with this after stroke in July 24. 😢
I just get a lot of itching down my left side
Doesn’t go away
How long will the fatigue last for i still feel this way after 4 years.
Never goes away, mentally tiring walking because of extra concentration
oh wow
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Dr Tom's getting ready for his weight training session: are you getting ready for training this afternoon or evening? Tell us what you're going to get up to! Is it task-training or strength training on the menu? ;)
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Looking for your/Dr. Tom’s posts is always on the menu x Otherwise it will be leg/arm exercises in a bit x
Hatha yoga 🧘♂️
Goals need to be a mix of highly achievable and reasonable, with a few unlikely ones thrown in which you are still going to strive for and do your best at achieving. The reason for that is that in striving for the seemingly unachievable, by default, stroke survivors will almost always achieve the achievable.
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And frequently review them ❤️ that will put you in the mindset to keep going too
Did you have a lacunar stroke? If so, Royal United Hospitals Bath needs your help for a vital new study! 💡 They are currently recruiting volunteers to take part in research focused on preventing secondary strokes and preserving brain health. 🧠
This important clinical trial (The LACunar Intervention Trial-3 (LACI-3)), is investigating whether two existing medications, isosorbide mononitrate and cilo*stazol, could prevent recurrent strokes and the subsequent negative impact on cognitive function (like memory and thinking skills). 🩺 The goal is to find better ways to protect our brains after an initial event.
Stroke prevention is so crucial, and studies like this are how we make progress in medicine. By participating, you would be contributing to research that could potentially change future treatment protocols and improve the lives of countless individuals. 🤝
📞 Interested in taking part?
They’re looking for volunteers aged 30+ who’ve had a lacunar stroke. Participation lasts around 18 months, with most follow-ups done by phone. 📍 To find out more, contact our stroke research team:
📞 01225 824120 📧 ruh-tr.strokeresearch@nhs.net
This study is led by the University of Edinburgh and University of Nottingham, and funded by the NIHR.
🙏 ARNI Stroke Rehab UK says: your contribution could truly help shape the future of stroke care.
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Btw, there will be at least 60 more hospitals in the UK where this trial will be carried out and the recruitment aim is 1,300 patients
I had a Lacunar stroke nearly 9 years ago. Apparently I had 5 in total.
I've had X2 lacuna strokes and would defo be interested in the trial. Thanks for bringing this to our attention ARNI 🙏
I've no idea if it was lacunar....I know you he words basal ganglia appear on my discharge but nobody ever sat me down and said what it was
Today we share some sad news from the East of England. 😔 Headway Norfolk and Waveney, an incredible organisation that has been running for more than 30 years, is unfortunately due to close its doors on November 30th. 💔
30 years of dedicated support is an amazing legacy, but they've run out of money - and Headway Central does not have a policy to subside its local Headways - so this closure is even more painful.
This is a blow for many families because they operate seven vital day centres and outreach support groups across the region, providing essential lifelines in King’s Lynn, Norwich, Dereham, Long Stratton, and Great Yarmouth. These services are pretty essential for ABI and TBI survivors and their families affected by brain injuries, offering support, rehabilitation and a place to connect.
Our thoughts are with the staff, volunteers and all the service users during this incredibly difficult time. 😢 It’s a real loss for our survivor support network.
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Here's a great exercise from The Successful Stroke Survivor book: Stick Steering.
You are going to mimic the action of turning a large steering wheel with both hands. The aim is to keep the bad hand on the stick whilst the wrist is put under increasing pressure as it moves past the vertical. Most people find that this is one of the most natural things they find themselves doing with these sticks. It is a really great exercise, for it threatens to pull the fingers away from the stick one by one. You have to exert a lot of control. The exercise is then taken further, as the stick is pulled across the body both w#strokerecoveryo#strokerehabilitationa#ARNIstrokerehabr#neuroplasticityi#strokeclenchedhandd#arnistroket#neurorehabrehab
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Yes I use my cane and learned
Wow that’s exactly what I did with my stick, it fixed my shoulder
