A story for you. a True story, It happened.
Once there was a young boy. His name was Tom. He barely came of age when he had a stroke.
This tragedy happened back in 1997.
Tom's left side was completely paralyzed. He had barely started being an adult, and his normal, happy life was already over. Everything fell apart at once.
At this point, most people give up and turn to themselves. She wonders why him. Why so young? Why did it have to be this way? How could you make it not happen?
But Tom didn't want to bury himself.
He didn't give up. He wanted to heal. He wanted to live life to the fullest. He wanted to rehabilitate himself and was looking for ways to get back on his feet.
And he wasn't just looking for it. He found the solution.
He began to develop a method: his rehabilitation was a novel combination of self-defence sports, muscle building with weights, and mental/self-management training.
Tom got to his feet.
After the stroke, he regained almost all of his functional movements, tripled his physical strength and has been continuously improving himself and his technique for the past 20 years.
Tom Balchin. ARNI Director and stroke survivo#strokerehabilitations#neuroplasticityi#ARNIstrokerehabi#ARNIstrokerehabh#neurorehabo#StrokeRecoverye#strokerehabe#strokesurvivorscan #strokeexercisescan #strokeexercise
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Did you manage to get back to driving after a stroke? Please let us know - and please tell us of your experiences so that other survivors can maybe benefit ;).
The deal is that after a stroke or TIA, car (and motorbike) drivers are not allowed drive for a minimum of one calendar month. Some people will be able to drive after the minimum period but others will have to stop for longer; some people will have to stop driving for good. It's your responsibility to ensure you are safe to drive.
If your doc, therapist or eye specialist thinks you are not safe to drive, you must stop driving and contact the DVLA (if you don't, you risk being fined up to £1,000). They might ask you to have a driving assessment. But even if nobody tells you to stop driving, it's your responsibility to find out if you are able to drive after a stroke. This depends on several things including the type of stroke you had, its he effects and other medical conditions you may (now) have, like epilepsy.
If think your driving might be affected by stroke, a Driving Mobility centre can give you individual advice. They can tell you if you need to inform the DVLA (or DVA in Northern Ireland), who may arrange a driving assessment and support with going back to driving.
You also have to tell your motor insurance company if you have had a stroke or TIA. If you don't, your insurance might be invalid. If you drive without insurance, you can be fined or lose your licence.
See the DVLA stroke guidance online or contact DVLA medical enquiries on 0300 790 6806 for advice about the process. Motorists in Northern Ireland can call the DVA on 0300 200 7861 for advi#strokeexercise.#neurorehabilitation##strokerehabi#ARNIstrokerehabha#StrokeRecoveryh#strokerehabilitations#neurorehabl#neuroplasticityh#strokerecoveryexercisesokerecoveryexercises
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It’s well understood that a large percentage of stroke survivors finish the formal hospital therapy process and then need to be ‘trained’ intensively in other settings. However, too many people need training not in ‘advanced modes for fine-tuning motor movements’ but by going back to what might be thought of as the very basics of functional movement.
For example, a majority of stroke survivors report that they were never shown how to get down to the floor and up again autonomously without the use of a fixed support. This can leave people unable to make progress with balance and gait control as they fear the consequences of falling.
With this inability to take on risky behaviour, recovery can easily be much slower or even halted as the survivor can feel wary about discarding the use of a walking stick for the perceived safety it offers; retaining the use of a stick can build in weakness on the more-affected side as more weight is shifted over the less-affected side when walking (with a stick)...
To combat this, ARNI teaches Dr Tom's innovation to the world of stroke rehab - getting down and up from the floor autonomously, with one-sided weakness. It's well-evidence-based, very easily learnable and is called the ‘gate-keeper technique’.... if you don't know it, contact ARNI Stroke Rehab UK to learn it from books, anytime-streaming from dashboard vids or ask to be matched with your very own ARNI Associate Instructor. You'll be pleased you learned the strategy, drilled it, customised it and made it YOURS!
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Is a programme of high-intensity interval training better than moderate-intensity exercise for optimal gait control after stroke?
The HIT-Stroke Trial 2 RCT is underway (in protocol stage) to determine the optimal training intensity for walking rehabilitation in chronic stroke.
Current practice guidelines recommend moderate to vigorous intensity locomotor training to improve walking outcomes in chronic stroke. But these intensities span a wide range, and the lack of specificity may lead to under-dosing or over-dosing of training intensity.
We are sure that you already know that the evidence indicates that vigorous intensity locomotor training improves walking outcomes significantly more than moderate intensity. But previous studies have not been powered to rule out the possibility of meaningful risk increases or negligible benefit with vigorous versus moderate intensity, nor have they been designed to compare sustained effects after training ends.
In this single-blind, 3-site, randomized trial, 156 chronic (>6 months) stroke survivors will be allocated to 36 sessions (3 times a week for 12 weeks) of either high intensity interval or moderate intensity continuous locomotor training. Outcomes are assessed at baseline, after 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks (POST), and 3 months after completing training.
The primary outcome is walking capacity (6-minute walk distance). Secondary outcomes include comfortable and fast gait speed, aerobic capacity, fatigue, balance confidence, quality of life, and motivation for exercise. Statistical analyses will compare outcome changes and adverse events between treatment groups, and will include subgrouping by walking limitation severity.
This study by Christine Garrity (Department of Rehabilitation, University of Cincinnati) and colleagues will hopefully provide important new information to guide greater specificity and individualization of locomotor training intensity in chronic stroke.
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Because music stimulates emotions, it invokes parts of the brain called the hippocampus and amygdala that relate to memory formation and recall. In addition, music enhances neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to create new connections.
Read more in this article:
www.business-standard.com/health/music-brain-health-memory-focus-dementia-stroke-recovery-benefit...
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Most stroke survivors experience ups and downs during their recovery.
You may find it helpful to keep a log of your activities each day, progress, and energy levels. That way, if you experience a sign of regression after stroke, you can look to see if any patterns emerge.
For example, you may “regress” on days after rigorous activity and improve the next day. Once you see the pattern, you may not consider it regression. Instead, it’s a sign that you either pushed too hard or that the body is healing.
By identifying patterns, you can keep your mind at ease whenever it seems like you’re regressing after stroke. When in doubt, always see a doctor! It’s better to be safe than sorry.
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Dedicate a space in your home as your place to train. The best reason for training at home is that when you're finished you're back home already with no need to fiddle about getting changed or working out how to get there and back.
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For millions of women, combined hormonal contraceptives are a part of their daily life – providing a convenient and effective option for preventing pregnancy and managing their menstrual cycle. But new findings are sounding the alarm on a serious, and often overlooked, risk: stroke.
According to recent findings presented at the European Stroke Organisation Conference, combined oral hormonal contraceptives (which contains both oestrogen and progestogen) may significantly increase the chance of women experiencing a cryptogenic stroke. This is a sudden and serious type of stroke that occurs with no obvious cause.
Surprisingly, in younger adults – particularly women – cryptogenic strokes make up approximately 40% of all strokes. This suggests there may be sex-specific factors which contribute to this risk – such as hormonal contraception use. These recently-presented findings lend themselves to this theory.
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At this year’s conference, researchers presented findings from the Secreto study. This is an international investigation that has been conducted into the causes of unexplained strokes in young people aged 18 to 49. The study enrolled 608 patients with cryptogenic ischaemic stroke from 13 different European countries.
One of their most striking discoveries was that women who used combined oral contraceptives were three times more likely to experience a cryptogenic stroke compared to non-users. These results stood, even after researchers adjusted for other factors which may have contributed to stroke risk (such as obesity and history of migraines).
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