Andrea Berry’s journey from suffering a stroke in Cardiff to regaining her place behind the wheel is a powerful testament to the grit required for a successful recovery. While resting after packing for a house move, she suddenly found herself in what she described as a terrifying experience where parts of her body simply began shutting down. Andrea vividly recalled that she just didn't understand what was happening, feeling like a child in an adult's body, and the sheer horror of trying to shout for help only to find her voice wasn't working.
After surviving that ordeal, (during which Andrea's family wrapped her in a duvet cover, carried her to the car and drove her to the hospital themselves due to a four-hour wait for an ambulance!), she revamped her entire lifestyle, losing five stone and embracing a second chance at life with the goal of returning to the road as her primary mission. 🚗✨
This relentless drive to reclaim independence is exactly what the ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Institute champions through its rigorous, evidence-based approach to neuro-rehabilitation. The ARNI Charity works tirelessly to ensure survivors are equipped with the physical strategies and mental tenacity needed to accomplish specific milestones just like Andrea's. By focusing on task-specific training and functional strength, our instructors help survivors bridge the gap between clinical stabilisation and the complex motor control required for tasks such as operating a vehicle safely once again. 🧠🦾
Getting back into the driver's seat is a monumental goal for many, representing a return to freedom and normal life. We want to hear from our community about your own experiences with this particular challenge. Did you manage to relearn how to drive after your stroke, and what did that success feel like for you? We are also very interested to know if you utilise any specific adaptations, such as steering wheel knobs or floor-mounted paddles to work the controls, and how these tools have helped you navigate the road to independence.. please tell us all in the comments below! 🛣️🌟
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The evidence base shows that you MUST perform some exercises routinely to help yourself to recover well. But what do you do? Dr Tom Balchin shows you exactly what to do. A stroke survivor himself, he has built, via via 18 years of teaching survivors and trainers evidence-based practice and creating innovative techniques, an internationally-respected approach to functional rehabilitation training after stroke which WORKS.
For the first time in 20 years, the best ARNI stroke survivor techniques and strategies have all been filmed and are available to you.
Are you currently in a wheelchair? Or, do you have just a few limitations from stroke?
Whoever you are, if you’re a stroke survivor, this online video set is suitable for you.
Rehabilitate your balance control, cope with foot drop, get stronger, reduce spasticity, recover the ability to grasp & release objects and become self-reliant rather than dependent on others.
These show you the best strategies from the best-selling manual The Successful Stroke Survivor.
Clever tips and ‘tricks of the trade’ that you need after stroke.
Now you can learn all this too, in your home, with Dr Tom as your personal teacher!
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The voice on this video is ARNI director Tom Balchin guiding a stroke survivor through ARNI exercises. Have you tried these? Have they helped you?
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The sobering projection that stroke incidents in the UK are set to rise by nearly 42% by 2035 serves as a critical call to arms for every survivor and healthcare provider. With estimates suggesting that over 151,000 people will experience a stroke annually, resulting in 414 life-altering events every single day, the pressure on our national recovery infrastructure is reaching a breaking point. This surge means that hundreds of survivors will be discharged daily into a system that is already struggling to provide the gold standard of long-term care, making personal proactivity and evidence-based self-management more essential than they have ever been 📉🩺
In response to this looming crisis, the ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Institute is doubling down on its mission to train a specialised workforce capable of delivering high-intensity, task-specific practice to those who need it most. The ARNI Charity remains a vital lifeline, providing the physical strategies and expert tuition necessary to help survivors reclaim their independence and avoid being lost in the statistics of long-term disability. By focusing on neuroplasticity and rigorous physical training today, we can ensure that even as the numbers rise, the quality of recovery and the potential for a full, functional life remains within reach for every survivor across our British Isles 🦾✨
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My equation for great trunk control retraining is this:
Warm up stepping and warm-up body twists + task activities which make you reach away from your midline and return there + one-dumbbell or kettlebell deadlifts from raised surface + pull-ups or negative body-lowering = increased trunk control and strength.
Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's a trainer near you to help you with your recovery.
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Balchin, Tom. The Successful Stroke Survivor (p. 1288). Bagwyn. Kindle Edition.
Balchin, Tom. The Successful Stroke Survivor (p. 1288). Bagwyn. Kindle Edition.
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The stroke rehabilitation literature suggests that the first three to six months are typically when most spontaneous functional motor recovery will occur. This first recovery mechanism is essentially a resolution of harmful local factors, which generally account for early spontaneous improvement after stroke. These processes include resolution of local edema, resorption of local toxins, improvement of local circulation, and recovery of partially damaged ischemic neurons.
After this time, please don’t let ANYONE tell you ‘that’s it’, because you then have the potential to restore significant function at whatever point from injury you happen to be, whether it is a month or 10 years. You can take advantage of the second major recovery mechanism: neuroplasticity, which can take place early or late. This is the ability of the nervous system to modify its structural and functional organisation. The two most plausible forms of plasticity are collateral sprouting of new synaptic connections and the unmasking of neural pathways and synapses that are not normally used, but that can be called upon when the dominant system fails.
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If you need some help with your recovery we have trainers throughout the country who can help. 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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Sensory impairments occur after injuries to the parietal lobe. They can cause a variety of problems, including numbness, tingling, and hypersensitivity.
But thanks to neuroplasticity, you can still retrain your brain to process your senses correctly again!
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In terms of physical activity, I encourage you to incorporate a variety of exercises in to your lifestyle. Particularly things like getting out of your home and walking as well as you can (accompanied as appropriate), swimming (swimming classes for stroke survivors are often available and run by some ARNI INSTRUCTORS) and are a great way to socialise while achieving something.
Physical activity, rehab activity and cardio activity – each one followed by kettle and mug activity!
All is possible!
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The ordeal faced by Graham and Jan Chapman in Horsehay serves as a stark warning about the hidden vulnerabilities created during a nationwide digital phone upgrade. When Graham suffered a stroke, the couple discovered their landline had been severed as part of a service transition even though the service was working perfectly beforehand, leaving them unable to dial 999 at the most critical moment imaginable. It was only by borrowing a mobile phone that allowed them to summon an ambulance, highlighting how a simple technical oversight can nearly lead to a catastrophe when every second is vital for preserving brain function 📞🚑
This narrow escape underscores the absolute necessity for survivors to be equipped with the best possible support systems once they return home from such a traumatic event. The ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Institute focuses on ensuring that survivors like Graham have access to the elite physical strategies required to regain their independence, while the ARNI Charity works tirelessly to support families through the complexities of life after a stroke. By prioritising safety and high-intensity rehabilitation, we can ensure that even when technology fails, the human spirit and physical resilience remain strong enough to overcome the toughest challenges 🧠🦾
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Excellent support from my personal trainer Patrick Hoad. Arni fills the huge gap left in stroke rehabilitation care that is left after you leave hospital/ rehab unit and is the only organisation that has kept me informed of stroke rehabilitation. Developments through email and their excellent conferences/ group training sessions
ARNI does excellent work in stroke recovery and rehab, well done
The ARNI Charity does such fantastic work;there is nothing quite like it in the rehabilitation of Stroke survivors .
Great Job and well done
Keep up the brilliant work!