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GDPR: ARNI CHARITY FOR STROKE

Just a quick note on GDPR – Changes and Privacy Rights.

kalendar - GDPR: ARNI CHARITY FOR STROKE - Stroke Rehabilitation and Exercise Training for Survivors & Specialist Stroke Courses for Therapists and Trainers, Online and Face to FaceWelcome to the new Data Laws coming in to effect tomorrow: May 25th.

ARNI keeps no data about you at all except your email address. 

These are used once a month or so only by one person (Dr Balchin) to send emails concerning stroke rehabilitation. 

Just to let you know that we have your data safe.

Your privacy is important to ARNI and we take our responsibility regarding the security of your personal information very seriously.

To reflect the newest changes in data protection law (the General Data Protection Regulations – GDPR), and our commitment to transparency, we have updated our Privacy Policy.

Nothing is changing about how your information is processed, rather, we’ve updated the privacy policy on our website to improve transparency and describe our data protection practices. This updated version of the Privacy Policy is available on our website: Data Policy

If you would like to find out more about any of this, or have any GDPR related queries please reply to this email or contact support@arni.uk.com


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Tom Balchin

Tom Balchin, MEd, PhD, FRSB, is the Founder and Director of the ARNI Institute.

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  1. Bruce Taylor says:
    May 26, 2018 at 8:36 am

    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

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  2. Alison says:
    May 24, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    ARNI does excellent work in stroke recovery and rehab, well done

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  3. Mark says:
    May 24, 2018 at 9:33 pm

    The ARNI Charity does such fantastic work;there is nothing quite like it in the rehabilitation of Stroke survivors .

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  4. Dara Al-Banna says:
    May 24, 2018 at 5:58 pm

    Great Job and well done

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  5. Robin and Ruth EASTWOOD says:
    May 24, 2018 at 5:01 pm

    Keep up the brilliant work!

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    Side bends don't always have to be done on the floor. There's and exercise in The Successful Stroke Survivor book that shows you how to do them in standing. It is worth remembering that exercises can often be modified to make them achievable. If you need some help we have trainers throughout the country who can work with you. Give us a call on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com
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    Side bends dont always have to be done on the floor. Theres and exercise in The Successful Stroke Survivor book that shows you how to do them in standing. It is worth remembering that exercises can often be modified to make them achievable. If you need some help we have trainers throughout the country who can work with you. Give us a call on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com #neurorehabilitation #strokerehabilitation #neuroplasticity #neurorehab #strokerecovery #strokesurvivorscan #exerciseafterstroke #strokeexercise #strokerecoveryexercises www.arni.uk.com
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    Let’s break the word “neuroplasticity” down. “Neuro” refers to the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and “plasticity” refers to change.

    “[Your brain] is constantly changing. You can participate in that process. This means that things are not permanent as we once thought that they were and also that you can heal trauma,” says Lousie Hansen, a psychologist in Edmonton, Australia.

    Historically, neuroscientists didn’t always operate on the knowledge of the brain’s capacity to adapt. It was assumed the brain didn’t or couldn’t change once you reached a certain age.

    Among other things, this led many to believe that all injuries to the nervous system resulted in fixed outcomes: lifelong damages and limitations.

    Nowadays, neuroscientists have discovered that this isn’t always true.

    Through a process called neurogenesis, some cells in the brain grow and heal, particularly during the early years. In other words, new neurons and new connections between existing ones are sometimes created.

    New brain skills are created by having new experiences and building new skills.

    Every new experience you have, from grabbing a coffee at an unfamiliar cafe to hiking a mountain in a new country, can impact the brain. This can protect cognitive function and prevent age-related degeneration.
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    Let’s break the word “neuroplasticity” down. “Neuro” refers to the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, and “plasticity” refers to change. “[Your brain] is constantly changing. You can participate in that process. This means that things are not permanent as we once thought that they were and also that you can heal trauma,” says Lousie Hansen, a psychologist in Edmonton, Australia. Historically, neuroscientists didn’t always operate on the knowledge of the brain’s capacity to adapt. It was assumed the brain didn’t or couldn’t change once you reached a certain age. Among other things, this led many to believe that all injuries to the nervous system resulted in fixed outcomes: lifelong damages and limitations. Nowadays, neuroscientists have discovered that this isn’t always true. Through a process called neurogenesis, some cells in the brain grow and heal, particularly during the early years. In other words, new neurons and new connections between existing ones are sometimes created. New brain skills are created by having new experiences and building new skills. Every new experience you have, from grabbing a coffee at an unfamiliar cafe to hiking a mountain in a new country, can impact the brain. This can protect cognitive function and prevent age-related degeneration. www.arni.uk.com #neuroplasticity #strokerecovery #neurorehab #strokerehabilitation #neurorehabilitation
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    If you feel overwhelmed, take a step back and breathe. You don’t need to win the war today. You only need to win the battle.

    Instead of trying to get as much done as possible, just focus on 1% improvement every day. This will help prevent burnout and accumulate real results over time.
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    If you feel overwhelmed, take a step back and breathe. You don’t need to win the war today. You only need to win the battle. Instead of trying to get as much done as possible, just focus on 1% improvement every day. This will help prevent burnout and accumulate real results over time. www.arni.uk.com #arnistrokecharity #strokerecovery #arnistrokerehab #strokerehabilitation #neurorehab #arnistroke #neuroplasticity
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    ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery
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    Mental practice involves mentally rehearsing something before you actually do it. Professional athletes are known to implement mental practice to improve their sport, and stroke survivors can also benefit from this technique.

    Try mentally practicing your rehab exercises for 5 minutes before you practice them in real life. Studies have shown that visualizing yourself moving helps activate neuroplasticity the same way that physically moving does.

    Mental practice is especially helpful for survivors who are affected by paralysis and cannot move without assistance yet. It provides a way to help the brain rewire itself without requiring movement. This technique can also be combined with passive rehab exercises where someone is moving your affected limb for you.
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    Mental practice involves mentally rehearsing something before you actually do it. Professional athletes are known to implement mental practice to improve their sport, and stroke survivors can also benefit from this technique. Try mentally practicing your rehab exercises for 5 minutes before you practice them in real life. Studies have shown that visualizing yourself moving helps activate neuroplasticity the same way that physically moving does. Mental practice is especially helpful for survivors who are affected by paralysis and cannot move without assistance yet. It provides a way to help the brain rewire itself without requiring movement. This technique can also be combined with passive rehab exercises where someone is moving your affected limb for you. www.arni.uk.com #neurorehab #strokerehab #strokerecovery #strokesurvivorscan #strokeexercise #neuroplasticity #strokerehabilitation
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    So what is subluxation? It is a partial dislocation of the arm at the shoulder joint that occurs in many people after a stroke. In most cases the humerus (upper arm bone) drops down out of the shoulder joint. This condition is caused by inappropriate neural drive to the muscles of the shoulder, causing either extreme muscle weakness or spastic muscles.

    Stand relaxed, with your shoulders at your sides. Now you need to try to think about squeezing your shoulders towards the level of your ears. The aim is for the slope of your shoulders to become as symmetrical and as close to the horizontal as possible. Breathe in as you pull the shoulders up, hold for a few counts at the top, whilst squeezing your neck muscles together hard. Then slowly lower your shoulders again whilst breathing out. Do not rotate your shoulders – no need for that. Up, hold and down works best. Try doing this whilst looking in a mirror and evaluate your progress. Do not get down-hearted however, if it appears that your drop-shoulder is very significant. Provided it is not misaligned, I have seen the problem, and usually the pain, lessen in most cases. And over time, for many people, it will disappear as long as you are taking part in effortful exercise, especially if you able to get further into resistance training No need to hold onto any weight for now. Any weight held in your hands can come later once you are happy with the technique.

    Taken from The Successful Stroke Survivor book
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    So what is subluxation? It is a partial dislocation of the arm at the shoulder joint that occurs in many people after a stroke. In most cases the humerus (upper arm bone) drops down out of the shoulder joint. This condition is caused by inappropriate neural drive to the muscles of the shoulder, causing either extreme muscle weakness or spastic muscles. Stand relaxed, with your shoulders at your sides. Now you need to try to think about squeezing your shoulders towards the level of your ears. The aim is for the slope of your shoulders to become as symmetrical and as close to the horizontal as possible. Breathe in as you pull the shoulders up, hold for a few counts at the top, whilst squeezing your neck muscles together hard. Then slowly lower your shoulders again whilst breathing out. Do not rotate your shoulders – no need for that. Up, hold and down works best. Try doing this whilst looking in a mirror and evaluate your progress. Do not get down-hearted however, if it appears that your drop-shoulder is very significant. Provided it is not misaligned, I have seen the problem, and usually the pain, lessen in most cases. And over time, for many people, it will disappear as long as you are taking part in effortful exercise, especially if you able to get further into resistance training No need to hold onto any weight for now. Any weight held in your hands can come later once you are happy with the technique. Taken from The Successful Stroke Survivor book www.arni.uk.com #strokerehabilitation #neuroplasticity #strokerecovery #neurorehab #arnistrokecharity #arnistroke #arnistrokerehab #ARNIstrokerehab #strokeshouldersubluxation
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    Please. Always remember this......
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    There's a great exercise in The Successful Stroke Survivor book called Stick Sword-play. It's an advanced, multi-joint movement, movement, suitable for you when you have a fair degree of voluntary control. The technique is straightforward.

    It’s your time to get busy with your ‘sword’, with an imaginary opponent in front of you.

    Have you tried it?
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    Theres a great exercise in The Successful Stroke Survivor book called Stick Sword-play. Its an advanced, multi-joint movement, movement, suitable for you when you have a fair degree of voluntary control. The technique is straightforward. It’s your time to get busy with your ‘sword’, with an imaginary opponent in front of you. Have you tried it? www.arni.uk.com #strokerehabilitation #arnistroke #neurorehab #arnistrokerehab #arnistrokecharity #neuroplasticity #strokerecovery #stroke
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