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Identifying and setting numerous purposeful rehab goals is hugely important. It's important that they are self-driven. challenging, targeted and achievable. When creating your goals look at short, medium and long term,
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Exercise: Folds and rotates
Taken from The Successful Stroke Survivor book by Tom Balchin
This exercise is particularly for those with high tone, but great for those with low tone too. You are going to be working at rotating your affected hand at the wrist, with clasped hands. This interlaced-fingers position is sometimes awkward for to get into, so included here also is the set-up technique in order to achieve the first position.
When you come to a point where your affected hand will not move from the wrist at all under its own steam, you can gently try using the good hand to stretch your affected hand wrist back and forth, and up and down.
Go carefully on the wrist stretching. You can phase this exercise into pulling the fingers out into stretches too, so don’t just think of it as an ‘exercise’; think of it as something you might do to warm up before a task, or between repetitions on a task. Stretching can relieve soreness caused by task-related training.
For the full detailed method - steps 1 to 6, please get acopy of the Successful Stroke Survivor: www.strokesolutions.co.uk/product/successful-stroke-survivor-manual/
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BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR WHO CAN RETRAIN STROKE SURVIVORS EFFECTIVELY
There are many hundreds of people in your own area right now who need your help. Even if you are already an accomplished fitness trainer or alternative therapist, you may have never trained a stroke survivor before. Or you may have, but you want to make a REALLY SIGNIFICANT difference within a clear safety parameter because you understand that they want much more than you currently can teach them with your armoury of skills.
They need you to teach them evidence-based and innovative self-management skills. You will learn about the principles of these on the Course from therapists who want you to extend the work they started with them to continue recovery paths towards autonomy and prevent declines. Stroke survivors want to do number of things, such as learn to get up and down off the floor, relearn balance and recover reach and grasp/release of the paretic (weak) upper limb. After discharge from hospitals the therapists do not have the time or resources to perform as much work with each stroke survivor as they would like to… so these people need YOUR help in the community over the long term. Similarly, people who have had a stroke 10 years ago will also need help.
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This is what Diane says about ARNI Instructor training:
As a registered nurse / exercise instructor working in the community with older people and people with chronic health conditions which include stroke, I thought that the ARNI course would be a valuable addition to my qualifications and that it would provide knowledge and skills that would improve my ability to work with stroke victims.
About the Course
Although the course costs the same as other Level 4 courses in teaching exercise, when I made the first enquiry I thought that the cost of the course plus accommodation and travel would prohibit me from attending. However, the ARNI Institute and Tom Balchin in particular, were so supportive and made it possible for me to attend for which I am truly very grateful.
When we arrived in the class room on the first day the course objectives were clearly presented and what was required of students during the course was clearly explained. The written resources mainly consisted of Tom Balchin’s book ‘The Successful Stroke Survivor’ which was purchased prior to attending the course. We were also provided with an informative and clearly presented course manual, handouts containing PowerPoint presentations and information about the assessments. We were also provided with a memory stick which contained a number of research papers on a wide range of issues associated with stroke rehabilitation; these were very informative. Each individual on the course was able to study at a level that was suitable to meet their needs, some preferring to study in depth and others finding that a less intellectually challenging level was sufficient.
A range of rehabilitation aids were also provided for inspection and trial, for example, small household items and toys that could be used to improve fine motor control of the hand, exercise weights to improve muscle strength and endurance, non-slip mats that were used in the practical sessions to assess and work on walking, balance and the ability to get down onto the floor and up again without using support etc.
The course included attendance at a two day conference for physiotherapists and occupational therapists: the 4th Annual Queen Square Upper Limb Neurorehabilitation Course ‘Treating Patients With Upper Limb Deficit: Integrating Research Into Practice’. The two days presented the findings of research addressing upper limb rehabilitation following stroke. We were also provided with links to the online learning platform – Stroke Competencies for Health and Social Care Staff which was also very informative.
During the contact days much of the time was concerned with the practical details of working with a stroke survivor and teaching the exercises and coping strategies outlined in the Successful Stroke Survivor book. The visits and talks given by stroke survivors were valuable additions to the course particularly having the opportunity to talk and work with them one-to-one.
About the Instructor
Tom Balchin, the course tutor, is the Founder and Director of The ARNI Institute and is a stroke survivor himself, consequently, having been through the process of stroke rehabilitation, he was able to speak with confidence about all that he had learned during the process. He is committed to helping stroke survivors who have been discharged from the NHS rehabilitation programme to work towards regaining as much functional ability as possible; this has been through the provision of the Successful Stroke Survivor book and by training as many ARNI instructors as possible. He is a very approachable, friendly person who does all he can to help candidates on the ARNI course to be successful.
Dr Balchin always arrived in good time on the training days so that he could set up the room and equipment prior to our arrival. He was always willing to answer questions throughout the course and was always willing to answer emails about concerns we might have. He regularly sent emails with updates throughout the course. Dr Balchin fully informed us of the assessment processes and pass marks and advised about future use of the qualification, including the fact that credits may be used towards a unit of the Oxford Brooks University MSc degree. He was able to provide candidates with a stroke victim for the final practical assessment and following case study which was a valuable experience for candidates on the course.
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tip for you: always to try and copy the activity you do using your good hand with your affected hand.
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Remember Tom's upper limb catch-phrase: stretching enables the task and extends ‘time on task’.
This is very important for improving your potential ability to reach for, grasp and release items with your hand: activities that are denied to so many stroke survivors. You can use stretches daily in order keep muscles long and prevent further complications. The best results are often seen in people who have consistently stretched their wrist, fingers and thumb on their more-affected side from a very early period in the hospital.
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Dr Tom gets in any opportunity to train his (total) drop-foot on left side - even when out in park with young son ;) Tom advises you to have a go climbing on and off just the first one step or two steps of a ladder, held by someone and make sure have someone guiding, guarding you and supporting you. Go VERY slow and test where you are 'underfoot'. It's incredibly good for your proprioception as you have to try and 'feel' underfoot to where your bad foot can 'take it' - ie, support your weight - es#strokerehabilitation.#neurorehabilitationr#strokerecoveryexercisesb#strokeexercisek#strokerecoveryses #strokeexercise #strokerecovery
Three years in, I see glimmers of hope in one day being able to press a piano key with my left index finger. It’s a tough ride having to figure out by yourself that spasticity is there to help you literally get back on your feet. But, as it subsides, it seems as though omnicircumstantial dorsiflexion of the foot may remain as the holy grail.
I can do this but have poor power off this foot, whats next please.
Balance difficulties after stroke? Get a reasonably strong person or your trainer to CHALLENGE your balance - here's the 'clinch' method - it's very very safe and ultra-effective. Appropriateness is a factor of course, common to many training modes. There are many varieties: the 'ruck n'maul' can be used for those with more balance, for instance etc. Your ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery Instructor will show you - have fun! From Tom
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I am 5 years post strokeand my balance has got a lot worse. Now wearing a community alarm due to falls. I am 59 who do I ask for help?
My trainee loves to test my balance little safe push here & there. It good. As I was nearly knocked over in London yesterday by someone barging passed luckily I was fine. Thanks to my ARNI trainer
I used to be a wrestler whenever I used to fight and this makes a lot of sense. Balance is so complex.
Remember, you are now in ‘warrior stroke survivor’ mode as opposed to ‘gentle, fluffy stroke survivor mode’. You need to come out fighting, but you need to be informed… and gaining feedback about your excellent progress as much as you can. You need to drive this.
And remember, we're here if you need some help. Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com We have trainers throughout the country who can work with you on your recovery.
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