A website which gives a very useful list of charities and private providers dedicated to brain injury. It gives info on acquired brain injuries and related topics.
UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum
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Integrating virtual reality into rehab can increase upper limb rehabilitation repetitions by up to 500%! A collaborative pilot study in Belfast has just demonstrated this: the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust recently partnered with eXRt to trial Resynk, an immersive rehabilitation platform designed to address the challenges of traditional, repetitive therapy.
During the six-month pilot, stroke survivors engaged in a combination of conventional occupational therapy and gamified VR sessions to compare movement volume and patient engagement levels. The results revealed that patients achieved significantly higher repetitions within the digital environment, with one individual reaching nearly 800 movements in a single session.
Beyond the quantitative data, participants reported enhanced motivation and improved mood, reflecting ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Charity's focus on the psychological benefits of progressive & intensive retraining. By providing flexible, bedside access to high-intensity training, this tech seems to offer a reasonably good solution for us stroke survivors and their ARNI neuro-instructors re-training in home situations.🧠
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When a stroke affects your ability to concentrate or notice your environment, it can result in poor balance. For example, you may slip on a step, not because your legs are weak, but because you simply did not notice the step. Therefore, improving your attention can help with regaining balance after a stroke.
Contact us if you need help with this.
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Email: support@arni.uk.com
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A revolutionary portable neuroimaging device for rapid, point-of-care stroke detection is poised to transform emergency recovery outcomes following a significant international funding breakthrough. 🏥
New Zealand medtech firm Wellumio has secured NZ$7.28 million in pre-Series A funding to advance its Axana technology, a portable brain scanner designed to unlock life-saving treatment within the critical ‘golden hour’. This development is of interest to ARNI Stroke Rehab UK, as immediate detection is the vital precursor to the successful long-term physical retraining and neuroplasticity that the charity provides.
The investment round, led by Nuance Connected Capital, ensures that this portable diagnostic tool moves closer to global clinical application for the benefit of survivors. This advancement represents a critical step in the stroke pathway, ensuring that survivors can access intensive, task-specific training with the best possible neurological starting point. As medical tech evolves, we reckon that the integration of rapid diagnostics with the high-level rehabilitation expertise of the ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Institute and Charity promises a slightly more optimistic future for survivors across the UK. 🧠
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Not sure Bee... it didn't say...
Is the compatible for pacemakers? I needed mri but due to 1 of my wires not being compatible couldn't have mri in Oct 2025.
If this is like an MRI brain scanner without having your head bolted down I applaud
Is it being introduced in the UK? And..... Throughout the UK?
This would be far better than what’s currently on offer. After my stroke 5 years ago I had to spend over 1hr having a MRI. I didn’t enjoy the experience and it has caused me so much anxiety about ever having another MRI.
We couldnt get an ambulance for my 22 year old who suffered a massive stroke last year in January....she only saw a stroke consultant and had checks run in December...cant imagine such technology being readily available any time soon!!
NEWS FLASH: Revolutionary ‘at home’ technology for stroke-induced upper limb impairment is to feature on the BBC this weekend as part of a major national clinical trial update. 🗞️✨
Airing this Saturday (14th Feb), BBC presenter Shiona McCallum visits Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital to investigate the TRICEPS trial, a £2 million study evaluating a non-invasive solution for permanent arm and hand weakness. 🏥
The techuses Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (TVNS); a lightweight earpiece that delivers mild electrical pulses during rehabilitation, to enhance neuroplasticity without the need for surgery. 🧠
This evidence-based approach to long-term recovery aligns with the mission of the ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Institute and Charity, which specialises in bridging the gap between hospital discharge and functional independence. 💪 The trial offers a vital window of hope for those seeking to improve their quality of life, often years after their initial injury.
As a leading charity in the field, ARNI continues to actively support academic colleagues who are involved in RCTs like this, researching into practical, sustainable rehabilitation pathways for the survivor community across the UK.🙌
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Uselessly, it doesn't say what time it's on!
O tried to get on the above trial but I was rejected no reason given
Geoff's Journey .....might be an interesting watch 🥰
Please could you say which BBC channel this will be on and what time please?
I survived stroke purchasing his teas Hayah Mitwal
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Seated marching exercise: This works extremely well for starting to build up co-ordination and timing in your lower limbs.
It's a fine exercise for you to do if you are tired, having just done an effortful exercise like ‘getting up from the floor’, and you are not quite ready to attempt another effortful exercise. Don’t think that this is a restful exercise however, because it must be done with a high degree of control. You are attempting to control where your foot is coming back down onto the floor each time, and produce a left/right marching pattern. I have found that the most important aspect with this exercise in order to gain most control is to have the stroke survivor self-select a speed, then ask him or her to speed the rhythmic marching up and then slow it down a number of times.
See The Successful Stroke Survivor book for full instructions on how to correctly do this exercise.
www.strokesolutions.co.uk/product/successful-stroke-survivor-manual/
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Good morning!
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A 2021 study from the National Institutes of Health found that when you’re studying a new skill and practicing, you can speed up your progress by taking short breaks. Instead of keeping your head in the piano and playing for 45 minutes straight, your brain does a better job at encoding new information if you drop in a series of 10-second breaks.
This strategy makes a lot of sense for this simple reason: your brain has difficulty encoding and learning new information simultaneously. So why not give it a second to catch up?
Have you tried this? Did it work for you?
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www.upworthy.com/neuroscientists-say-a-simple-10-second-trick-will-help-you-learn-things-much-faster
i just asked Dr Tom Balchin from ARNI Stroke Rehab to supply me his thoughts for the day for other survivors like him. He replied by email:
'Ok then Pam! Well, the one thing I find myself telling all my patients (and students and therapists to keep to make sure to keep emphasising) is that ‘knowledge is power’. You know this already, but in the field of stroke rehabilitation as in most other fields there are new advances, major and minor (and tweaks/adjustments to potentially optimise custom solutions for YOU (possibly!) emerging regularly'.
'So I guess one needs to know how to transition into ‘the expert patient’. Your emphasis needs to be on keeping as current as possible. You need to know what you need. And if you find modes appropriate to your needs, trying to investigate them further to work out whether they’re suitable applications to streamline your retraining or self-management'.
Cheers Dr Tom! Helpful advice. Pass this on via the Share button! 😉 😉
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i just asked Dr Tom Balchin from ARNI Stroke Rehab to supply me his thoughts for the day for other survivors like him. He replied by email:
'Ok then Pam! Well, the one thing I find myself telling all my patients (and students and therapists to keep to make sure to keep emphasising) is that ‘knowledge is power’. You know this already, but in the field of stroke rehabilitation as in most other fields there are new advances, major and minor (and tweaks/adjustments to potentially optimise custom solutions for YOU (possibly!) emerging regularly'.
'So I guess one needs to know how to transition into ‘the expert patient’. Your emphasis needs to be on keeping as current as possible. You need to know what you need. And if you find modes appropriate to your needs, trying to investigate them further to work out whether they’re suitable applications to streamline your retraining or self-management'.
Cheers Dr Tom! Helpful advice. Pass this on via the Share button! ;) ;)
#stroke #strokesurvivors #neuroplasticity #strokerecovery #strokearmrehab #neurorehab #strokeexercise #strokerecoveryexercises #exerciseafterstroke #strokerehabilitation #strokerehab #neurorehabilitation
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