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The main reason that stretching is good for you as a stroke survivor is that it will release tight muscles temporarily, which will make a difference to your exercise form.
It also provides very real feedback for you about the way your stroke has caused your affected side to become tighter and less flexible, so that you begin to understand why you can’t, yet, do certain things.
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Remember that compensatory strategies helpful; but eventually get in the way of recovery. To work past the need for compensation techniques, you need to constantly question your methods — preferably on a daily, or weekly, basis.
Each morning, or each Monday, ask yourself, “What am I doing differently than before, and where do I feel ready to challenge myself?”
Never give up compensatory strategies that are necessary for your safety. And when you’re on your own, start small. For example, if you noticed that you lean your torso forward when you reach for something, see if you can sit back and extend your arm to get it.
And if you can’t do it today, try again next week. This is how you can prevent yourself from getting stuck in a rut and keep progressing.
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New Sheffield Clinic Targets Younger Stroke Patient Needs! 📢 The pioneering collaboration between Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield has established a bespoke clinical pathway specifically for survivors under the age of 65 who have sustained mild strokes.
By utilising a university facility, this initiative provides a relaxed, non-hospital environment where specialist clinicians can address the unique socioeconomic and psychological challenges faced by this cohort, such as vocational reintegration and the management of familial responsibilities. This shift in delivery acknowledges that of course, while younger patients often possess higher physical function, they frequently experience profound anxiety and isolation following rapid hospital discharge 🧠.
We think this one-stop shop model integrates expertise from stroke nurses, dieticians, and exercise specialists, providing a reasonable framework for secondary prevention and lifestyle optimisation. The emphasis on empowering survivors to navigate their return to work and physical activities, such as racketball or running, reflects the core philosophies of community-based retraining championed by ARNI Stroke Rehab UK.
By involving families in these reviews, the clinic ensures that the transition from acute patient to active citizen is supported by specialist advice on diet, exercise, and psychological resilience, effectively bridging the gap between medical diagnosis and meaningful social flourishing 🏥.
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There is definitely a HUGE void and desperate need for more facilities and rehab opportunities for young stroke survivors to help them reach maximum recovery, and return to a "normal" working life. My daughter suffered a massive stroke last year, and is doing really well but there's no groups or opportunities to mix with others in the local area. Rehab options really have to be hunted out.
It is important to try to stretch your calf muscles before you do any squats, simply so that you can get a slightly greater target range of motion. The calf muscle (gastrocnemius) is the large muscle located on the back of the leg, below the knee. If the calf muscle on your affected side has really high tone and has already shortened a little bit, this stretch will work well for you. It aims to keep your ankle at 90 degrees as much and as long as possible.
From The Successful Stroke Survivor book by Tom Balchin
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What is stroke rehabilitation? It is a lifelong process of working to achieve a best possible level of functioning.
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Is this privte or nhs
No breaks you keep going every day no matter how you feel
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Christine just asked a great question to us: why don't we hear more of trials featuring haemorrhagic stroke? It's a great question; and I don't know the best answer - but I do know of some 5 RCTs that have taken place focused on haemorrhagic stroke in the last 3 years in the UK alone:
DASH: Desmopressin for reversal of antiplatelet drugs in stroke due to haemorrhage. This trial evaluates whether desmopressin can reduce haematoma expansion in patients who were taking antiplatelet medication before their intracerebral haemorrhage.
RESTART: REstart or STop Antithrombotics Randomised Trial. Although the main results were earlier, recent high-impact long-term follow-up data (published 2021–2024) confirmed the safety of starting antiplatelet therapy for survivors of intracerebral haemorrhage who have a separate indication for it.
SoSTART: Effects of Oral Anticoagulation after Stroke with intracerebral haemorrhage in patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Similar to RESTART, this UK trial has provided recent evidence regarding the safety of resuming anticoagulation in haemorrhagic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation.
TICH-2/TICH-3: Tranexamic acid for hyperacute primary IntraCerebral Haemorrhage. While TICH-2 concluded its primary phase, the platform and subsequent analyses (TICH-3 and international collaborations) remain major UK-led efforts examining antifibrinolytic therapy to limit brain bleeding.
ALN-APP Study: A recent 2025 trial specifically recruiting at UK sites (like UCLH) to test an investigational drug for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA), a leading cause of recurrent haemorrhagic stroke.
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I suffered one of these at the age of 15 in 1998
All stroke rehab trials include all stroke types
Another issue you could investigate. I had my cerebral haemorrhage 3 weeks after major open heart surgery. I was on Warfarin anticoagulants as I had received a mechanical aortic valve during the surgery. When I was seeing a neurologist, to try and determine the cause of my stroke and if I would suffer another one, his conclusion was that I had experienced a cerebral microbleed during the OHS and one of these had opened up again. These microbleeds affect a lot of OHS patients and can cause memory and cognition problems post-surgery. Often referred to as "pump-head". Given the number of open heart surgeries performed every year (think carotid artery bypasses), the potential for increasing the incidence of cerebral haemorrhages could be significant, especially if the patient is on anticoagulants of one sort or another. I had no choice about being on Warfarin with a mechanical valve, but maybe better control of my dose may have prevented my haemorrhage. www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2017/03/18/08/47/sun-8am-heart-procedure-linked-with-bleedin...