Have YOU got aphasia?
Approximately 40% of stroke survivors experience this difficulty: to comprehend or produce spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident. In half of these cases the language impairment still persists one year post-stroke. Aphasia has wide-ranging effects on the ability to function and quality of life of stroke survivors and easily leads to social isolation.
If you need help, ARNI SLT Telerehab can now help YOU, right now, wherever you are in the world!
The latest evidence shows clearly that you can conquer aphasia very successfully with the help of speech and language therapy.
And it also shows that SLT Telerehab is just as effective as in-person, face to face treatment.
We have a team of highly experienced low-cost specialist SLTs (all post-grads from Universities such as UCL, the University of Cape Town etc) who are available to help you right now, in your home, via Zoom. You get a one to one hourly service, based around your diary needs, from the comfort of your own home, with a highly experienced specialist speech and language therapist. Please enquire to arni.uk.com/get-remote-speech-language-help-now/ !
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‘Mum had severe aphasia after suffering a dense stroke which has also left her unable to walk, with her right side paralysed. We were terribly disappointed by the lack of therapy she received to dat...
A look-back 23 years! One of the first ARNI Posters from 2003 - featuring Dr Tom and Dave Waters. Dave (my martial arts teacher back then - 7th Dan) and I started ARNI and Dave retired after 3 years mainly due to the long distance he had to come to get to the premises. Great times.... who remembers him? Tim Wells and Margot Montague will - and Leiske will too if she's on this board...
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Brains learn what they do. And for such adaptation to happen optimally, you must be prepared to do some focused work with whatever movement you possess, even if you believe you have none at all. Over and over again, with as much attention to detail as you can muster. How do YOU yourself try to go about this? Do explain so that others can be inspired...
Dr Tom says that the idea that ‘it’s all about neuroplasticity’ (focused task-practice) may be too simplistic to be a fully robust basis for an innovative Approach to stroke recovery. It is important to appreciate that in some cases stroke damage may be so extensive and severe that remaining neural networks (if any) may be too weak to be ‘retrained’.
There exists some evidence which indicates that there may have to be enough remaining neural networks to be able to ‘re-programme’ for plasticity to work optimally. There is also evidence though that your brain is able to recruit remaining neural networks (usually near the lesion) to perform the similar functions of the damaged ones. Sometimes this even includes networks in areas of your brain that were not normally involved in the specific motor system. Neuroplasticity needs very specific input with the proper stimulus which should be done regularly enough to become a habit.
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I include my left arm and hand as often as I can, opening doors. Squeezing toothpaste trying to brush with left hand, turning taps on, brushing hair..... I even eat with it despite it not being a dominant hand
Standing on one leg leading with my affected leg, to enhance strength
Its the same process as a child learning to walk, or an adult learning to dance. It's the setting up of new "fast" pathways to do movements automatically without much thought.
Cathy Nail from Chatham, London represents the professional-grade resilience required to rebuild a high-performance life, proving that a stroke does not have to be the final word on one's career or ambitions. Instead of accepting a diminished role, she has channelled her recovery energy into entrepreneurial action, successfully launching and scaling her own business ventures despite the formidable hurdles left in the stroke's wake. Her journey demonstrates that the same grit utilised in high-intensity rehabilitation can be directly translated into the boardroom, where problem-solving and tenacity are the primary currencies of success for any serious survivor 🦾📈
Her approach to post-stroke life perfectly mirrors the ethos of the ARNI Stroke Rehab UK Institute, which prioritises functional independence and the refusal to be defined by a medical plateau ;) By viewing her recovery as a lifelong project of self-optimisation, Cathy has balanced the demands of intensive physical training with the strategic pressures of business ownership, showing that meaningful recovery is most effective when tethered to a clear sense of professional purpose. This relentless drive is exactly what the ARNI Charity supports by equipping survivors with the specialised physical strategies needed to reclaim their identities as leaders and doers 🧠✨
For the serious survivor, Cathy’s story is a call to arms to stop waiting for permission to return to a high-achieving life and to start building the necessary infrastructure for independence today. Whether you are battling hemiparesis or cognitive fatigue, her success proves that your professional skills have not disappeared; they simply require a new, athletic framework of physical practice to be unleashed once more. By adopting this high-performance mindset and utilising the elite training principles championed by ARNI, you can move from being a passive recipient of care to becoming a proactive driver of your own professional destiny 🦾🌟
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What is post-stroke fatigue anyway? Characteristics may include: overwhelming tiredness and lack of energy to perform daily activities; abnormal need for naps, rest, or extended sleep; more easily tired by daily activities than pre-stroke; unpredictable feelings of fatigue without apparent reason. It's also often under-recognised; so healthcare professionals such as ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery instructors should anticipate the possibility of post-stroke fatigue and prepare people who have experienced a stroke and families to mitigate fatigue through assessment, education, and interventions throughout the stroke-recovery continuum [Evidence Level B].
Tom notes: Post-stroke fatigue does not appear to be correlated to the severity of stroke. People who experience very mild stroke may still experience post-stroke fatigue.
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i had a stroke at 20 left me with hemmibalismas bit like parkinson’s im now 58 and suffer with fatigue and memory is awful forget how to spell putting sentences together at times is just back to front cant find words that i want to say list gos on people forget in time that you had a stroke 🥺🤦♀️
Absolutely. Physio therapy seems to advise rest periods and little else. It's the most difficult aspect of stroke recovery I've experienced.
A critical new study from the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh, recently published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, has finally provided a biological explanation for why so many of us struggle with repeated infections and persistent exhaustion following a stroke. The research reveals that a stroke triggers a significant and lasting depletion of B cells, the specific immune cells responsible for producing the antibodies required to identify and neutralise viruses and bacteria. This discovery confirms that post-stroke vulnerability isn't just a byproduct of physical fatigue, but a measurable 'short-circuit' in our body’s primary defense system 🛡️🩺
Understanding this immune deficit is vital for any serious survivor because it highlights why the standard 'just keep pushing it' advice tend to just lead to burnout or illness. When your B cell count is compromised, your body is essentially working with a weakened shield, making the management of your internal environment just as important as your external physical training. By identifying this specific cell loss, scientists are now looking at how we can better protect survivors from the secondary infections that often stall rehabilitation progress and lead to unnecessary hospital readmissions 🧠📉
For those of us at ARNI Stroke Rehab who are dedicated to the long-term grind of neur-rehab, this data serves as a professional-grade reminder to treat our recovery as an athletic endeavor that requires strategic rest and immune support. Knowing that your B cells are struggling allows you to advocate for better monitoring and to prioritise nutrition and hygiene to stay on the mats and in the gym. We are moving toward a period of stroke care where we don't just treat the brain injury, but we support the entire systemic recovery to ensure you have the biological fuel needed to drive functional change 🦾✨
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ARNI provides specialist rehabilitation and exercise support for stroke survivors once hospital and community physiotherapy finishes. This video showcases some stroke survivor stories and how ARNI has helped them in their recovery. Contact us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com if you, or someone you know, wants our help.
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If you use it you improve it as the skills you practice most, you get better at the most.
Call us if you want to see if there's an ARNI trainer near you who can help. Call 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com We have trainers throughout the country.
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Fill a bowl with uncooked rice and place different textured objects in it (buried), things such as marbles, coins, velcro and cotton balls. Then reach your hand into the bowl and try to find objects without looking. Once you find an object, try to identify what object you are holding.
If you can’t find them at first, keep trying as repeated sensory retraining exercises help keep the brain stimulated to promote recovery of sensation after stroke.
If you can’t do this at first, keep trying. Repeated exposure to sensory retraining exercises help to keep the brain stimulated to promote recovery of sensation.
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ARNI Stroke Rehab UK reports today that colleagues at the University of Cambridge have just launched a non-invasive technology called 'Revoice'; designed to give a voice back to those who have lost it due to neurological injury. Unlike previous experimental methods that required risky surgery to place electrodes inside the skull, Revoice uses advanced AI and high-resolution external sensors to translate neural intent into clear, natural speech without a single incision 🧠
This discovery will, we hope, come to alleviate the frustrations of aphasia or severe speech limitations after a stroke. By removing the need for invasive brain implants, this tech makes life-changing communication tools accessible and safe for a much wider range of survivors. It works by capturing the subtle signals your brain sends when you 'think' about speaking, allowing the AI to reconstruct your unique voice and personality in real-time. 🌟
This means the days of feeling' trapped inside your own mind' could soon be a thing of the past; the potential for Revoice to restore dignity and independence is high, as it allows survivors to interact with the world on their own terms without the complications of surgical recovery, ensuring that every survivor has the chance to be heard and understood#ARNIstrokerehabw#revoice.#strokerecovery2026b#speechtherapyo#MedicalInnovationeechTherapy #MedicalInnovation
Will this be available in the US? If so do you know when?
