How Leg and Foot Orthotics Can Help Stroke Survivors Regain Mobility
Orthotics are commonly used in stroke rehabilitation to increase safety, stability, and independence following a stroke and other...
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Stroke Information and Recovery Blog
Your resource for understanding strokes and stroke recovery.
Kelly Carr
- Mar 7
Balance & Coordination Training After Stroke
Is Practicing Balance & Coordination After a Stroke Important? Following a stroke, many individuals experience impairments in balance and...
Emily Morgan
- Feb 28
A Comprehensive Guide to Cardiovascular Diseases and Their Risk Factors
An Overview of the Cardiovascular System: Our cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels (i.e. arteries,...
Kelly Carr
- Feb 21
Understanding the Difference Between Stroke and Heart Attack: What You Need to Know
What is the Difference Between a Stroke and a Heart Attack? By definition, a stroke, otherwise known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)...
Kelly Carr
- Feb 14
Understanding the Link Between Heart Health & Stroke: What You Need to Know
How to Reduce Your Risk of Stroke Through Healthy Heart Habits Heart disease is one of the leading causes of strokes, especially in the...
Emily Morgan
- Feb 7
Fitness Trackers and How They Can Help You Monitor Your Heart Health During Stroke Recovery
Stroke recovery is a difficult journey, but the incorporation of fitness trackers in the rehabilitation care plan program may improve...
Emily Morgan
- Jan 31
Post-Stroke Nutrition and How It Improves Stroke Recovery
There are many benefits to eating healthy. A well-balanced diet plan provides proper fuel and energy to keep you active, manages your...
Lauren Souders
- Jan 24
Manage Blood Pressure Monitoring After A Stroke
Why is it Important to Monitor Blood Pressure after a Stroke? It is important to monitor blood pressure after a stroke because high blood...
Kelly Carr
- Jan 16
Resources for Stroke Survivors
At the start of the new year, you may find yourself wanting to make new goals or have new changes to your daily routine. However,...
Emily Morgan
- Jan 10
Aerobic Exercises After Stroke
Strokes are one prevalent example of a medical condition that contributes to disability, a decline in fitness and reduced mobility,...
Kelly Carr
- Dec 19, 2022
The Link Between Smoking and Strokes
Can smoking cause a stroke? It is well-known in the medical community that cigarette smoking is a risk factor for strokes. However, most...
Emily Morgan
- Dec 14, 2022
The Importance of BDNF and Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation
While the full name is quite a mouthful to pronounce, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a key molecule that all survivors of a stroke...
Kelly Carr
- Dec 6, 2022
Overcoming Stroke at a Young Age
It is estimated that 5-20% of all strokes occur in young people. When speaking of “young” stroke survivors, most literature refers to...
Emily Morgan
- Dec 1, 2022
5 Powerful Brain Stimulation Exercises for Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke survivors, their loved ones, and rehabilitation specialists worldwide have been on a mission to find and engage in interventions...
Kelly Carr
- Nov 28, 2022
Safety and Stress Management for the Holiday Season
This time of year can be very stressful for many, especially for stroke survivors and caregivers. Not only are there many extra events...
Kelly Carr
- Nov 17, 2022
How Blocked Arteries Lead to Strokes
Blocked arteries are one of the most common causes of strokes and can lead to an ischemic stroke. Blocked arteries can occur for many...
Emily Morgan
- Nov 9, 2022
Vision Changes After Stroke: What You Should Know And Why It Matters
What is a Vision Problem? Vision is used for everything. Vision is considered a dynamic, learned process, and it impacts our ability to...
Kelly Carr
- Nov 7, 2022
A Guide to Post-Stroke Mood Disorders
Following a stroke, some survivors may notice a change in mood or ability to manage emotions. This is a common side effect of stroke and...
Kelly Carr
- Nov 3, 2022
Arm Swelling and Pain Post Stroke
Up to an estimated, between 65-88% of all individuals who experience a stroke have some level of arm impairment or dysfunction. Two...
Emily Morgan
- Nov 2, 2022
Driving After a Stroke: How to Safely Get Back on the Road
Driving and community mobility may be one of the most vital occupations because of the influence it has on health and well-being. (1)...
Emily Morgan
- Oct 28, 2022
World Stroke Day — October 29
What is World Stroke Day? World Stroke Day is a special day devoted to raising awareness and driving action about stroke throughout the...
Emily Morgan
- Oct 25, 2022
The Most Common Types of Tremors After Stroke What They Mean
Introduction: What are Tremors? Tremors are one type of movement disorder and can occur when something in the brain and supportive...
Kelly Carr
- Oct 24, 2022
Guide to Cerebellum Stroke — Cauѕes, After Effects, and Recoveгy
Introduction: What is a Cerebellum Stroke? When a cerebellar artery occlusion occurs, this result is a stroke in the area of the...
Emily Morgan
- Oct 19, 2022
The Ultimate Guide To Pontine Stroke Recovery: What You Need To Know
Introduction to Pontine Strokes If you or a loved one have had a pontine stroke or if you are a healthcare professional that is working...
Kelly Carr
- Oct 17, 2022
The Complete Guide to Decorticate and Decerebrate Posturing, After Stroke
For all of us, normal posture is an automatic movement that develops a child and involves trunk control, head control, mobility, the...
Emily Morgan
- Oct 13, 2022
8 Reasons To See A Physical Therapist If You Had A Stroke
The service and profession of physical therapy (PT), also called physiotherapy, seeks to build a community that improves the health of...
Emily Morgan
- Oct 12, 2022
How Brain-Computer Interface Treatment for Strokes is Helping Patients Recover Faster
Stroke Rehabilitation will be Shaped by the Development of Brain-Computer Interfaces Capturing both human and animal "thought" and using...
Kelly Carr
- Oct 11, 2022
A Clinician's Perspective on the IpsiHand
As an occupational therapist who has worked over a decade of experience in neuro-rehabilitation services across all continuums of care, I...
Kelly Carr
- Sep 29, 2022
Shoulder Subluxations (aka Slipped Shoulders) After Stroke
Introduction: What Is A Subluxation? Following the onset of a stroke, it is common that the hemiparetic arm may experience something...
Kelly Carr
- Sep 26, 2022
Common Questions Surrounding Intimacy and Sexuality Following A Stroke:
Education on sexuality and return to intimacy following a stroke is an important functional topic that is sometimes not addressed by the...
Emily Morgan
- Sep 13, 2022
The 7-Steps to Recuperation from Stroke Arm Paralysis
About two-thirds of those that experience arm paralysis after stroke are unable to fully use their affected limb six months after stroke...
Kelly Carr
- Sep 9, 2022
Muscle Atrophy In The Arm After Stroke And How To Prevent It
Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle tissue or the thinning of a muscle. This can be due to multiple medical reasons, aging,...
Kelly Carr
- Sep 6, 2022
Tips for One-Handed Cooking
Completing any task one-handed can be very very challenging, especially when it involves a multistep process or dynamic activity that...
Emily Morgan
- Sep 1, 2022
Finding Stroke Support Groups
Strokes are well known to create a cascade of medical and functional impairments, such as immobility, depression, loss of autonomy, and...
Kelly Carr
- Aug 29, 2022
Your Answers to Important Questions About Strokes
What Is A Stroke? Strokes, also known as cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), occur when blood flow in part of the brain is interrupted,...
Kelly Carr
- Aug 24, 2022
Adaptive Equipment for Dressing and Daily Activity for Stroke Survivors
It is estimated that 80% of stroke survivors have a one-sided weakness. Anywhere from 20-50% of survivors have tight muscles, often...
Kelly Carr
- Aug 22, 2022
NIHSS — Everything You Need to Know About the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, often referred to as NIHSS, measures neurological function in patients with signs and...
Emily Morgan
- Aug 18, 2022
Motivational Quotes for Stroke Survivor Recovery
Reclaiming your life after a stroke requires a tremendous amount of physical work. It also takes a high level of mental fortitude to...
Kelly Carr
- Aug 15, 2022
Best Stroke Recovery Tools to Regain Arm Function
After a stroke occurs, most survivors will experience a change in arm strength or impairments causing mild to severe difficulty with...
Kelly Carr
- Aug 8, 2022
Common Roadblocks to Expect After a Stroke
Strokes, known as cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), occur when blood flow in part of the brain is interrupted, denying brain tissue oxygen...
Kelly Carr
- Aug 2, 2022
No Fail Transfers: Five Easy-to-Master Techniques
Disclaimer: This is not medical advice. In order to safely transfer please get formal in person training from a professional. This...
Emily Morgan
- Jul 26, 2022
12 Simple Tips for Caregivers of Stroke Survivors
To no surprise, stroke affects not only the survivor of the stroke but also close friends and family members. If you are a caregiver of a...
Kelly Carr
- Jul 22, 2022
How to Prepare Before Bringing Your Loved One Home
Returning home with a loved one following a stroke may happen almost immediately after the stroke if deficits are not severe. It also may...
Emily Morgan
- Jul 20, 2022
Activities to Help Improve Motor Skills and Brain Function
After a stroke, best practice physical medicine and rehabilitation guidelines recommend early intervention of occupational therapy...
Kelly Carr
- Jul 14, 2022
A Guide to Basal Ganglia Stroke
What is the role of the Basal Ganglia? The basal ganglia sometimes referred to as the basal nuclei, are found deep within the white...
Kelly Carr
- Jul 11, 2022
The Effects of Stroke on the Motor Cortex and How It Impacts Movement
The Function of the Motor Cortex In recent years, the field of neurorehabilitation has undergone a paradigm shift and a fundamental...
Kelly Carr
- Jul 7, 2022
A Guide to Left vs Right Stroke
Introduction: What are the Different Types of Stroke Ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke are the two types of stroke. All strokes are...
Emily Morgan
- Jun 20, 2022
Stroke Survivors: Finding Your Confidence After a Stroke
While strokes certainly damage functions of the brain and body, the negative impact strokes have on a survivor’s lifestyle and hopes for...
Kelly Carr
- Jun 15, 2022
7 Tips for Getting Your Arm Back After a Stroke
A stroke is a life-changing event. When you have a stroke, the blood supply to your brain is cut off or reduced for some time. This...
Kelly Carr
- Jun 13, 2022
Games that Help Stroke Survivors with Recovery
Strokes are a Leading Cause of Paralysis and Disability Stroke is the most common neurological disorder in the U.S., with 795,000 strokes...
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