by Tara Tobias | May 27, 2020 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Equipment
The home exercises are probably the most important part of a rehabilitation program. That being said, you “traditional exercise equipment” might not be the most appropriate for the exercises that will help to restore normal movement patterns. I have set up...
by Tara Tobias | May 24, 2020 | Stroke, Stroke Balance, Stroke Leg Exercises
Walking after a stroke is important to a ton of stroke survivors. A stroke causes hemiplegia (weakness on one side of the body which can make standing and walking difficult. With this in mind, I get a ton of questions from stroke survivors and their...
by Tara Tobias | May 19, 2020 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke
The Brunnstrom stages of stroke recovery is one proposed model of how someone with hemiplegia will recover movement. It was developed by a physical therapist in the 1960s and proposes that this sequence of recovery falls into six loosely defined stages. The main...
by Tara Tobias | May 18, 2020 | Right Brain Musings
Sunshine Can you see it? You know, that ball of fire in the sky that rises in the morning and goes to sleep at night? Ok, maybe not literally. I mean, they do tell us not to look directly at that thing. However, figuratively speaking, are you someone who is finding...
by Tara Tobias | May 18, 2020 | Activities of daily living, Balance, Caregiver Resources, Product Review
A step stool with a handle is one of the most seems like an odd piece of “rehab equipment”, however, it is truly “worth its weight in gold”. It is probably the one itemI can honestly say I use multiple times a day in my clinic. And, rarely as...
