by Tara Tobias | May 9, 2020 | Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Stretching spastic muscles is critical after a stroke. Spasticity is a movement disorder that causes an involuntary muscle contraction in response to lengthening. This occurs if there has been damage to the brain or spinal cord. This can make movement retraining and...
by Tara Tobias | May 8, 2020 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke
Spasticity is an involuntary muscle contraction caused by a hyperexcitability of the reflex arc that occurs due to damage to the brain or the spinal cord. Huh?? Yeah, agreed. Ok, I get it, keep it simple. Did you ever wonder why your leg seems to spaz out for no...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Stroke, Stroke Arm Exercises, Stroke Treatment
Mirror therapy (MT) is one of several effective treatments used to regain arm movement after a stroke. Mirror Therapy Background MT was originally designed to treat phantom limb pain with amputees. The way it worked was that it gave the person the sensation that they...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Mental strategies, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Mental practice is a way of relearning movement (motor functions) by creating an image in your mind of the body performing that movement without the body actually moving. This method of enhancing performance and/or improving a motor skill has been used for decades in...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Post Stroke Shoulder Management, Stroke Treatment
A shoulder subluxation is a result of severe shoulder instability after a stroke. This can cause pain and have a negative impact on regaining active shoulder movement. What is a stroke shoulder subluxation? A shoulder subluxation is when the arm bone (humerus)...