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The Pain-Avoidant Loop After Stroke: How Pain Can Stall Recovery

by Tara Tobias | May 10, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts

The Pain-Avoidant Loop After Stroke: How Pain Can Stall Recovery Pain after a stroke is real.It can be sharp, nagging, constant, or unpredictable.And it has a sneaky way of slowing down recovery in ways many people don’t realize. This is what I call the pain-avoidant...

The Cycle of Learned Non-Use

by Tara Tobias | May 10, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke

The Cycle of Learned Non-Use In the early days after a stroke, attempts to move the affected arm often fail or are painful. Naturally, the brain (and the person) adapts by relying more on the stronger, unaffected side. The result? The brain starts to “forget” the...

Is Optimism in Recovery Helping You or Holding You Back?

by Tara Tobias | May 8, 2025 | Insider Content

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Eye Exercises for Stroke Survivors: Regaining Vision and Function

by Tara Tobias | Sep 17, 2024 | Activities of daily living, Balance, Brain Science, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts

Visual impairment is a very common consequence in stroke survivors—almost 50% of stroke survivors become visually impaired. This is primarily because the brain’s visual pathways are blocked or damaged when a person experiences a stroke. As a result, patients...