by Alyanna Ta | May 23, 2025 | Balance, Mental strategies, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke, Stroke Balance
Have you ever felt like your balance is fine at home… but the moment you step outside, it’s a totally different story? You’re not alone—and there’s a good reason for that. I talk to a lot of people who say, “I feel pretty confident walking around my house, but the...
by Tara Tobias | May 21, 2025 | Mental strategies, Right Brain Musings
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change.” — Unknown “Why run that far when you have a perfectly reliable car?” Back in my marathon days, this rhetorical question was something I heard more times...
by Tara Tobias | May 14, 2025 | Mental strategies, Mindfullness
“The secret to winning is learning how to lose. That is, learning to bounce back from failure and disappointment—undeterred—and continuing to steadily march toward your potential. Your response to failure determines your capacity for success.” -James...
by Alyanna Ta | May 12, 2025 | Mental strategies, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Post Stroke Shoulder Management, Spasticity, Stroke Arm Exercises
Why Forcing It Doesn’t Work How to Stop Reinforcing the Wrong Patterns and Start Rewiring Your Brain for Real Recovery https://youtu.be/fDIgGLM8Kj0 If you’ve had a stroke (or other neurologic injury), and your hand feels like it’s stuck in a fist or your arm...
by Tara Tobias | Nov 11, 2021 | Mental strategies, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
https://youtu.be/iLo0j4aC44I Do you feel like you have plateaued? What I mean is, has your arm and leg movement recovery slowed to a crawl? Or maybe progress has stopped altogether? The common belief is that someone loses the ability to move because that part...
by Tara Tobias | Aug 22, 2021 | Mental strategies
There are “high achievers” in every industry. Including in neuro rehab. I consider these the “outliers”. The ones who did what others couldn’t. They recover more movement than expected. High achievers have a different gear. And truth be...