Spasticity or Weakness? Understanding Your Stroke Symptoms

How Can You Tell If It’s Spasticity or Weakness After Stroke? If you’ve had a stroke, you’ve probably heard a few of these words tossed around: spasticity, weakness, stiffness, foot drop. They might all sound similar, but they each tell a different story about what’s...
Why Your Stroke Exercises Aren’t Helping and How to Fix It

Why Your Stroke Exercises Aren’t Helping and How to Fix It

Stroke Recovery Tips: When Exercises Don’t Seem to Work Is it possible to be making progress after a stroke or neurologic injury and still feel like your movement is getting stiffer, heavier or just plain harder?Absolutely. And let me tell you, it is one of the most...