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Spasticity or Weakness? Understanding Your Stroke Symptoms

by Alyanna Ta | Oct 21, 2025 | Movement and Rehab, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Arm Exercises, Stroke Leg Exercises, Stroke Treatment

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...

Master Ankle Mobility: Exercises for Better Walking

by Alyanna Ta | Oct 13, 2025 | Movement and Rehab, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke, Stroke Leg Exercises

Ankle Mobility Exercises to Boost Balance and Walking Ankle stiffness is one of the most common issues people face after a stroke or any neurologic injury. It can make walking harder, cause your toes to catch, or even affect your balance. But here’s the thing,...

Should You Spend Money on Stroke Rehab Devices?

by Alyanna Ta | Oct 7, 2025 | Health News, Mindfullness, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Neurologic Rehabilitation Equipment, Stroke, Stroke Treatment

Are Trendy Rehab Treatments and Devices Worth It? Here’s My Honest Take Should you be spending your hard-earned money on all those rehab devices popping up in your social media feed? And if so, which one is actually worth it? The truth? There are way too many...

Restore Hand Movement After Stroke with Mirror Therapy

by Alyanna Ta | Sep 30, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke, Stroke Arm Exercises

Mirror Therapy & VR: Stroke Recovery for the Hand If you’ve lost movement in your arm after a stroke, you’ve probably wondered: “Is my arm just weak, or is something deeper going on in my brain?” That’s not because your muscles forgot how to work, it’s because the...

Stroke Recovery Plateau: What to Do

by Alyanna Ta | Sep 23, 2025 | Cognitive Rehabilitation, Mental strategies, Movement and Rehab, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke

Why Stroke Recovery Stalls and How to Push Through Recovery may feel stuck, but progress is still possible. Here’s how to keep improving after a plateau. Recovering from a stroke or neurologic injury can feel overwhelming. Walking, driving, working, or even just...

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

by Alyanna Ta | Sep 16, 2025 | Activities of daily living, Caregiver Resources, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Movement and Rehab, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke

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...