by Alyanna Ta | Apr 7, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke Balance, Stroke Leg Exercises, Stroke Treatment
Reclaim Your Stride: Fixing Abducted Gait After Stroke Recovering from a neurological injury can affect your walking pattern, one of which is the “abducted leg walking pattern.” In this post, we’ll cover what it is, its causes, and how to improve...
by Alyanna Ta | Mar 25, 2025 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke Balance, Stroke Leg Exercises, Stroke Treatment
Struggling with Knee Hyperextension? Here’s How to Fix It! Does your knee snap backward when you walk? Do your steps feel jerky, unsteady, or inefficient? If so, you might be dealing with knee hyperextension, a common issue after a stroke, brain injury,...
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 | Jul 12, 2021 | Caregiver Resources, Mental strategies, Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
So, you have been discharged from therapy. So, what now? For some, this is a positive step in the rehab process. Some will understand right away that this is progress. On the other hand, for others it can bring up all kinds of negative emotions. “Is my therapist...
by Tara Tobias | Jul 12, 2021 | Activities of daily living, Balance, foot drop, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke Balance, Stroke Treatment
Many people inquire about the “best exercises” for stroke patients to improve walking. I like to use the term “Drills” when referring to “stroke exercises”. Why? Because “Drills” are what I think of when I think of...
by Tara Tobias | Jul 27, 2020 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Pain is a common symptom after a stroke. Unfortunately, pain can be a significant barrier to regaining function. In some cases, there is an identifiable cause related to a movement or a structural problem. The rehab team can identify this, prescribe the...