by Tara Tobias | May 11, 2020 | Caregiver Resources, Post Stroke Shoulder Management, Product Review, Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Spasticity and abnormal movement patterns can make it difficult to perform stroke arm exercise. The Urias air splint can be an invaluable tool to minimize involuntary arm contractions, reduce pain, prevent contractures, and make it one thousand times easier to manage...
by Tara Tobias | May 9, 2020 | Spasticity, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Stretching spastic muscles is critical after a stroke. Spasticity is a movement disorder that causes an involuntary muscle contraction in response to lengthening. This occurs if there has been damage to the brain or spinal cord. This can make movement retraining and...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Stroke, Stroke Arm Exercises, Stroke Treatment
Mirror therapy (MT) is one of several effective treatments used to regain arm movement after a stroke. Mirror Therapy Background MT was originally designed to treat phantom limb pain with amputees. The way it worked was that it gave the person the sensation that they...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Mental strategies, Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Mental practice is a way of relearning movement (motor functions) by creating an image in your mind of the body performing that movement without the body actually moving. This method of enhancing performance and/or improving a motor skill has been used for decades in...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Post Stroke Shoulder Management, Stroke Treatment
A shoulder subluxation is a result of severe shoulder instability after a stroke. This can cause pain and have a negative impact on regaining active shoulder movement. What is a stroke shoulder subluxation? A shoulder subluxation is when the arm bone (humerus)...
by Tara Tobias | May 4, 2020 | Stroke, Stroke Treatment
Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to form new connections (rewire) after a brain injury or a stroke. Recovery of motor (movement) function after a stroke involves relearning motor skills using this idea of neuroplasticity. Furthermore, this idea of brain...
