by Tara Tobias | Jul 6, 2020 | Activities of daily living, Caregiver Resources, Stroke, Stroke Treatment, Uncategorized
An effective physical therapy program at home after a stroke is the most critical component for a successful recovery. I dare say MORE important than face to face time with your therapists. As someone who earns a living by treating patients (in person), this is a...
by Tara Tobias | Jun 3, 2020 | Activities of daily living, Caregiver Resources, Stroke, Stroke Balance
Standing is one of the most critical skills to relearn after any type of neurologic injury. Standing helps with digestion, bone health, and joint health. It can also reduce spasticity, and facilitate motor recovery. The caregiver role is almost more important than...
by Tara Tobias | May 24, 2020 | Stroke, Stroke Balance, Stroke Leg Exercises
Walking after a stroke is important to a ton of stroke survivors. A stroke causes hemiplegia (weakness on one side of the body which can make standing and walking difficult. With this in mind, I get a ton of questions from stroke survivors and their...
by Tara Tobias | May 19, 2020 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke
The Brunnstrom stages of stroke recovery is one proposed model of how someone with hemiplegia will recover movement. It was developed by a physical therapist in the 1960s and proposes that this sequence of recovery falls into six loosely defined stages. The main...
by Tara Tobias | May 18, 2020 | abdominal exercises, Balance, Stroke
A Gym ball exercise routine is a great way to improve your balance. If provided with the correct exercises, they can challenge almost every “problem area” for a stroke survivor. The main areas that are problematic after a stroke are steadiness, symmetry,...
by Tara Tobias | May 11, 2020 | Neurologic Rehabilitation Concepts, Stroke
In the world of neurologic movement disorders, we talk a lot about “abnormal synergy patterns”. And they kind of “get a bad rap” in how they can inhibit motor (movement) recovery. But functional muscle synergies are not necessarily a bad...