Tips for effective physical therapy at home after a stroke
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...
Caregiver Training: Helping someone stand
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...
Walking After Stroke (Early Stage)
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...
Brunnstrom Stages of Motor Recovery
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...