The Info My Conclusion About Swallowing Training | Health News

06.00.00

basic ADLs, brain plasticity, health care system, swallowing

Impaired swallowing has lingered for 11 years after my stroke.  So I am thrilled that 3 strategies improved my ability to swallow - neck elo...

The Info A Secret I Have Kept for 11 Years | Health News

06.05.00

basic ADLs, brain plasticity, frustration

There is a stroke issue I have never shared with doctors, family, or friends - urinary incontinence. After I feel the urge to urinate, I hav...

The Info Changes in Swallowing Inspired by PoNS Therapy | Health News

04.38.00

brain plasticity, swallowing

I read about a device called PoNS that delivers mild electric stimulation to the tongue (1).  Thousands of sensory receptors on the tongue s...

The Info Does Reaching a Plateau Really Happen? | Health News

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brain plasticity, depression, meaningful tasks make OT personal

Regaining a skill 11 years after my stroke made me wonder why I believed in plateaus when I was an OT.  Here are four factors that changed m...

The Info Muscle Memory Finally Kicked In | Health News

05.24.00

brain plasticity, pain

I am stunned.  Eleven years after a stroke my muscle memory still works.  For months I have been doing abdominal exercises to prevent back s...

The Info Electrical Stimulation with NeuroMove | Health News

05.00.00

brain plasticity, hemiplegic hand, SaeboFlex

My hemiplegic hand was completely flaccid for three month after my stroke.  I did not get any motion back until I started using an electrica...

The Info Orthopedic Rehab Run Amok | Health News

06.01.00

brain plasticity, health care system

Rehabilitation may include regaining flexibility, strength, endurance, and coordination.  When therapists treat orthopedic cases (e.g. broke...

The Info ADLs Are Where the Repetitions Are | Health News

04.30.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs, brain plasticity, disuse, hemiplegic hand, hemiplegic leg

Barb's post  expressed how I feel about exercise.  Barb said exercises "console survivors that they are working as hard as they can...

The Info Cancer versus Stroke | Health News

05.00.00

brain plasticity

When Medicare was enacted in 1965 breast cancer was a death sentence.  It was such a devastating diagnosis that no one talked about it.  Pre...

The Info Brain Plasticity Will Blow Your Mind | Health News

05.00.00

brain plasticity, disuse, health care system

New research on brain plasticity will blow your mind.  One amazing finding is that new stem cells are produced in the lateral ventricles of ...

The Info Walking in a Barren Environment | Health News

19.00.00

brain plasticity, disuse, fall prevention, hemiplegic leg, meaningful tasks make OT personal, rehearsal turns back the clock

All my PTs work in a barren environment that doesn't make them aware of the cognitive demands I have to deal with while walking.  In-pat...

The Info If You're Told Every Stroke is Different | Health News

06.04.00

brain plasticity, frustration

When you are told "we can't tell you what to expect because every stroke is different" this is true only for long-term outcom...