The Info Conclusions from Multiple Studies Can Be Flawed | Health News

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The gold standard of medicine has been to find one treatment that makes everyone healthy.  To find this "holy grail" authors compa...

The Info Outcomes That Stroke Patients Prefer | Health News

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PROSPER stands for P atient-centered R esearch into O utcomes S troke P atients prefer and E ffectiveness R esearch.  A current PROSPER stud...

The Info OT Fails with Stroke Survivors in Care-Homes | Health News

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Professor Sackley who teaches PT at the University of East Anglia in England conducted a study that provided 2500 hours of OT to 1042 stroke...

The Info My Conclusion About Swallowing Training | Health News

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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 Toilet Training in Rehab is a Disaster | Health News

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A friend in rehab fell twice while transferring to the toilet.  I was in this hospital so I know how toileting is managed in this institutio...

The Info A Physiatrist Has My Back | Health News

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When I was an OT I did not realize stroke survivors deal with challenges for years after treatment ends.  Eleven years after my stroke I am ...

The Info Safety Precautions Rocket Me to Independence | Health News

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Precautions that facilities use to keep people safe propelled me to independence.  In the rehab hospital I made the mistake of wheeling myse...

The Info Orthopedic Rehab Run Amok | Health News

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

The Info A Better Home Rehab Program | Health News

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Home Sweet Home is the title of an article about an innovative home-based rehab program (1).  This program differs from traditional home re...

The Info A Good Quality of Life is Complicated | Health News

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Rehabilitation for stroke survivors focuses on physical recovery and functional skills like dressing.  Yet physical and functional abilities...

The Info The FAST Campaign Is Not Working | Health News

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The American Stroke Association (ASA) and the National Stroke Association (NSA) try to get people who are having a stroke to the emergency r...

The Info Sometimes Therapists Break My Heart | Health News

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Therapists don't always act excited when I recover a small skill that doesn't produce a sea change like going back to work.  They ca...

The Info Brain Plasticity Will Blow Your Mind | Health News

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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 Free Rehab | Health News

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Grace's video of putting away the silverware evoked so many emotions that I had to write a post. Jealousy.  Unlike Grace, my hemiplegic...

The Info We Are a Blessed Community | Health News

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Rehab is never over but I don't tell family and friends about the never ending challenges I face.  It's tedious to explain my daily...