The Info Grateful My PT Taught Me to Squat | Health News

12.59.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs, hemiplegic leg

I did NOT do this I am glad my in-patient PT made me squat while reaching down with my sound hand to pick up plastic cones sitting on a ...

The Info Pain is a Great Motivator | Health News

05.00.00

hemiplegic leg, pain

My PT made me realize the gluteus maximus ( GM ) muscle on my hemiplegic (paralyzed) side was as soft as unkneaded bread dough.  This butto...

The Info Progress 11 Years After My Stroke | Health News

05.00.00

hemiplegic leg, pain

I started PT after injuring my back when I fell on my patio in October.  This is my first experience with precision PT.  Instead of having m...

The Info Walking in the Dark, Part 2 | Health News

05.00.00

fatigue is a deal breaker, hemiplegic leg

I went to a great concert with a friend.  The old auditorium was beautiful.  However, we had to walk four blocks to the car in the dark.  Th...

The Info Toilet Training in Rehab is a Disaster | Health News

06.00.00

basic ADLs, health care system, hemiplegic leg, somebody teach us to turn

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 Addendum - Walking in Snow with a Cane | Health News

06.20.00

fall prevention, hemiplegic leg, snow strategies

Bottom Line : I am not ready to go to an assisted living facility were the center's van will take me to Wal-Mart once a week. The photo ...

The Info Mobility = Physical Recovery + Problem Solving | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, basic ADLs, hemiplegic hand, hemiplegic leg

A study found that impaired attention and visual-spatial deficits 3 months after a stroke was significantly associated with a poor quality o...

The Info SOMEBODY Please Teach Us to Turn | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, fall prevention, hemiplegic leg, somebody teach us to turn

Walking in straight lines in the PT gym and walking around the block at home did not prepare me for the problem solving I need do while walk...

The Info Community Ambulation Falls Thru the Cracks | Health News

05.00.00

advanced ADLs, depression, hemiplegic leg

Stroke survivors have to figure out how to walk safely in the community or they have to stay home which can be depressing.  Walking in PT gy...

The Info Reviewing the Fitbit Pedometer | Health News

05.30.00

advanced ADLs, frustration, hemiplegic leg

A pedometer tracks the number of steps people take each day.  Since walking is my only form of exercise, a pedometer tells me about my physi...

The Info Getting Early Recovery | Health News

05.00.00

hemiplegic hand, hemiplegic leg

PTs do not start gait training by asking clients to lift their hemiplegic (paralyzed) leg in the air and then move their ankle and toes.  Ye...

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 Braces Can Create a Leg Length Discrepancy | Health News

03.00.00

hemiplegic leg

I acquired a leg length discrepancy from a brace so I wasn't surprised that a study found shoe inserts improved stroke survivors' ga...

The Info Walking in the Dark | Health News

05.00.00

fall prevention, fatigue is a deal breaker, hemiplegic leg

My love of being outside at night began when my mother decided I was old enough to sit on the front porch with my brother on cool summer eve...

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 Going to the Bathroom at Night | Health News

05.35.00

fall prevention, hemiplegic leg

A friend who trains people to care for the elderly who live at home told me many of the falls her staff see happen when elderly people go to...

The Info Arm and Leg Synergies are Different and the Same | Health News

06.49.00

fall prevention, hemiplegic leg

Arm and leg synergies seen after a stroke are different.  The hemiplegic (paralyzed) arm is dominated by the flexion synergy while the hem...