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hemiplegic hand

Van Lew and associates (1) studied the reliability of a hand evaluation called Functional Upper Extremity Levels (FUEL). What They Got Rig...

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basic ADLs, frustration

CAUTION: CLIPPING NAILS REQUIRES GOOD SENSATION AND COORDINATION I live alone so I have to cut my nails . I cut the nails on m...

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advanced ADLs

Applying eye liner requires the ability to close one eye while you keep the other open. I can only blink (close both eyes at once). So I ...

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health care system

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...

06.00.00

frustration

The Dilemma . Innovative treatments have helped mice who have been given strokes, but the results often cannot be duplicated in humans. A ...

05.16.00

basic ADLs, snow strategies

Since my stroke I am careful about venturing outside when it snows, but I am not trapped inside until spring comes either. I never walk on ...

06.09.00

fatigue is a deal breaker

This is a photo of the Christmas tree I have put up every year since my stroke. After I fell on my patio in October I looked for ways to re...