Stronger After Stroke

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Learning from Mistakes Provides Strong Benefits for Stroke Patients

June 22, 2012 – 9:55 am

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, there are over four million stroke survivors in the U.S. Of those stroke survivors only a third received any form of rehab, according to a 2005 Washington Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Telephone Survey. For the stroke survivors that seek rehab, there’s new research that shows [...]

Dr Hornby Stroke Research [ 14:12 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Dr. George Hornby, Professional Experts, Uncategorized | Also tagged DPT, mistake training, patient outcomes, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, physical therapy research, PT, rehab treadmill, rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation, walking after stroke | Comments (0)

How to Be “Stronger After Stroke” Using Constraint Induced Therapy

May 21, 2009 – 6:11 pm

Author and Researcher Peter Levine of the University of Cincinnati tackles the topic of stroke and how Physical Therapists manage stroke survivors. During the interview with Jeff Worrell, he lists the 4 key components of rehab that must be present in order to achieve neuroplastic change. Rehab for brain injured patients must contain: Repetition Task Specificity [...]

Stronger After Stroke [ 16:37 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Techniques | Also tagged AFO, contraint induced therapy, Jeff Worrell, Peter Levine, physical therapy, stroke recovery | Comments (0)