Category – Education

Stroke Information Made Simple

  • 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor After A Stroke

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    Sometimes it can be hard to know the right questions to ask your doctor after having a stroke, especially if you’re dealing with brain fog and neuro fatigue. Use this list as a guide or print it out and take it with you to your next doctor’s appointment!

  • The Threefold Approach to Recovery

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    If we know anything about stroke recovery, it’s that every persons’ experience is different. Recovery is unique and requires problem-solving for the specific things you’re dealing with. Using the threefold approach to your recovery is the best way to ensure you’re able to do what you need to do while still making progress.

  • Your Biggest Superpower

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    Self-advocacy is one of the best things you can learn to do for yourself (or advocate for your loved one). It can also be one of the most difficult.

  • 6 Common Sleep Myths

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    Sleep disruption is one of those symptoms that often gets pushed aside in stroke recovery. It’s understandable. You’re likely dealing with a lot of changes and getting better sleep is the last thing on your mind. But getting better quality sleep can help you recover.

  • BEFAST: How to Recognize a Stroke

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    A recent article published by the American Heart Association found that almost 30% of adults under 45 don’t know the 5 main symptoms of a stroke. May is National Stroke Awareness Month here in the United States.

  • Top 10 Modifiable Stroke Risk Factors

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    May is Stroke Awareness Month here in the U.S. Up to 80% of strokes are preventable with lifestyle changes: that’s a big number. Understanding the lifestyle factors you can change is the first step towards stroke prevention. If you’ve already survived a stroke, changing your lifestyle can help reduce the risk of a secondary stroke.

  • Grief and Acceptance

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    I asked a couple of weeks ago on social media what questions survivors felt weren’t addressed enough during the rehab process. Several people mentioned how difficult it is to deal with role change, grief, and acceptance. These are all interrelated issues and deserve to be talked about.

  • Sex After Stroke

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    Talking about sex can sometimes be a taboo topic, so I wanted to clarify why I decided to write about it. Sex is something that often gets overlooked in the rehab process and by the time you get home, you likely won’t reach out to a healthcare professional to ask questions. It can be embarrassing to ask about sex and intimacy.

  • The Simple Guide to Spasticity

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    What Is Spasticity? Spasticity is a type of abnormal, high muscle tone that is velocity-dependent. High muscle tone essentially means that there is significant tension and tightness in the muscle that makes it challenging to lengthen and stretch.

  • 4 Lessons From A Stroke Rehab Specialist Course

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    I spent 4 days in mid-February going through the intensive Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist course. This is the only stroke-specific certification for Occupational and Physical Therapists in the U.S. My brain was filled to the brim with new information and I wanted to share some of it with you!

  • Podcast Interview: Why Holistic Care is So Necessary

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    I’m so excited and honored to share that I was recently a guest on two podcast episodes of The Hand-in-Hand Show from Strokefocus.

  • Neuroplasticity: The Best Stroke Recovery Tool

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    Neuroplasticity is a super science-y word with a pretty simple explanation. Let’s look at another quick Latin lesson.

  • Effects of Cerebellar Strokes

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    All right, folks, we’re going a little deeper today in the brain. Literally. The cerebellum is a small structure that sits at the back of the brain beneath the two hemispheres of the cerebrum. It may be small, but it’s really important.

  • The Basics of Hemorrhagic Strokes

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    Hemorrhagic strokes are the second most common type of stroke. They account for almost 13% of all strokes, according to the American Stroke Association (ASA).

  • The Basics of Ischemic Strokes

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    So we’ve been over the 4 Main Types of Strokes. Since ischemic strokes affect around 85% of stroke survivors, I thought it’d be helpful to go into a bit more detail.

  • The 4 Main Types of Strokes

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    One of the best things you can do as you work through recovery is to learn more about the type of stroke you had. How the stroke occurs and where in the brain it happens will determine what issues you might be dealing with.