25 Hand Exercises For Stroke Recovery
Reclaim Your Dexterity by Exercising Your Hand If you’ve suffered a stroke, learning how to perform basic daily tasks, such as eating or getting dressed, can feel like an overwhelming...
Benefits of Neurological Rehab Devices
Stroke survivors will undoubtedly face a variety of hardships after a stroke event — physical impairments, emotional difficulties, mental disabilities — not to mention a heightened risk of a second...
Vision Problems After Stroke: Understanding & Overcoming Them
People often think of a stroke as having a profound effect on a victim's motor functions—and it does. However, did you know that as many as two-thirds of stroke...
Benefits of Rehabilitation Gloves and Hand Splints For Stroke Recovery
Stroke is among the top three causes of death in the United States, but nothing comes close to stroke as the leading cause of long-term disability. After patients survive a...
Intensive 2-Day Stroke Boot Camp Now Available
Offered by Saebo’s co-founder, Henry Hoffman, as well as occupational therapists specializing in neurorehabilitation, the Stroke Arm and Hand Clinic provides an intensive, 2-day upper extremity treatment program for patients...
Reclaim Your Reach With Shoulder Exercises For Stroke Recovery
Recovering your arm and shoulder movement after a stroke can be challenging. If you can't easily grasp and release objects, move your arms forward, or use your arms to support...
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy After Stroke
When a stroke causes a person to lose the use of one of their limbs, they can easily get frustrated, stop trying to use it at all, and start relying...
How Fun Activities Help Stroke Rehabilitation
There are a number of ties between physical activity and reduced risk for stroke. Studies have shown that individuals who remain physically active as they get older are between 25...
Stroke Rehab Exercises: Passive Vs. Active
After a stroke is over, its survivor is not in the clear. A stroke leads to neurological damage that affects the motor system, making limbs weak and limiting movements....
A Simplified Guide to Occupational Therapy for Strokes
Occupational therapy is an essential step along the road to recovery after a stroke. Patients who lose the capacity to perform daily tasks, such as the ability to maintain balance,...
Gravity: Stroke Recovery's Worst Enemy
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, but when stroke doesn't claim lives, it changes them forever. Loss of blood – and, therefore, oxygen...
Which Recovers First After A Stroke, The Arm or The Leg?
Which Recovers First After A Stroke - The Arm or The Leg? By Peter G Levine"Which comes back first after a stroke, the arm or the leg?" First-year OT and...