The Brunnstrom Stages of Stroke Recovery
Life after a stroke can be challenging. Many patients wonder if they will ever fully recover their muscle coordination, or how long or difficult the process of recovery may be....
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...
The Importance of Dynamic Arm Support in Stroke Rehabilitation
Following a neurological or orthopedic injury, it is common for patients to experience impaired arm and hand function resulting in decreased strength, coordination, and range of motion. Patients are often...
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...
Clinical Examination of the Painful Hemiplegic Shoulder
Successful clinical outcomes are typically the result of the therapist’s ability to perform a thorough and accurate examination.
De-icing the Mystery Behind Hemiplegic Frozen Shoulder
If you have attended a Saebo course in the past, you most likely have heard the comment “it is the hand that guides the arm”.
An Orthopedic Approach to the Hemiparetic Upper Limb: Understanding the Biomechanics and Pathoanatomy of the Shoulder.
Before I co-founded Saebo, I was a practicing occupational therapist specializing in non-operative orthopedic medicine and manual therapy of the upper quadrant.