Stroke Recovery: Problems and Solutions
 There is a lot of frustration among stroke survivors about “the system" when it comes to stroke recovery and rehab efforts after stroke. Most of the complaints revolve around three...
Stroke Rehab vs. Stroke Recovery
By Peter G LevineFirst, let’s distinguish the differences between stroke rehab and stroke recovery because they are two distinct terms. Stroke Rehab... requires a rehab clinician. falls under the rules of managed...
Specialist Services for Stroke Rehabilitation
Specialist Services for Stroke RehabilitationStrokes can change the way people live their lives forever. Because the brain controls all of the body's movements, brain damage often manifests as loss of...
The Importance of Salience in Stroke
The Importance of Salience in StrokeBrain plasticity, or neuroplasticity, is the substrate of most recovery from stroke. One of the most fundamental drivers of cortical rewiring in stroke survivors is...
The Missing Measurement In Stroke Recovery
Measuring progress towards stroke recovery is essential. Progress can be slow and difficult to see unless it is specifically measured. By not measuring progress, survivors can appear to to plateauing,...
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...
How "Good" Stroke Survivors Help All Stroke Survivors
 How "Good" Stroke Survivors Help All Stroke Survivors By Peter G LevineWhen physical and occupational therapists read stroke-specific clinical research, they are often skeptical. One of the main reasons for therapists...
Helping Stroke Survivors with Evidence-Based Practice
 Helping Stroke Survivors with Evidence-Based Practice By Peter G LevineEveryone talks a big game with evidence-based practice (EBP) in stroke. You can't go to any occupational or physical therapy seminars without...
Stroke Rehabilitation: Throw Out Those Cones
MedBridge provides clinicians and healthcare organizations a comprehensive education platform that includes clinical education, patient education, and home exercise programs to advance their knowledge, engage patients in their recovery, and...
The Sixth Vital Sign
MedBridge provides clinicians and healthcare organizations a comprehensive education platform that includes clinical education, patient education, and home exercise programs to advance their knowledge, engage patients in their recovery, and...
Questions To Ask Your Occupational Therapist
This guest post was provided to us by Hoang Tran from Hands On TherapySo maybe you have had an injury to your body such as a broken bone or surgery,...
Reclaim Your Stability With Core Exercises For Stroke Recovery
After a stroke, many patients struggle with poor control and strength in the muscles on one side of the body. While the focus of recovery is often on the limbs...