Author: Ed Jerard
The Usefulness of a Pegboard for Stroke Survivors
Recovery after a stroke often requires repetitive exercises to regain strength, coordination, and fine motor skills. One simple yet highly effective tool that can support this recovery process is a pegboard. Used in occupational and physical therapy, a pegboard can help stroke survivors improve hand function, dexterity, and cognitive abilities…
Therapy Putty: A Simple Yet Powerful Tool for Stroke Recovery
Stroke recovery is a challenging journey that requires patience, persistence, and the right tools to regain lost function. One such tool, often overlooked but highly effective, is therapy putty. Therapy putty is a simple, moldable material; it can play a crucial role in rebuilding hand strength, coordination, and fine motor…
Hand Grip Strength: A Simple Yet Powerful Marker of Stroke Recovery
Hand grip strength refers to how strongly you can squeeze something with your hand. After a stroke, some people lose strength or coordination in one side of their body, including their hand. Measuring grip strength can provide important clues about how well the body is recovering. Why is it so…
Declutter your home
Stroke survivors are at higher risk of falling. One US study reported at least seven out of ten of them reported a fall in the month prior Such falls can make them a heavy tall. Falls can cause hip fracture and head injuries. The hip fracture risk is higher among…
Tools to regain hand movements after stroke
Regaining hand movements and grip strength is a critical part of stroke recovery journey. Caregivers can find many tools that help improve hand grip. Experts classify hand grip strengthening tools according to its type, functionality and purpose. Here is a summary: 1. Elastic resistance tools Features Best for gradual strengthening…
Move out of bed after a stroke, but when?
“Help those with a stroke to sit out of bed, stand, or walk as soon as their doctor says ok”. Above is the latest recommendation from the UK NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). You can read the exact wording here: But, there is a catch. This guideline…
Free stroke recovery apps to regain movements
This post curates free stroke recovery tools that help to regain movements after a stroke.
Games like card play help arm/hand stroke recovery
This is great news! Playing cards, dominos, bingo, Jenga, and ball games will help to regain arm and hand recovery. There is another important finding here; its gains are similar to the gains from virtual reality games. In other words, if you live in low-resourced settings it does not really…
How exercise helps the brain in stroke recovery
Exercise helps the brain to recover lost movements. Find out how.
Follow these guides to regain walking after a stroke
Follow these guides to help the brain to recover walking faster and better.