Resources
- Ontario Stroke Network: Post-stroke community-based exercise guidelines
- Fitness and mobility exercise (FAME) program for stroke:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266302/
- FAME program for chronic stroke:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226792/
- Manual for basic exercises for stroke: https://www.oatext.com/manual-of-basic-physiotherapeutic-exercises-for-family-and-caregivers-of-stroke-patients.php#gsc.tab=0
- Physical activity and exercises recommendations for stroke:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/STR.0000000000000022
- At-home exercises for stroke survivors:https://strokeconnection.strokeassociation.org/Spring-2019/At-home-Exercises-for-Stroke-Survivors/
Canadian best practices guidelines
- Management of upper extremity following stroke: https://www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/stroke-rehabilitation/management-of-the-upper-extremity-following-stroke
- Range of motion exercises for shoulder, arm, and hand: https://www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/stroke-rehabilitation/range-of-motion-and-spasticity-in-the-shoulder-arm-and-hand
If you have more guidelines, manuals, and other resources related to exercises for stroke, please send us.
Clinicians’ handbook
- Clinical consequences of stroke: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/Chapter%201_Clinical%20Consequences_0.pdf
- Recovery and organized care: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/EBRSR%20Handbook%20Chapter%202_Brain%20Reorganization%2C%20Recovery%20and%20Organized%20Care_2020.pdf
- Mobility rehabilitation: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/Chapter%203_Lower%20Extremity_2020_ML.pdf
- upper extremity rehabilitation: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/EBRSR%20Handbook%20Chapter%204_Upper%20Extremity%20Post%20Stroke_ML.pdf
- Cognitive rehabilitation: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/EBRSR%20Handbook%20Chapter%205_Rehab%20of%20Cognitive%20Impairment.pdf
- Medical complications post-stroke: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/EBRSR%20Handbook%20Chapter%206_Medical%20Complications.pdf
- Depression and community re-integration: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/EBRSR%20Handbook%20Chapter%207_Depression%20and%20Community%20Reintegration_2020_ML.pdf
- Important clinical studies in stroke rehabilitation: http://www.ebrsr.com/sites/default/files/2013-working-copy-of-the-most-influential-studies_jan14-2014.pdf
US resources
- Post-stroke rehab fact sheet: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Post-Stroke-Rehabilitation-Fact-Sheet
E-learning resources
- For physiotherapists:http://courses.strokengine.ca/