The Hemiplegic Arm – To Sling or Not To Sling?
here are many slings out there you can buy, and most of them are used for people with a fractured or dislocated shoulder, or with problems with their acromioclavicular joint following sporting injuries.
5 Incredible Tips for Stroke You May Not Have Thought Of
Everyone has heard of FAST for identifying stroke. Now, I introduce SMILE, which is my version of 5 easy actionable tips to help kickstart your road to recovery.
Understanding The Nervous System
The body is a complex creature with millions and millions of connections that come from the brain and spread throughout the nervous system.
The Importance Of Mental Imagery And How To Do It Well
Mental imagery has received much attention in the scientific literature because it’s been shown to be helpful in neurological and pain rehabilitation.
Slaying The Silent Brain Assassins – Part Three
In a study by Schmolesky, Webb, and Hansen (2013), they have found that in young healthy males, that the highest amount of BDNF was created when they undertook 40 minutes of highly vigorous exercise.
Slaying The Silent Brain Assassins – Part Two
This makes life challenging for people who with gluten sensitivity, which can be described as the body’s increased immune response to gluten which occurs in genetically susceptible people.
3 Key Muscle Groups You Must Strengthen To Improve Your Walking
Few of us stop to understand fully what is involved in walking, an activity we often take for granted, until something goes wrong. In people with a neurological condition, returning to normal walking can be a challenging task.
Slaying The Silent Brain Assassins – Part One
In this 3-part series, I will go through some of the uncommon truths around how we can reduce our risk of getting certain neurological disorders, and it’s not what you might expect.
Stroke and Mirror Therapy: What You Should Know in 2014
For quite some time now there has been considerable interest in the use of mirror therapy for the rehabilitation of motor function in stroke, specifically in the upper limb
Understanding Nerve Injury And Recovery
A nerve is a cord like structure that is made up bundles of conductive tissue that forms the peripheral nervous system. Before they branch off from the brain and spinal cord to become nerves, they are called tracts.
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