Exercise: Table rhythm-swings
This was one of the first real ‘tester’ exercises I ever tried in my own initial retraining, and it is hard work. It doesn’t sound like it: simply sitting on a table and swinging your legs underneath you rhythmically. I remember doing it one day, and being so surprised at the real difficulty I was having with it. Try and get into it. You may manage to do it for a few swings, but you will soon start to ‘stutter’ and lose the rhythm. It will drive you crazy! Performing this exercise is a very ‘mental’ exercise. Depending upon your degree of injury, you may be stuck completely and unable to move, or feel your leg ‘catching and releasing’. Or you may be able to swing the affected leg freely in accurate rhythm with the good leg. It is a very exhilarating feeling when you manage to do it. Put some music with a beat on or use a metronome. Please persist; if you try hard at this, and build it in to your training routine, it will impact very positively upon your walking ability.
See The Successful Stroke Survivor book, by Tom Balchin, for full details on how best to do this exercise.
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Four assessments that truly capture stroke recovery progress! Dr Tom at ARNI Stroke Rehab UK has carefully chosen four outcome measures for use in ARNI stroke survivors' Training Logbooks, to be repeated every 12 weeks, so ARNI Instructors and survivors can track what's improving, what's not, and why.
The Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) is introduced to all ARNI specialists from the outset during their ARNI Functional Rehab after Stroke Accreditation; it covers strength, memory, emotion, communication, ADLs, mobility and quality of life, giving both trainer and survivor a real picture of how stroke is affecting daily living.
The Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (CAHAI) is taught alongside it from day one; it assesses functional use of the affected arm and hand across nine real-life tasks... opening a jar, doing up buttons and more - producing a score out of 63 that tells you what your upper limb can actually do...
Together the SIS and CAHAI form a really strong pairing. Once students are established, the Rivermead Mobility Scale (RMS) comes in, measuring mobility across 15 tasks from turning over in bed through to running... and Dr Tom has just started introducing instructors to the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), developed by Krupp et al, because us survivors know that post-stroke fatigue is one of the most debilitating and underassessed sequelae of stroke and it's about time it was measured properly.
Together these four cover the full landscape of recovery without overlap; upper limb function, mobility, whole-life impact and fatigue, and no single measure could do that alone. ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery says: these are the evidence base that shows survivors, families and commissioners what ARNI training is actually achieving - and every ARNI instructor is trained to use them by Dr Tom and his staff with care 💪🧠📋❤️
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POST STROKE RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION -Neuroplasticity allows us to compensate for irreparably damaged neural pathways by strengthening or re-routing remaining ones. The more you use these pathways, your brain will respond by upgrading them so that they’re more efficient at handling the traffic and the quicker the information is sent. The more the pathways (or ‘roads’) are used, the more adequately functional a task, ability or skill may seem to become.
Have a think about this; recovery is a journey. Rehabilitation is the road. Re-training is the vehicle and YOU are the driver. You’ve got a destination to go to, but it’s an on-going one,
If you need some help with your recovery call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's a trainer near you.
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Such as great review!
This is the most wonderful book. As stroke is one of the biggest killers in UK, it is an essential book to have in any household. The book takes you from 'soup-to-nuts', including a section which discusses risk factors. It is interesting, easy to read, practical and relevant. It really is a must-have companion for stroke survivors and their families, carers and medical professionals.
It is extremely positive and this is what stroke survivors want and need. It will give great hope to those who find themselves thinking that they have little future, helping them to get back on the right track, and enabling them to make huge strides back to their former selves. Tom Balchin has lived this life and he now provides others with confidence and great hope! I also love the way that it emulates what ARNI therapists practise.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Thank you so much Tom - this fantastic book will make a huge difference to stroke survivors and their families all over the globe.
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A study published in the journal Nutrients has modelled what would happen if adults aged 30 to 79 increased their average daily milk intake to the nationally recommended 180 grams, roughly equivalent to two dairy servings per day, and the projected results are striking.
Across a ten year period, meeting this target was estimated to reduce overall stroke incidence and stroke related mortalityby around 7%, with some subgroups seeing reductions of up to 10.6%. Stroke related national healthcare expenditure was projected to fall by approximately 5.1%, with subgroup savings reaching as high as 8.5%, suggesting that even modest, achievable dietary shifts could have meaningful population level consequences.
The researchers used a Markov model to simulate these outcomes, a method commonly used in health economics to project long term disease burden based on changing risk factors over time. Milk contains calcium, magnesium and potassium, all of which have been proposed as potential contributors to cardiovascular protection, though the precise biological mechanisms linking dairy intake to reduced stroke risk are not yet fully understood.
While this research is based on Japanese population data and dietary patterns, the principles around diet as a modifiable stroke risk factor are broadly relevant and will resonate with stroke communities worldwide. Work of this kind adds important weight to the case for dietary intervention as part of stroke prevention strategy, sitting alongside exercise, medication and lifestyle management.
It is worth noting that translating population modelling studies into routine clinical or public health guidance in the UK typically takes several years, pending replication in UK cohorts and review by bodies such as NICE and the British Dietetic Association. ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery says: evidence like this reinforces how much lifestyle factors including diet matter in stroke prevention and recovery, and we will continue to follow developments in this area closely as the science evolves 💪🥛🧠❤️
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Neuromuscular stimulation, also called functional electric stimulation, (commonly abbreviated as FES) is the clinical application of a small electric current to the intact nerves of your body, in order to trigger a muscle contraction and increase cortical excitability during training. This contraction is then incorporated into a functional activity like walking. A clear distinction needs to be made between Therapeutic Stimulation and Functional Stimulation. The former is an exercise where you relax whilst the stimulation works on its own. FES on the other hand, incorporates this elicited muscle movement into your everyday activities, like standing, walking, reaching out, etc. Like CIMT, it is probably most suitable to try if you possess some wrist and hand movements. I’m not aware of anyone trying to use CIMT and FES protocols together. I can’t see why FES couldn’t be built into a CIMT routine.
From The Successful Stroke Survivor book by Tom Balchin.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 🙂
The most important person participating in your recovery is You:)!
The brain is flexible due to neuroplasticity and in certain circumstances, the brain is radically rearranged 🙂
It is very important:
- repetitive exercises ,
-task-specific exercises,
- lots of practice ,
-cardio exercises ,
-strengthening exercises,
Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com if you want to know if there's a trainer near you who can help you with your recovery.
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Our wonderful ARNI Instructor, Jo, passed away last night.
She was a total warrior...
And let none of us know, even me, that at the time she received our rounder card in November, signed by so many ARNI Instructors (50 of you; thank you all of you), that she was facing a second tumour,
Sadly when they removed her brain tumour, they had found a second much more aggressive one in a scan, just before surgery.
They were unable to remove it and she was too poorly to tolerate treatments either.
She was an ARNI Instructor for 10 years this year, and I will MISS HER...
Very much...
Roz (Harry's Mum), told me the news today (Roz, Jonathan and Harry Baker so kindly put Betty, Jo's sister up for 10 weeks at their house to facilitate her to be with Jo). Thank you to the Baker family; Harry is training at ARNI just behind Jo in this picture, coincidentally...
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Neuromodulatory non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques are experimental therapies for improving motor function after stroke. The aim of neuromodulation is to enhance adaptive or suppress maladaptive processes of post-stroke reorganisation. However, results on the effectiveness of these methods, which include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are mixed. It’s posited that recent developments in NIBS technology will likely contribute to individualised therapy. Moving beyond single-area stimulation, targeting specific muscle groups that play different roles in post-stroke motor recovery (for example, finger flexors vs. extensors) may well be possible using multi-locus TMS. NIBS in stroke faces a challenge reminiscent of the development of other stroke therapies, such as thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, where early studies were largely mixed before patient selection and individualising protocols were refined to determine its therapeutic potential.
During sessions, you will watch a nature documentary while having very weak brain stimulation. Brain stimulation feels like a warm, tingling sensation on your head.
Ms. Jenny Lee
11 Comments
I would be very grateful if I could be included in your study. I had a stroke in 2014 which left me with left-sided stiffness, dropped left foot which affects my walking ability and a non-functional left arm and closed fisted left hand
Hi I’m 36 and have had a massive stroke but can walk but not much upper limb movement and I would like to be considered for this trial
Sorry about all the grammar and spelling errors.looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi Roger
I apologise for the delay replying. The ReCAPS Study was on hold during lockdown, but is now up and running again.
If you are still interested in taking part, please send us your contact details.
We can be contacted via by email (carys.evans@ucl.ac.uk), by phone 0203 4488 774 or through our website.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Carys
I I would be more than intsrested to take part.I look forward to take part looking forward to your response,regards,Roger Humphreys.
following a massive stroke in 2015
I have significant paralysis of upper left arm, unfortunately I developed epilepsy afterwards, now fully controlled by medication, but would be interested to help with your study, if appropriate.
Regards
Andrew
Hi Andrew
Thank you for your message, and sorry for the delay. The ReCAPS Study was on hold during lockdown, but is now up and running again.
If you are still interested in taking part, please send us your contact details and we would be happy to discuss further.
We can be contacted via by email (carys.evans@ucl.ac.uk), by phone 0203 4488 774 or through our website.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Carys
Massive stroke October 2018 age 46, left side paralysis, I can walk, do have some arm movement back but not all, I would definitely be interested if possible?
Hi Michelle
Sorry for the late reply. The ReCAPS Study was on hold during lockdown, but is now up and running again.
If you are still interested in taking part, please send us your contact details and we would be happy to discuss further.
We can be contacted via by email (carys.evans@ucl.ac.uk), by phone 0203 4488 774 or through our website.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Carys
I completed upper -limb Programme
In 2019 ,found it really helped also took part in
(Ang s) research )
If you feel this would be beneficial to me
Please keep me posted
I at present still under
Queens Square
Re
(F E S) for lower limb
Thank you
Astonight Trundle
Hi Aston
Thank you for your message. I apologise for the delay replying. The ReCAPS Study was on hold during lockdown, but is now up and running again.
If you are still interested in taking part, please let us know.
We can be contacted via by email (carys.evans@ucl.ac.uk), by phone 0203 4488 774 or through our website.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Carys