Have you ever noticed your stroke-affected walking gets worse the moment you have to think about something else? 🧠🚶 Well, this is called dual-task interference, and it's one of the reasons why so many survivors stumble when they're walking and talking, or crossing a busy road while working out where they're going.
So, most of the time you're walking, your mind is on something else too, and after a stroke that's when falls most tend to happen. Training really helps, obviously, to negate this. In fact, looking at the latest Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair journal online, researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have just published a study in Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair on it. They had chronic stroke survivors walk on flat ground and step over obstacles while doing mental tasks like recalling a shopping list or counting backwards in threes.
The harder the mental task, the more the walking suffered, and the worst results came with tasks done 'in your head', like subtraction. Their conclusion was that a one-size-fits-all assessment misses this, and survivors need their own specific weaknesses identified so training can target them. It's actually really obvious if you think about it!
A 2015 ARNI RCT found an eight-week dual-task programme cut falls by 25% and injurious falls by 22% against the control group, and further reviews show dual-task training improves walking speed, stride length, balance and attention. So practise the way real life works: pair your walking with a mental task, naming animals, counting backwards or holding a shopping list in your head as you go.
ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery says: falls are one of the biggest threats to independence after stroke, and dual-task training targets them directly. The ARNI Instructors and I build this think-and-move practice straight into our rehab 'menu-book', because walking well on a treadmill is useless if it falls apart out in the real world with its unpredictableness.... do you agree? ;)
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Balance and gait are essential components of functional movement, yet balance and mobility problems are among the most frequent and disabling effects of stroke, with 7 in 8 strokes affecting those over 44 years of age.
Balance (both standing and walking) training is the only effective treatment for balance disorders, as recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) UK.
The evidence shows that training balance and gait during stroke rehabilitation is crucial for improving mobility, reducing the risk of falls, enhancing quality of life, promoting brain plasticity, and preventing secondary complications.
We have trainers throughout the country who can help you with your recovery. Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's one near you.
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ARNI has been around since 2001. Recently, it’s been gaining attention for its remarkable benefits; making it essential for every stroke survivor. ARNI is a game-changer in stroke rehabilitation. ARNI is a specialised rehabilitation program designed for survivors of neurological injuries. Unlike traditional hospital rehab that’s one-size-fits-all, ARNI emphasises one-on-one personalised and active rehabilitation with the emphasis on maximal dosage of repetitions to optimally stimulate plasticity per session. This approach is reported often to get better results in terms of movement return (often clear, incremental spasticity/flaccidity declines over time which have the effect of increasing action control) than traditional, more passive therapy modes.
ARNI does its best to reverse this latter trend by providing dedicated and intensive help… having proven over the years that it is possible, with effort, to guide people to achieve real rehabs & much better qualities of life.
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Neuroplasticity enables 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.
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When you've had a stroke you may find that your toes have a tendency to curl. This is due to spasticity. Exercises help retrain the brain to properly send signals to the feet and toes. Repetitive exercises activate neuroplasticity; the brain’s ability to rewire itself. The more you practice using the toe and foot muscles, the better the brain gets at controlling and relaxing those muscles, promoting recovery.
Need some help with your pesky toes? We have trainers throughout the country. Call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com to find out if there's one nearby who can help you.
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Approximately 40% of stroke survivors experience this difficulty: to comprehend or produce spoken or written language caused by a cerebrovascular accident. In half of these cases the language impairment still persists one year post-stroke. Aphasia has wide-ranging effects on the ability to function and quality of life of stroke survivors and easily leads to social isolation.
If you need help, ARNI SLT Telerehab can now help YOU, right now, wherever you are in the world!
The latest evidence shows clearly that you can conquer aphasia very successfully with the help of speech and language therapy.
And it also shows that SLT Telerehab is just as effective as in-person, face to face treatment.
We have a team of highly experienced low-cost specialist SLTs (all post-grads from Universities such as UCL, the University of Cape Town etc) who are available to help you right now, in your home, via Zoom. You get a one to one hourly service, based around your diary needs, from the comfort of your own home, with a highly experienced specialist speech and language therapist. Please enquire to arni.uk.com/get-remote-speech-language-help-now/ !
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Something for you to ponder........
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Anthony had a major stroke at home in front of his young children. Days later he walked out of hospital talking normally. 🧠💙 Anthony Ojo, a 41-year-old support worker from Ashford, had a major stroke at home in front of his children. He thought he was answering their questions, but no words were coming out; as he put it, 'it was just babbling, and I was dribbling from one side of my mouth.'
His wife was working from home, dialled 999, and paramedics got the stroke consultant on a video call to assess him before he'd even reached hospital. A CT scan showed a clot blocking an artery in his brain, and an interventional radiology team carried out a mechanical thrombectomy, using suction to remove it, with live imaging showing blood flow restored the moment it came out. He spent four days in hospital and is now recovering at home - well done Anthony!
Btw, he's become one of the the first treated at what East Kent Hospitals says is the country's first standalone thrombectomy service, in a new £4.5 million suite at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Until it opened, Kent and Medway patients needing this treatment had to be driven all the way to London. Over 1,200 people have strokes in east Kent each year, and more than 100 could benefit from thrombectomy. As stroke lead Dr David Hargroves said, having the service locally has halved the time taken to deliver it, which for this procedure matters enormously; brain tissue dies by the minute when a major artery is blocked.
Anthony had been diagnosed with high blood pressure but didn't always take his medication, because he exercised and felt fit. 'It was a wake-up call,' he said. 'A lot of other people were the same, but now they take it seriously.'
As you know, high blood pressure is one of the biggest single risk factors for stroke, and it rarely gives you any symptoms at all. ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery says that thrombectomy is one of the biggest advances in stroke medicine, and getting it closer to home literally saves lives ;)
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Post-stroke rehabilitation is a critical, multi-stage process, yet many survivors report feeling unsupported after formal, short-term hospital therapy ends. This can lead to decreased motivation, learned non-use of affected limbs, and a heightened fear of falling, which can all negatively impact long-term recovery.
The Action for Rehabilitation from Neurological Injury (ARNI) Institute was founded to address this significant gap in the patient pathway. ARNI offers an exciting, innovative, evidence-based program that supports stroke survivors in taking charge of their long-term recovery. The ARNI Approach is distinguished by its focus on three core principles:
* Functional Task-Related Practice: Moving beyond passive treatment, ARNI engages survivors in repetitive, meaningful activities designed to retrain the brain and body. This leverages the brain’s neuroplasticity… its ability to reorganise itself…to recover lost skills.
* Physical Coping Strategies: ARNI instructors teach specific, practical techniques for managing daily life challenges, such as getting up from the floor safely with one-sided weakness. This builds physical resilience and confidence.
* Stroke-Specific Resistance Training: Incorporating strength and conditioning exercises adapted for neurological limitations helps build stability and strength, empowering survivors to discard assistive devices and enhance their functional independence.
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