The human brain is powerful, but what happens when it faces life-altering trauma? This webinar is worth taking the time to watch. It's Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, who suffered a severe stroke that left her unable to walk, talk, or recall her lif#neurorehabilitationa#exerciseafterstroket#neurorehabr#strokerecoveryo#strokerehabilitationa#strokeexerciser#strokesurvivorscanr#neuroplasticityi#strokerecoveryexercisescises
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Can YOU help Tom complete his ARNI Instructor training?! 🧠💙
Tom Bodle is a student of mine (Dr Tom), whom I've also known for a number of years now before he decided to come on the course.
He works as a health and wellbeing development officer for Leicestershire, running cardiac rehab, falls prevention, exercise referral and physical activity programmes for people with long-term health conditions. And, he's nearly at the finish line of his intensive ARNI Specialist Stroke Rehabilitation qualification (FRETS) with me!
He needs just one thing: a stroke survivor willing to chat with him or email with him to share their story so he can complete his case study. If you're willing to help, Tom would love to hear about your stroke: ie, what happened, when, what rehab you received, what's worked, what hasn't, what you'd most like to achieve in your recovery etc etc.
Please do help Tom - just reply to this post and then I (Dr Tom) will IM you on Tom's behalf (so you have a reply from me personally) - and I'll give you his contact details and will then ask you to call or email him at a time that suits you best...
HUGE THANKS! If you can help him, please comment below AND/or send us a message and we'll put you in touch with Tom directly. ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery says: every new ARNI Instructor means more survivors getting the right help: and Tom just needs your story to get there. 💙🧠
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Stroke rehab that trains your arm AND teaches your brain to feel it again. 🧠🖐️ If your affected hand still doesn't feel right, or your arm still isn't doing what you ask of it months or years after stroke, new research published in Nature Medicine mnay be worth hearing about.
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and ETH Zurichhave developed 'MultiSensy' – a platform combining immersive virtual reality with electrical nerve stimulation applied to the skin, so that when you reach for, grasp or pinch a virtual object in the headset, you actually feel it in your hand at the same time.
34 patients more than three months post-stroke completed 12 sessions over three weeks; the MultiSensy group showed nearly twice the improvement on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper limb motor impairment as the conventional rehabilitation control group... and similar advantages on the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT).
We all know that after stroke, some of us struggle to feel touch in the more-affected hand and may perceive the arm as distorted in size, shape or position. As lead author Valerio Aurucci of ETH Zurich puts it, 'patients often have difficulty not only moving the affected limb, but also feeling it and perceiving it correctly.'
MultiSensy is interesting to hear about as nearly double the Fugl-Meyer improvement over conventional rehab in chronic stroke survivors is a result worth paying attention to, yes, but this is still at research stage; no UK trial is registered and no NHS adoption pathway has been announced – so routine availability is unlikely before the early 2030s at the earliest.
Meanwhile at ARNI, the ARNI Instructors and I work on survivors' sensation, perception and movement together from the earliest stages (separating them out is really a bit of a false economy in upp#ARNIstrokerehab #VirtualRealityu#strokerecoveryh#UpperLimbRehabi#StrokeResearchery #UpperLimbRehab #StrokeResearch
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The Successful Stroke Survivor Full Video Series: 300 minutes anytime online viewing
You are about to completely change the way you view your rehabilitation. By following the advice in these 7 online videos you will totally transform yourself. You will be able to disregard the use of a wheelchair, stick and rigid plastic orthotic, as appropriate. Amongst many other things, you will learn to get down and up from the floor, balance, walk and turn without problem, become strong and robust.. and tackle all sorts of activities of daily life that you hadn’t dreamed possible after stroke.
Importantly, Dr Tom will teach you how to recover a great deal more action control of your upper limb and achieve spasticity decline leading to grasp and release capability. Contained in these videos is a wealth of information relayed by Dr Tom, who has ‘been there’. A stroke survivor himself, he shows you exactly what to do to make an incredible recovery: you will not BELIEVE what can be done! You can do it: Dr Tom will show you how, and will also show you a full training session with a stroke survivor so you can see how everything works.
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On bad days, remind yourself, I AM A SURVIVOR. If anyone calls you a stroke victim, immediately correct them and proudly announce, “I am a stroke survivor.” You have worked hard for this. You’ve pushed yourself for this. You’ve overcome obstacles for this. You’ve earned this.
The difference between calling yourself a stroke victim and a stroke survivor is an extremely important mindset shift for your recovery. Words are very powerful, and they shape how we view ourselves and the world. In the case of those who have experienced a stroke, words can give you the strength to propel yourself forward to be the best you can be after a stroke, versus merely subsisting at your current level of recovery.
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Petr Piokomy is a qualified specialist personal trainer in stroke and neurological rehabilitation, and has been working in this field for the past 16 years. For the last 7 of those, he's been an associate of the ARNI Institute.
To keep this service running, ARNI relies heavily on donations and a small portion of commission from training sessions. Compared to private neuro rehab centres, ARNI offers a highly affordable and effective alternative - but they need support to keep going.
Here's how Petr is helping:
On Friday, September 25, 2026, ARNI instructor Petr will be taking on 13 Valleys challenge in Lake District in effort to raise awareness and funds for ARNI. This is around 114 miles throughout the national park with over 7,000 metres of elevation gain. This will be the longest and most challenging run he has run and is classed as ''brutal'' difficulty.
This is no small challenge - but it’s nothing compared to what many stroke survivors face every day.
If you can spare anything at all, we'd be be truly grateful for your support. Every donation helps ARNI deliver life-changing rehabilitation to someone who needs it.
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By improving mobility and coordination in the legs, feet, and core, you can improve balance.
It doesn't need to be complicated. Simply standing still, somewhere safe, and turning your head from side to side is working your balance. Start off slowing and as you get better increase the number of head turns; and the speed. Imagine you're standing at the side of a road looking to see if there's any traffic coming.
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A great tip for you (from The Successful Stroke Survivor book): Actively make an effort to turn each foot out at 45 degrees on each step. Try it. This one tip may be all you need to start making excellent progress with your walking. It really does work for some people! The affected leg is instantly more controllable because you are sending strong signals to it rather than just stumbling along.
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ARNI Instructor (Jack), training a stroke survivor with residual upper limb spasticity at ARNI Institute Lingfield
To find out if there's an ARNI instructor near you call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk#arnistrokecharitya#stroket#strokesurvivorsiv#neuroplasticityi#strokebalancelance
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