Brain rewiring is no longer science fiction – it's happening now. 🧠⚡Scientists at Duke University in the US have developed something called LinCx, just published in the journal Nature, and the basic idea is this: if a brain connection is damaged, instead of trying to fix it or medicate around it, you build a new electrical path between the neurons that need to talk to each other!
Think of it like a road closure: LinCx creates a working detour with a biological 'wire” designed to bypass broken or disrupted brain connections. Most current treatments, whether drugs or electrical stimulation, affect large areas of the brain at once, whereas LinCx targets only the specific cells you want to reconnect, leaving everything else alone.
For stroke survivors this is relevant because so many lasting effects after stroke come from broken communication between brain cells that are still there... not cells that have died, but cells that have simply lost their connection; and those broken connections underlie a wide range of problems that survivors know well.
Post-stroke epilepsy, which affects roughly one in ten stroke survivors, is caused by disrupted electrical activity in damaged circuits – and a technology that can restore orderly signalling between specific neurons could, in principle, reduce that disruption at source rather than suppressing it with medication.
The same logic applies to post-stroke depression, fatigue and cognitive problems like memory and concentration difficulties; all of these have circuit-level disruption at their root, not just chemical imbalance, which is why medications alone so often fall short.
It uses proteins originally found in fish that naturally form electrical connections; scientists engineered these to work only with matching partners so they do not interfere with anything else in the brain...
Obvs, this isn't going to be available on the NHS any time soon (realistically the mid-to-late 2030s if at all)- but good to be aware....💙🔬
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Is this realistic? What is the cost of this?
If you're physically able, drawing and cooking can be great activities that promote attention in stroke recovery.
“Focus on doing things you enjoy, but adjust them to a level that makes sense for you now. So, if you love doing 1,500-piece jigsaw puzzles, scale it back to 100. If you love to tinker, start with small tabletop projects.
It really is about individually tailoring and modifying things.
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Yes I have trouble comprehending anything
Tom's top tips:
If we do enough repetitions/tasks, our brain works for us and gets stronger.
Record yourself. Track your progress and a useful way to see how you are moving.
Make "challenge boards", these can be a collection of fastenings, fixtures and textures. All in one place, ready for you to practice and ensure you can increase your repetitions!
Ensure you have fun. Do a hobby, or try something new. For example, chess is a great way to train reach, grasp and release. (Tom became interested in DJing; a great way to practise shoulder/arm and hand movements!
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I made Lego models of motorcycles, complex, needing both mental and hand dexterity. Much more interesting than picking up lentils (earlier on in the process)
One of the biggest keys to progress in stroke recovery is to come to appreciate that 'everyday active retraining' is the zone you need to be in. It doesn't AT ALL have to be vigorous. It just needs to be gently suitable for you and, above all, consistent.
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Stroke at 38: cardiac arrest too – and she survived. 🧠⚡Joni Hughes from Doncaster tells her story this weekend..
She had always considered herself healthy; there was nothing to suggest something like this could happen. In November 2022, an unusual pain on the left side of her neck was initially put down to muscle strain – and then one evening she sneezed, collapsed, and couldn't move her right side at all.
Her partner called the emergency services and the ambulance arrived within minutes. By the time she reached A&E her speech had gone; confusion had set in and she went into cardiac arrest – and was 'gone' for four minutes before the team brought her back.
She spent a week in intensive care on a ventilator, with pneumonia alongside all the usual sequelae of stroke. It's worth noting that she says the kinds of things that mattered most were the smallest things: a healthcare assistant making her smile, or plaiting her hair after a shower - does this chime with your acute xperience too?
Joni still lives with right-side weakness, drop foot and significant fatigue.. and uses FES to walk... some days are manageable, some are not, and the fatigue is, in her words, the worst part. She recently put petrol in her car unaided; she counts it as a big moment and it really is. ARNI Stroke Rehab & Recovery says: Joni's account is familiar; the fatigue, the lost independence.. and the 'small wins'.... if you are a stroke survivor reading this, her words will be very familiar, yes? 💙🙌
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15 months post stroke caused by carotid artery dissection which was caused by coughing.
,Six years post stroke you can do it 💯👍
Something similar happened to me. It’s so easily done and this needs to be more publicly known for others to take note and get checked out. Even for the smallest of pains especially in the neck area
Well done
Hope you get a lot better soon.
That really young have a stroke I had stroke 98 Elsie Eddington.
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💙 strikes are vile i had one 5 years ago, its a very long road
Bless 🙌
Never say never. There's always hope.
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And my partner, Harry Taylor, has done just that. After having a severe haemorrhagic stroke in June 2023 leaving him with right side paralysis, Aphasia and Apraxia he's just had a book published by the History Press!!! When Harry Met Peggy, the perils of restoring a classic Austin 1100. Told with charm and humour. So proud of him. 💪💪💪❤
Identifying and setting numerous purposeful rehab goals is hugely important. It's important that they are self-driven. challenging, targeted and achievable. When creating your goals look at short, medium and long term,
And if you need help to achieve your goals; call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com. We have trainers throughout the country who can help you.
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This is what Diane says about ARNI Instructor training:
s a registered nurse/ exercise instructor working in the community with older people and people with chronic health conditions, including stroke, I thought the ARNI course would be a valuable addition to my qualifications and provide knowledge and skills that would improve my ability to work with stroke survivors.
When we arrived course objectives were clearly presented and what was required was clearly explained. Written resources mainly consisted of Tom Balchin’s book ‘The Successful Stroke Survivor’. We were also provided with an informative and clearly presented course manual, handouts containing PowerPoint presentations and information about assessments. Aso provided was a memory stick containing research papers on a range of issues associated with stroke rehabilitation; these were very informative. Everyone was able to study at a level that was suitable to them; some preferring to study in depth and others finding a less intellectually challenging level was sufficient.
During contact days much of the time was concerned with practical details of working with a stroke survivor and teaching exercises and coping strategies outlined in the Successful Stroke Survivor book. Visits and talks by survivors were valuable; particularly having the opportunity to talk and work with them one-to-one.
Tom Balchin, course tutor, is Founder and Director of The ARNI Institute and is a stroke survivor. Having been through the process of stroke rehabilitation, he is able to speak with confidence about all he had learned. He is committed to helping survivors who have been discharged from the NHS rehabilitation programme to work towards regaining as much functional ability as possible; through the provision of the Successful Stroke Survivor book and by training as many ARNI instructors as possible. He is an approachable, friendly person who does all he can to help candidates on the course to be successful.
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Are there any ARNI trainers in Sandwell? We have a good NHS stroke service but it is time limited and many people need more than we are allowed to give
Love my trainer
tip for you: always to try and copy the activity you do using your good hand with your affected hand.
If you need some help then call us on 0203 053 0111 or email support@arni.uk.com We have trainers throughout the country who can help you with your recovery.
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