Since every stroke is different, every patient will have a different stroke recovery process.To help you recover from stroke efficiently, we’ll show you how to avoid 15 common mistakes.Before we dig in, you need to know about one of the most important concepts for recovery Healing the Brain during Stroke RecoveryWhen the brain is deprived of oxygen-rich blood during stroke, it leads to brain damage.While the damage cannot be reversed, it’s possible to train other parts of the brain to take over the tasks! This is called neuroplasticity.Neuroplasticity allows healthy parts of the brain to “pick up the slack” and help you regain lost functions, like movement and speech.Each part of the stroke recovery process will focus on neuroplasticity because it’s key to recovery.Next, we will discuss 15 steps to avoid the worst mistakes during stroke recovery. Optimizing Your Stroke Recovery ProcessHere are our top 15 tips for your stroke recovery process: 1. Massed Practice Activates NeuroplasticityThe biggest mistake: Forgetting that is about retraining the brainIn order to recover from stroke, your brain needs to rewire itself through.Your brain needs a high number of repetitions (“massed practice”) in order to successfully rewire itself and heal.The more repetitions you perform during your, the more your mobility will improve.But this doesn’t just apply to exercise. You can regain most abilities after stroke (like language and memory) by practicing those skills too.
(Link will open a pop-up that will not interrupt your reading.) 2. The Size and Location of Your Stroke MattersThe biggest mistake: Forgetting to educate yourself on all possible that may surface laterTypically, a results in smaller side effects while results in severe after effects.There’s also a significant difference between a vs a.For example, left side stroke survivors often struggle with speech since the left hemisphere of the brain controls language.Side effects vary greatly among stroke patients, so it’s important to do your research on potential – especially ones that correlate with the location of your stroke. See how Steve is recovering from post-stroke paralysis'My husband had a massive stroke in Feb 2018. He was released from the hospital in April 2018, however after he left the hospital he was unable to get therapy for over a year.In August 2019 we purchased the, because his right side is paralyzed quite often he must use both hands and feet to do the suggested exercises.
And the most amazing thing is. He IS making progress.The doctors are astonished because he is now able to move his his right leg, foot and toes. As well as his arm and wrist. His wrist had spasticity. Very bad but the program is truly helpful.I am so happy with this purchase. It's working! Still a long way to go but Steve is making improvements!'
FitMi is our best-selling home therapy tool because it helps patients see REAL results, just like Steve.
Designed for brain-injured patients. Easy-to-use, no training needed. Use it with mouse, keyboard or touchscreen. Designed with very simple screens and large print. See your progress every day, week and month.
Customized to your skill level. Provides hints if needed. Motivating and encouraging feedbackHow to get extra hours of therapy in the clinicIf you shift one hour of drill practice a month from clinic to home, that gives your therapist an additional hour to help you. That extra hour would typically cost $100 to $200, so the the software pays for itself several times over while also helping you make faster progress.If therapy has ended we encourage you to find a speech therapist to augment what you do with Bungalow.
We understand that many people can't afford that and that's another reason we're here. PricesIf you want additional speech therapy, Bungalow often pays for itself by getting you additional hours of therapy in the clinic. If a speech therapist is not available (or you can't afford one) Bungalow is an economical way to continue the recovery you started in speech therapy.We have over 20 to address the unique needs of each patient. They are available as a starting at $39 for our 18 most popular programs (and the first week is a free and includes a money-guarantee. You can also buy starting at $69 (or in discounted bundles).