Stronger After Stroke Your Roadmap to Recovery

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ISBN: 9781932603743 | 1932603743
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/1/2008

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"Written for stroke survivors, their caregivers, and loved ones, Stronger After Stroke presents a new and more effective treatment philosophy that is startling in its simplicity: stroke survivors recover by using the same learning techniques that anyone uses to master anything. Stronger After Stroke puts the power of recovery in your hands by providing simple to follow instructions for reaching the highest possible level of healing."--BOOK JACKET.

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Stroke Recovery Essentials	p. 1
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan	p. 2
Say No to Plateau	p. 4
Use Your Fantastic Plastic Brain	p. 6
A Doctor Made for Stroke Survivors	p. 10
Using the Wisdom of Athletes	p. 11
The Ultimate Stroke-Recovery Drug	p. 13
Measuring Progress	p. 16
Recovery Hints and Tricks	p. 21
Challenge Equals Recovery	p. 22
Use What You Have	p. 23
Train Well on a Treadmill	p. 25
Mirrors Reflect Recovery	p. 28
Stick to the Task	p. 30
Let Recovery Flow	p. 32
The Recovery Calendar	p. 35
Roadmap to Recovery	p. 38
Recovery Was So Fast Right After the Stroke-Why Did It Slow Down?	p. 41
Tips for the Caregiver	p. 43
Safeguarding the Recovery Investment	p. 47
Stay Off the Killing Floor	p. 48
Reduce the Risk of Another Stroke	p. 51
Protect Your Bones	p. 52
Stretch Out	p. 54
Shoulder Care 101	p. 59
Five Tests You Should Do	p. 62
Cool Treatment Options	p. 67
Constraint-Induced Therapy for the Arm and Hand	p. 68
Get Your Hand Back	p. 74
Imagine It!	p. 78
Stimulate Your Stride	p. 80
Mirror Therapy	p. 82
Speak Musically	p. 84
Constraint-Induced Therapy for Speech	p. 85
You Are Game-Virtual Reality	p. 87
Rhythm Rehab for the Arms and Hands	p. 89
Rhythm Rehab for the Leg	p. 91
The Good Trains the Bad-Bilateral Training	p. 93
Shocking Subluxation	p. 96
Elements of Exercise Essential to Recovery	p. 99
Get a Home Exercise Program	p. 100
Space to Recover-The Home Gym	p. 103
Space to Focus-The Community Gym	p. 104
Weight Up!	p. 107
Bank Energy and Watch Your Investment Grow	p. 110
Recovery Strategies	p. 113
Therapy Soup-Mix and Match	p. 114
Lifestyle as Therapy	p. 117
Your Work Schedule	p. 119
Living Recovery	p. 120
Keep the Core Values Close	p. 122
Hard but Safe	p. 123
Eat to Recover	p. 125
Make Home Movies	p. 129
Don't Neglect the Good Side	p. 131
Guide Your Doctor	p. 133
Spasticity Control and Elimination	p. 137
Spasticity-The Beast Unmasked	p. 138
Neuroplastic Beats Spastic	p. 140
Spasticity-Jekyll and Hyde?	p. 143
Give Spasticity the One-Two Punch	p. 145
Motivation: The Recovery Fuel	p. 151
Meeting the Challenge of Recovery	p. 152
Be a Caveman	p. 154
When Help Hurts	p. 157
Reconsider Medications	p. 161
Fight Fatigue	p. 162
Walking Your Way to Better Walking	p. 165
Recovery Machines	p. 169
Those Amazing Machines	p. 170
Resources	p. 183
Glossary	p. 187
Index	p. 205
About the Author	p. 216
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