Key Components To Stroke Recovery: Recent Episodes
Karen Malone
Key Components for Stroke Rehabilitation that you might be missing. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
Brenda gives insight on the transition from hospital or rehab center to home after a stroke. What will it be like when you are finally alone at home without the support of healthcare providers? What can help make that transition easier? Brenda has a Facebook group called Safe and Healthy Caregivers. Through a link in her group, you can find helpful video training on transfers! Check it out!!
She also offers a training course for Caregivers at www.safetyfirsttransfersolutions.com.
Looking for more help with your stroke-specific exercises? Check us out at The Stroke Movers Facebook group!
Today we have Sandi Macpherson to tell us about her story.
In this podcast episode:
00:30 - Sandi Macpherson's story
06:00 - Going biking after having a stroke
09:00 - Working after having a stroke
15:00 - Doing normal day to day tasks after having a stroke
19:00 - Making artificial fingernails
22:00 - What is Sandi's new job?
24:00 - How did Sandi develop a limp?
32:00 - Sandi's message to people who are anticipating of getting back to their normal life
Today we have Noelle Young to tell us about her Stroke Story.
In this episode:
01:00 - Noelle's stroke story
05:00 - What happened after Noelle's stroke?
08:00 - When did Noelle go to rehab?
13:00 - What was Noelle's transition to home like?
17:00 - Why was the stroke a good thing for Noelle?
19:00 - Does Noelle like setting up goals? What's in her goal list?
22:00 - Noelle's advice to people who are feeling discouraged
Today we talk about mindset. Where is your mind set today? How is it affecting how you're feeling?
In this episode:
02:00 - Karen's story in China
06:00 - Your journey of a thousand steps
08:00 - Losing control and what do you have control over
10:00 - Healing takes time
11:30 - I can try attitude
13:00 - I can look for, ask for and accept the help I need
14:00 - What can you do today?
15:00 - A continuum of healing
16:00 - False beliefs
19:00 - Do you feel that you are a burden everytime?
21:00 - Why not choose to be positive?
27:00 - The course that I am working on now
We are here today with Karen Matteo for her stroke story.
01:30 - When did Karen Matteo suffer a stroke? What happened during that time?
08:00 - Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, what's the difference?
13:30 - Had Karen had any falls in the last month?
15:00 - What does Karen's life look like now after her stroke?
19:00 - What household tasks is Karen able to do?
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Let's talk about another key component to stroke recovery. It time to think about where you are and where you are headed today! What will it take to get you started on your journey this year to a new place?
In this episode of Key Components to Stroke Recovery I interview two ladies, Barb and Darcy, who are a part of offering people facing disability in their city a healing ride on a bike down a treelined path in Illinois! Hop on board and let's find out more about what is happening on these Healing Rides! I am Dr. Karen Malone, PT, DPT in Saint Paul, MN, physical therapist and author of a book on stroke recovery, My Hero.
My Stroke Story gives us an opportunity to hear first hand the perspective of what it is like to have a stroke an begin the pathway back to an active life. No two strokes are the same and so this story will allow us to gain valuable insight into the struggles and victories stroke survivors experience. My name is Dr. Karen Malone, PT, DPT here in Saint Paul, MN. I am the author of the stroke recovery book, Your Hero and a physical therapist with over 30 years of experience working with stroke survivors in rehabilitation. Join us on Facebook in The Stroke Movers, a facebook group for stroke survivors.
We will hear from a stroke survivor to get a first-hand perspective on what can happen when someone has a stroke and starts on the road to personal recovery. No two strokes are the same. Strokes can affect a person physically, mentally and emotionally.
Most survivors are impacted in other ways as well. For listeners who have also had a stroke, this is an opportunity to hear someone else's story which can be encouraging and offer insight into your own path of recovery. I am your host, Dr. Karen Malone PT, DPT in Saint Paul, MN.
Thanks for joining us! You can also find us in The Stroke Movers, a facebook group for those looking for a way to improve independence and confidence after a stroke!
What are 4 key componentents to a good stroke recovery plan? Adding these could help you move so much easier and be more satisfied with how you are moving.