Chelmsford Public Library

Stronger after stroke, your roadmap to recovery, Peter G. Levine

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Stronger after stroke

bibliography

1019834231

Peter G. Levine

your roadmap to recovery

Puts the power of recovery in the reader's hands by providing simple-to-follow instructions for reaching the highest possible level of recovery. The book's neuroplastic recovery model stresses repetition of task-specific practice, proper scheduling of practice, setting goals, and measuring progress to achieve optimal results. Researcher Peter G. Levine breaks down the science and gives survivors evidence-based tools to retrain the brain and take charge of recovery. Introduces readers to leading-edge stroke recovery information while simplifying the process to attain specific benchmarks. Also included is a sample recovery schedule, a helpful glossary of frequently used stroke recovery terms, and a list of resources for readers to research emerging stroke recovery options. Also features: Complete update of all chapters to reflect new knowledge about maximizing recovery; the latest research insights applied to individual recovery programs; steps to cope with challenges at each stage of recovery and achieve success; DIY strategies to save time and money; new chapters on using electrical stimulation, reducing post-stroke pain, and understanding spasticity"--Back cover

Stroke recovery essentials -- Plan you work and work your plan -- Say no to plateau -- Use your fantastic plastic brain -- A doctor made for stroke survivors -- Neuroscience: your new best friend -- Using the wisdom of athletes -- The ultimate stroke recovery drug -- Measuring progress -- Recovery hints and tricks -- Challenge equals recovery -- Use what you have -- Train well on a treadmill -- Mirrors reflect recovery -- The mind, the brain, and sticking to the task -- Let recovery flow -- The recovery calendar -- Roadmap to recovery -- Tips for the caregiver -- Safeguarding the recovery investment -- Reduce pain to increase recovery -- Stay off the killing floor -- Reduce the risk of another stroke -- Protect your bones -- Don't shorten -- Shoulder care -- Five test you should do -- Cool treatment options -- Constraint-induced therapy for the arm and hand -- Get your hand back -- Imagine it! -- Electrical stimulation for frugal dummies -- Stimulate your stride -- Mirror therapy (MT) -- Recovery of feeling -- Speak musically -- Constraint-induced therapy of speech -- You are game virtual reality -- The good trains the bad bilateral training -- Rhythm rehab for the arms and hands -- Walking in rhythm -- Shocking subluxation -- The neuroplastic model for "pusher" syndrome -- Elements of exercise essential to recovery -- Horizontal rehab: good sleep=good recovery -- Get a home exercise program -- Space to recover: the home gym -- Space to focus: the community gym -- Weight up! -- Bank energy and watch your investment grow -- Recovery strategies -- The four phases of stroke recovery -- The subacute phase: recovery's sweet spot -- Expanding the therapeutic footprint -- Therapy soup: mix and match -- Lifestyle as therapy -- Your work schedule -- Living recovery -- Keep the core values safe -- Hard but safe -- Eat to recover -- Make home movies -- Don't neglect the "good" side -- Guide your doctor -- Spasticity control and elimination -- Spasticity: the beast unmasked -- Neuroplastic beats spastic -- Spasticity, tone and contracture: even clinicians get it wrong -- Spasticity: Jekyll and Hyde? -- Give spasticity the one-two punch -- Motivation: recovery fuel -- Meeting the challenge of recovery -- Be a caveman -- When help hurts -- Reconsider medications -- This just got real: psychological adjustment after stroke -- Fight fatigue -- Walking your way to better walking -- The young adult stroke survivor (YASS): driven to recover -- Recovery machines -- Those amazing machines