Welcome to my blog: Stretch After Stroke

Stroke survivor Karen says: 

 “Yoga helps to get me out of my head and into my body. The breathing and meditation practiced in yoga assist me to calm central post-stroke pain and to decompress the sensory overload in my brain. The two sides of my body feel and function differently to one another and yoga postures help me to understand and reduce this asymmetry.” 

 https://strokefoundation.org.au/blog/2015/05/20/yoga-after-stroke 
Image retrieved from: http://tiaho.org.nz/support/service/stroke-foundation-northland

I have a personal interest in stroke, as I have a grandfather who died as a result of a Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and a cousin who experienced a CVA at birth. 

 I have seen first-hand the therapeutic value of occupational therapy rehabilitation in enabling my cousin to engage in meaningful occupations, improving his quality of life.
This has empowered me to further my knowledge of rehabilitation techniques for individuals post-CVA, in order to help improve quality of life.


As my occupational therapy course is coming to an end, I am interested in looking at other techniques beneficial for CVA survivors to help them re-engage in meaningful occupations, adding to my occupational therapy toolkit. 

 Throughout this blog, I will explore how yoga may support rehabilitation for individuals post- CVA.

 Any feedback or thoughts about this blog would be greatly appreciated.


References:

Stroke Foundation. (2014). Yoga after stroke. Retrieved from: https://strokefoundation.org.au/blog/2015/05/20/yoga-after-stroke 


Comments

  1. Unknown30 July 2017 at 18:24

    This is a great read! It is clear that you have such a passion for stroke and will do great things to help people to return to function. It is great to see also the different techniques that are used with stroke.

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    1. Unknown4 August 2017 at 14:05

      Thank you for reading Rebecca! Yes, I hope that this will help encourage occupational therapists to look at alternative therapies such as yoga, which can provide many health benefits for individuals who have experienced a stroke.

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