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Stroke and Brain Injury

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Measuring Recovery

OVERVIEW: “This episode was largely geared towards the survivors at home...once they’re at home doing this and some very simple strategies for how to do it and I LOVE the video recording piece. I know some people are shy and afraid to look at themselves on camera but you don’t have to show it to anybody...You know...And the people that love you won’t care any way. They will be happy to see your progress...” EPISODE SUMMARY: This episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Stroke and TBI Recovery Simplifie...

Apr 28, 2021•40 min•Ep. 7

Bilateral Training for the Arm, and Leg

OVERVIEW: "Antiphase would be right hand forward right hand back, left hand forward left hand back...you get the idea. So, there’s a million things that you can do within the...This could be fun! It should be fun! Yeah....Put the “fun” back in function! Exactly! The lower extremity’s super easy to do...Here’s the thing about the lower extremity – one of the things that messes up in people that have gait problems after a brain injury is the rhythmicity of walking....put in ear plugs one time and ...

Apr 26, 2021•47 min•Ep. 6

THE CLARIFICATION

OVERVIEW: There’s another important component to us as humans and that is our level of motivation and building habits for recovery...And I think that’s an important role that therapists play in the rehab phase for a person...and really talking with them about it, the survivor if they understand. If they’re struggling to understand it’s time to bring in the caregivers...where is this person going when they leave our level of care...and talking about the importance of establishing whatever this ha...

Apr 24, 2021•28 min•Ep. 5

Learned Non-use

OVERVIEW: ...So hyper-acute, acute, subacute and chronic, those are the 4 phases...The way that you tell it’s time to start is look for subacute, spontaneous recovery and then, once they plateau, after that you’re not waiting for this easy ride of the brain coming back online...It’s all neuroplastic change after that. You’ve got to borrow from some other part of the brain that’s still intact and so then it becomes real learning.... EPISODE SUMMARY: In this first, full episode of NOGGINS & NE...

Apr 12, 2021•55 min•Ep. 4

Intro Episode: Stroke and TBI Recovery Simplified

NOGGINS & NEURONS: Stroke and TBI Recovery Simplified: Intro Episode Peter G. Levine and Debra Battistella discuss the heart and soul of this endeavor and you will learn how quickly they go down a rabbit hole! We discuss our passion for filling in gaps and the single, most important goal of this podcast...To simplify everything around stroke and brain injury so that survivors, caregivers and loved ones, therapists, the medical team and students understand the recovery process better. Better ...

Apr 11, 2021•19 min•Ep. 3

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