Stronger After Stroke

Peter G Levine is a researcher, author, clinician, and instructor. Pete was a Research Associate at both the Department of PM&R University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and a consultant at the B.R.A.I.N. Laboratory, located in The Ohio State University Medical Center.

• ContentsForeword by Michelle Ploughman, BSc.PT, MSc, PhDPrefaceIntroductionAcknowledgments1. Stroke Recovery EssentialsPlan Your Work and Work Your PlanSay No to PlateauUse Your Fantastic Plastic BrainA Doctor Made for Stroke SurvivorsNeuroscience: Your New Best FriendUsing the Wisdom of AthletesThe Ultimate Stroke Recovery DrugMeasuring Progress2. Recovery Hints and TricksChallenge Equals RecoveryUse What You HaveTrain Well on a TreadmillMirrors Reflect RecoveryThe Mind, the Brain, and Sticking to the TaskLet Recovery FlowThe Recovery CalendarRoadmap to RecoveryTips for the Caregiver3. Safeguarding the Recovery InvestmentReduce Pain to Increase RecoveryStay Off the Killing FloorReduce the Risk of Another StrokeProtect Your BonesDon’t ShortenShoulder Care 101Five Tests You Should Do4. Cool Treatment OptionsConstraint-Induced Therapy for the Arm and HandGet Your Hand BackImagine It!Electrical Stimulation for Frugal DummiesStimulate Your StrideMirror Therapy (MT)Recovery of FeelingSpeak MusicallyConstraint-Induced Therapy for SpeechYou Are Game—Virtual RealityThe Good Trains the Bad—Bilateral TrainingRhythm Rehab for the Arms and HandsWalking in RhythmShocking SubluxationThe Neuroplastic Model for “Pusher” Syndrome5. Elements of Exercise Essential to RecoveryHorizontal Rehab: Good Sleep = Good RecoveryGet a Home Exercise ProgramSpace to Recover—The Home GymSpace to Focus—The Community GymWeight Up!Bank Energy and Watch Your Investment Grow6. Recovery StrategiesThe Four Phases of Stroke Recovery—And What to Do During EachThe Subacute Phase: Recovery’s Sweet SpotExpanding the Therapeutic FootprintTherapy Soup—Mix and MatchLifestyle as TherapyYour Work ScheduleLiving RecoveryKeep the Core Values CloseHard but SafeEat to RecoverMake Home MoviesDon’t Neglect the “Good” SideGuide Your Doctor7. Spasticity Control and EliminationSpasticity—The Beast UnmaskedNeuroplastic Beats SpasticSpasticity, Tone, and Contracture: Even Clinicians Get It WrongSpasticity—Jekyll and Hyde?Give Spasticity the One–Two Punch8. Motivation: Recovery FuelMeeting the Challenge of RecoveryBe a CavemanWhen Help HurtsReconsider MedicationsThis Just Got Real: Psychological Adjustment After StrokeFight FatigueWalking Your Way to Better WalkingThe Young Adult Stroke Survivor (YASS): Driven to Recover9. Recovery MachinesThose Amazing MachinesResourcesGlossaryIndex