Author: Alan B. Ettinger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107014557
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 693
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Unique case-based guide to generating diagnostic possibilities based on the patients' symptoms. Invaluable for psychiatrists and neurologists.
Author: Judith McCudden
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525575848
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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We only get one chance on this planet. Stepping out of our comfort zones, taking risks, and making a new life where one is a stranger, are sometimes the best choices we can make. A Stroke of the Foot is a poetry collection of great beauty, containing vastly different and unfamiliar landscapes. It examines relationships and the decision to leave one’s homeland to make a fresh start. White, middle-aged, English-speaking women are generally not recognized as going through archetypal immigrant issues: isolation, loneliness, financial hardship, and dealing with government red tape. Charting the wildernesses of Australia and Canada via four themes—Water, Navigation, Journey, Landscape—these poems reveal insights about the physical and psychological journey. As the author navigates a new place, she also has to examine her beliefs and values. This book evokes the feeling that love really does conquer all, that we need to trust our hearts, that silence and reflection are survival keys, and that we never stop learning.
Author: Joyce Hoffman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479712507
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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“I was up all night reading. I laughed, cried and my heart was touched. My friend recently began to ignore me and doesn’t want me to visit.... Your blog really made me see what a survivor sees and feel what they feel. Because of your willingness to share, I now know that I’m doing the right thing by hanging in there.” —Jada Thompson, a Reader “Oh Joyce.... Really touched my heart. There are no “happy words” to make this “better”. But you are facing it head-on, win or lose, and that says so much about your character.” —Anna Bofill, IT Professional “Takes my breath away. Powerful beyond words. Really a gem!” —Judy Freeman, Retired Teacher You have expanded my knowledge greatly! Keep up the good research and writing! —Laurel Nichols, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital “I was a reporter and I won an AP award [for an] editorial in ‘99.... I’m damaged goods and words fail me, sort of a blank slate.... I keep pluggin’ away, nose in the dictionary and thesaurus, hunting out words. I’m unsinkable.” —Mickie Roller, Stroke Survivor
Author: Cleo Hutton
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
ISBN: 9781934559017
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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An essential resource for all stroke survivors and their families and caregivers With more than 300 tips, this useful guide offers tried and true methods for coping with the aftermath of a stroke. Written by a stroke survivor and nurse, After a Stroke provides ideas, techniques, and exercises to help: accomplish daily living routines promote healing and recovery make the home safe and accessible foster independence and build self-esteem turn stroke deficits into assets After a Stroke contains everything families and fellow stroke survivors need to know to live a full life post-stroke.
Author: James Crawford
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 145253568X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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The book begins by revealing new ideas about how and why embolic stroke and heart attacks share a common history involving clot formation. The only distinction between the two diseases is where the clot finally stops. If in the brain, it results in a stroke; if in the heart muscle, a heart attack. Thus the first portion of the book (Chapters 1-4) documents how the mechanism of clot formation was studied through the eyes of a lifelong research scientist who was not a stroke expert, but a stroke survivor. Described in those chapters are entirely new ideas about how and why clots form, and how to prevent them. While my four years of stroke investigation (so far) was unfolding, I simultaneously carefully recorded my daily observations as I experienced an embolic shower-type of stroke. My goal was to assemble a guide for all stroke victims alerting them what to expect, and also my evaluation of a number of treatment modalities, nutrients/supplements etc., designed to save money and frustration to newcomers to the stroke world as well as the initiated. The big difference between this and other accounts of embolic stroke is that in this case it is framed in the context of an aging body. If you do not already know, this distinction is important since there is a fine line between the effects of aging and the effects of stroke. The upshot of this book is to offer my evidence to the reader that stroke and heart attack are largely avoidable diseases. My thought is, if the reader thinks what I say makes sense, they can take the recommended action starting today to minimize their risk. And it is so incredibly simple and virtually cost-free.
Author: Elleigh Lee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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While on a business trip 2,500 miles from home, former business executive Edward Lee woke up in his hotel room dizzy and with blurred vision. As the day progressed so did the effects of the stroke that would render him with numerous deficits and totally paralyzed on his right side. Embracing their situation, Elleigh Lee tells her husband’s stroke survival and rehabilitation story. Although the hospital incorrectly labeled the Lees as indigent and initially denied their admission to the rehabilitation unit; the author describes their life in the ER, ICU, IMCU, and the hospital’s stroke rehabilitation unit. With a diminished mind and body, they celebrated Edward’s accomplishments as he re-learned how to roll over, sit, stand, bathe, dress, and eventually walk with a cane. Returning home after a lengthy rehabilitation, they faced a new world that excluded many of the things that they formerly took for granted. The author discusses the realities of obtaining quality care in today's litigious and money sensitive healthcare environment. They met many amazing healthcare professionals during Edward’s hospitalization and rehabilitation. They also met a couple of hospital employees who disregarded their patient's health and dignity and in turn put the patient and hospital at risk. Now years later and standing side by side, their story is one of a stubborn caregiver and a stroke survivor who both refuse to give up.
Author: Arlene Schmid
Publisher: Singing Dragon
ISBN: 0857013270
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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A guide to yoga therapy for post-stroke rehabilitation, this book is for yoga teachers and yoga therapists, but also for occupational, recreational, physical and speech therapists who work with people with stroke and may integrate yoga into their practice. Rooted in evidence-based research and written by two yoga teachers who are also academics and researchers in rehabilitation, the book provides basic information about stroke and neuroplasticity, discusses the mind body disconnect that often occurs after stroke, and provides instruction on how to improve balance, strength and range of motion. It also covers effective meditation techniques to help overcome the stress and emotional impact of stroke. Clear photographs demonstrate yoga postures and activities specifically adapted for stroke patients, alongside case studies.
Author: Paul E. Kaplan
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 9780750674324
Category : Cerebrovascular disease
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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Nationwide there has been an increase in demand for rehabilitation services brought on by an increasingly aging population and improved survival rates after stroke due to advancing medical care and technology. This is a clinical reference that maps out the rehabilitative care of stroke patients. This title covers everything from clinical presentation, to rehabilitation psychological treatments. · Covers clinical presentations. · Treatment during acute rehabilitation. · Complete coverage of deficits of function, medical complications, and pain syndromes. · Very practical orientation. · Complete coverage of the rehabilitation process, from acute care to inpatient care to outpatient care
Author: Tomie De Paola
Publisher: Methuen Childrens Books
ISBN: 9780416222104
Category : Cerebrovascular disease
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.
Author: Peter G Levine
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISBN: 0826124712
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Now in its third edition, Stronger After Stroke 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. In easy-to-read sections, Stronger After Stroke 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. The new Third Edition of Stronger After Stroke 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
