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Stroke Lingo Part 1: Speech Changes After Stroke
Stroke Management

Stroke Lingo Part 1: Speech Changes After Stroke

Does it ever feel like you are learning to speak a new language when you are trying to talk about having a stroke?

  • Natalie Miller, OTR/L
Natalie Miller, OTR/L Nov 21, 2019 • 4 min read
Healthy Lifestyle Tips for Stroke
Stroke Management

Healthy Lifestyle Tips for Stroke

A “healthy lifestyle” can really take on a lot of different meanings depending on who you are talking to!

  • Natalie Miller, OTR/L
Natalie Miller, OTR/L Nov 12, 2019 • 5 min read
Managing Arm Swelling Following a Stroke
Stroke Recovery

Managing Arm Swelling Following a Stroke

Strokes that cause one-sided weakness often have another frustrating consequence: swelling in the affected arm and hand.

  • Alison Scarpa, OTR/L, CSRS
Alison Scarpa, OTR/L, CSRS Oct 15, 2019 • 4 min read
What is Left Neglect and How Can I Treat it?
Left Sided Neglect

What is Left Neglect and How Can I Treat it?

Left sided neglect is defined as impaired awareness of stimuli on one side of the body, despite not having any sensory loss to that side of the body.

  • Becky Alter, OTR/L
Becky Alter, OTR/L May 9, 2019 • 4 min read
Fall Prevention Techniques for Stroke Survivors
Fall Prevention

Fall Prevention Techniques for Stroke Survivors

Stroke survivors are three times more likely to fall at home after having a stroke than the general population.

  • Becky Alter, OTR/L
Becky Alter, OTR/L May 7, 2019 • 2 min read
How Can I Prevent Having Another Stoke?
Stroke Prevention

How Can I Prevent Having Another Stoke?

More than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke every year. About 185,00 of these strokes happen to people who have had a previous stroke.

  • Becky Alter, OTR/L
Becky Alter, OTR/L Apr 18, 2019 • 3 min read
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