I really agree with StrokeSmart’s choice of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as the leading movie about stroke and am anxious to see Amour. I’m disappointed that Starting Out in the Evening isn’t included and recommend both the movie and Brian Morton’s novel. Top 5…
What are humans truly capable of at their best? Gary Marcus looks at studies on human resilience, or what one psychologist calls, “ordinary magic”: [http://nyr.kr/Z8jPEG](http://nyr.kr/Z8jPEG)…
I tried some rehab sessions with Wii (liked the idea but hated the dumbed-down graphics), and this seems more developed. It seems more developed and more intensive than anything I’ve been exposed to. That comment at the end about people who want to continue playing sports makes me think…
This study is reported at Medical News Today with the headline ”Stroke Survivors Benefit From Regular, Brisk Outdoor Walks” and contains the following > Previous studies have already suggested that exercise that doesn’t put undue stresson the body can help stroke survivors increase their quality of life, but these…
Piano teacher Mark Miller uses Skype to meet the needs of disabled students around the world. I don’t know if I was more excited by this story of a stroke patient > When Kay Breslin, one of Miller’s former local students suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed…
I wish this report included video or links to the research site. Via “@jsbaranski Smart phone technology helps stroke survivors walk again [http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/health/smart-phone-technology-helps-stroke-survivors-walk-again]…
I may as well be late to the party on this, but now that I’ve discovered it, I’ll make finding out more about it my “homework” for the day. I’m interested that Andy Revkin [https://mikeschultz.ghost.io/andy-revkins-stroke/] is scheduled to appear; I hope the stories…
Hard not to pass this on when the cast I’m wearing on my wrist looks almost exactly like the one pictured at Gizmodo. But the cast I’m wearing is made of a material that had to be wetted before it became rigid. Vacuum-powered casting material [http://gizmodo.com/…