When someone suffers a stroke the brain is damaged. This effects are different depending on the severity of and where the brain is damage (see diagram below). Some people will recover fully, or regain most functions after a stroke, others will have some disabilities.
Anat Baniel Method(ABM)® NeuroMovement®, provides the brain with the right environment to change, grow, relearn, reorganise, rewire; this process is known as Neuroplasticity! ABM® NeuroMovement® can help a stroke survivor to improve skills such as talking and walking- have a read here on the Stroke UK page to see how neuroplasticity is hope for stroke survivors. ABM® NeuroMovement®, provides the environment and exercises/movements for positive Neuroplasticity to occur and can help a stroke survivor.
Just some of the areas effected by stroke that ABM® NeuroMovement® can help with.
Cognitive: Memory, concentration, perception, communication (aphasia)
Physical: Balance, weakness, foot drop (toes catch on the floor causing the stroke survivor to lift the leg higher or swing the leg out when walking), pain, increased tone/tight muscles (spasticity), contractures (shortening of the muscles),swallowing and more.
Success Stories!
I trained with Tessa, learn about her story and how ABM® NeuroMovement® helped her. She is now a practitioner too.
I work with a man in his 40's who had a stroke some years before. He was discharged from the hospital with minimal aftercare provided. After years of feeling frustrated he found me through one of his carers. Due to circumstances he has one lesson a week and sometimes only one a month. but even with so little input from lessons he has made massive progress. When he first came to me he walked with his leg swinging far out to the side, making steps and doorways very difficult. He was soon walking with a much more natural and even gait and sometimes you would see no difference between his legs when walking.
A stroke happens when the blood supply to the brain is restricted or stopped.
Ischaemic- the artery supplying the blood to the brain is blocked by a clot.
Haemorrhagic - a blood vessel bursts causing a bleed to the brain.
Less blood means brain cells die.
What is a Mini Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIAs)?
When someone suffers a mini stroke of Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) the blood supply is interrupted temporarily. This can be a warning to the person to seek medical help before a stroke.
A mini stroke or TIAs present like a stoke:
Speech or visual disturbances
Numbness or weakness in the:
face
arms
legs
WARNING SIGNS!
Remember FAST
FACE droops
ARMS weak or numb
SPEECH slurred or confused
TIME CALL 999
Who can have a stroke?
A stroke can happen to anyone at any age, even in utero, this happened to my son.
What causes a stroke?
The main reasons for someone to have a stroke are:
High blood pressure
Heart and blood vessel conditions
Diabetes
Smoking
If you know someone who has had a stroke and you would like to book a lesson with Michelle please email contactmichellewheatley@gmail.com
You can read more about strokes here.
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Do you have a success story to share about a stroke survivor?
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