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Lin
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Fiduk Jean Guggenheimer Lin Mouet Kathy
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Greetings,
They
say August days are the "dog days of summer." It's hot
and many are looking forward to cooler days. Those who
are tied to the school year are either looking forward
to or dreading the first of September. No matter what
your situation is, hope summer is treating you
well. We welcome Kathy Saul as an official
member of the newsletter staff. This month Kathy
contributes her third article. She will be researching
and reporting on assorted topics. This
month Steve Mallory updates organization news. There are
three articles covering Constraint Therapy Induced
Therapy. The first is an article by Chris DeWald which
explains CIMT. The second is written by two therapists.
Finally there is an article which shares experiences of
three Stroke Network Members. Kathy Saul
contributes an article on disaster preparedness. Lin
Wisman reviews the book "My Stroke of Insight." Lin
Mouat tackles the subject of social skills and stroke.
Jean Guggenheimer reviews stroke news. Nancy Fiduk
provides a listing of this month's birthdays and stroke
anniversaries.
Deb
Theriault is seaching Member Stories for future
newsletters. Be sure to contact her if you are
interested in being featured. Her email is
below.
Enjoy the August newsletter.
Lin Wisman Editor, StrokeNet lwisman@strokenet.biz |
Organization
Highlights
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Stroke Network
News By Steve Mallory
Steve was reading
through the comments made on the Demographic Survey. It
became apparent that there are many who do not realize
the many features of the sites of The Stroke Network. He
explains some of those features and provides
links. The Caregiver Handbook revision is
complete. Steve lists those who helped with the rewrite
and provides a link to the revised
addition. Fundraising, free email accounts
and the store are discussed. Steve completes his report
by providing a link to the results of the survey. This
is a great way to discover who is a part of this
network.
Click to Read
Steve's Remarks...
Contact Steve
at smallory@strokenet.biz
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Constaint Induced Movement
Therapy
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Forcing Affected Side
Usage By Chris DeWald Constraint
Induced Movement Therapy forces the use of the affected
side by restraining the unaffected side. In this article
Chris presents research explaining how CIMT works and
its history. At the end of the article is
a link to exercises which can be used to improve your
affected side. Even if Constraint Induced Movement
Therapy is not for you, these are simple exercises you
can do at home.
Click to Read
CIMT UK Study
looking for research partners. If you live in the UK be
sure to check this out.
Contact Chris
at cdewald@strokenetwork.org
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Constaint Induced Movement
Therapy
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Medical
Perspective By Monique Macias and Gillian
Porter
Monique Macias OTR/L and Gillian Porter,
OTR/L are therapists at SWAN Rehab in Phoenix. They have
provided info on Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
from the medical perspective of therapists.
Of
particular interest is their listing of necessary
criteria for a patient to be accepted for Constraint
Therapy. Check here to determine if you should raise the
possibility with your therapists and/or
doctor.
Click to Read
CIMT Medical
Perspective
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Constraint Induced Movment
Therapy
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User
Perspective
Many Stroke Network members have already
experienced Constraint Induced Movement Therapy. Click
below to read the comments by Rich James, Carol Jennings
and Michael Hand. Click to Read
CIMT User
Perspective |
Disaster
Preparedness
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An Ounce of Prevention is
Worth a Pound of Cure By Kathy
Saul
Disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes,
tornadoes and floods are often in the news.
Kathy investigated and reports on preparations
you might want to consider. A little preparation could
make a big difference if disaster strikes.
Click to Read
Disaster Preparedness Contact Kathy at ksaul@strokenet.biz
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Book Review: My Stroke of
Insight
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By Jill Bolte
Taylor, Ph.D. Reviewed By Lin
Wisman
Jill is a brain scientist. When
she had a stroke in 1996 she immediately understood what
was happening.
In her book she tells her story
of the stroke and the journey back. This book might be
of special interest to families, caregivers and friends
who are sometimes perplexed by the survivor.
Click to Read
Book Review
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Fuel for the
Journey |
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Social Skills and
Stroke By Lin Mouat
Lin
writes about how stroke damages survivor social skills.
Suggestions for dealing with social problems are
discussed.
Click To Read
Fuel for the Journey Contact Lin at
lmouat@strokenet.biz
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Stroke Newsfeed
Review
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Stroke News Last
Month by Jean
Guggenheimer
Each month Jean
reviews stroke news that was published the previous
month. Topics reviewed this
month:
Canadian woman gains 'east coast' accent
After stroke Man who stabbed woman has
stroke Omega-3 fatty acid may stop repeat
stroke Depression strikes those close to stroke
survivors Merck to fund settlement with former Vioxx
painkiller Activating stem cells in the
brain If any of these interests
you, click below.Click to Read
Newsfeed Review
Contact Jean at
jguggenheimer@strokenet.biz
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Intensive Aphasia Therapy
Program |
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RIC is offering a new
outpatient Aphasia program. The four week program begins
September 2, 2008. This press release provides more
information.
Click to Read
Aphasia Therapy Program
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Member
Stories
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By Deb Theriault
There are thousands of stories and
thousands ways our Readers are dealing with stroke. If
you would to have your story featured, contact Deb
Theriault, the Members Stories Coordinator, at dtheriault@strokenetwork.org.
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Member
Celebrations
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Birthdays and Stroke
Anniversaries Compiled By Nancy
Fiduk
The Stroke
Network congratulates all members who have celebrated a
birthday or stroke anniversary this month. Click below
to see the birthdays and anniversaries we have on file
for this month.
Click to Read
Celebrations...
Contact Nancy at nfiduk@strokenet.biz
Each month members'
birthdays, which
they have placed in their message board profile, are
listed.
To add your birthday, go to My
Controls on the Message Board. Look for Personal
Profile on the left of the screen. Select Edit Profile
Information. Enter both you birthdate and your
interests.
To
locate My Controls from the home page of the Message
board, http://www.strokeboard.net, select
Member Links, My Controls.
If you would like
your stroke
anniversary listed, send to the the Celebrations
Monitor at nfiduk@strokenet.biz. Be sure to
include your username
and the month, day and year of the stroke. If you
are not the survivor, please include the survivor's
first name and your relationship. For example: Bill,
husband. |
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August 2008
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