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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
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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
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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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Copyright © August 2008
The Stroke Network, Inc
P.O. Box 492
Abingdon, MD
21009
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