Managing Fatigue Following A Stroke
This video includes education on post-stroke fatigue, tips for working around it, as well as ways to build endurance following a stroke.
Wellness
The Power of Goal Setting
In this video we'll go over the benefits of goals, where and how to start creating goals, how to make your goal SMART, and tips to stay consistent.Â
Owning Your Doctor’s Visit
In this video we discuss ways to prepare beforehand and during your doctor’s visit.
Sleep Hygiene for Survivors of Stroke
Sleep is an important factor in maintaining brain health, which means it is important to make sure you are taking steps to help improve the quality of sleep you are getting. This is especially true for survivors of stroke.
Post-Stroke Depression
This presentation for the Stroke Education Series was presented by Lindsey Jenkins, PhD of the University of Kansas Health System on Post-Stroke Depression. Thank you to The University of Kansas Health System for partnering with the American Stroke Foundation for the Stroke Education Series.
Spasticity & Stroke: Seated Stretching Routine
This video provides 5 different exercises to help prevent and reduce tight and stiff muscles.
Social Isolation & Survivors of Stroke
Learn about the health risks associated with social isolation and how to prevent or lessen the effects of it.
Targeted Hand Exercises for Survivors of Stroke Using Therapy Putty
This video shows you some ways you can use therapy putty to help stretch out and strengthen the muscles in your hands and fingers of your stroke affected side.
How to Make Your Own Homemade Therapy Putty
Therapy putty is great for stretching and strengthening the muscles in your hands and fingers and can be made at home with just a few simple ingredients.
Stroke and Sleep Apnea
How have you been sleeping lately? Do you feel well rested when you wake up in the morning? If not, and you are a survivor of stroke, one possible cause could be sleep apnea, which is a very common condition in both the general population and especially in survivors of stroke.
