Don't Stop. Don't Stagnate. Don't Let a Lull Convince You Recovery Has Ended.

Peter G. Levine
Stronger After Stroke Blog

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

What about "Long-Term Rehab Management of Stroke"? What do we know about stroke recovery as we get into months and years and decades?

What does this post have 

to do with this girl? 

Nothing!

The first thing we know is that its nonsense to believe that recovery has some sort of expiration date. I like the idea of someone coasting for a month or longer and then recommitting themselves to recovery. Its never too late.

What does tend to happen is "adaptation." The word refers to the notion that if you do the same techniques you get the same results. Survivors and therapists can both cause adaptation. Therapists can get used to what they use and go automatic and unimaginative with treatments. Survivors can get lazy and not push against their present abilities.

Bottom line: There is good  evidence in the research that so-called "chronic" survivors can continue to make progress.

Don't stop. Don't stagnate. Don't let a lull convince you recovery has ended.

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