What OT Can Do For You: Recovering After a Stroke
What OT Can Do For You: Recovering After a Stroke
What can occupational therapy do for you after you’ve had a stroke? Check out how an OT used a task that was important to her client to help her reach her goals.
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0 -> the evidence is really strong now from
the scientists in neuroplasticity that
7.799 -> using real-life situations will give
better changes on a neurological level
15.02 -> you'll see more improvement when we use
occupation in our treatment with
23.029 -> different therapy is helping retrain
my brain to send the correct signals
31.05 -> If I do it enough my brain should kick in and I should be able to do it on my own
38.45 -> Lisa's arm is supported in a mobile arm
support we have some functional
44.129 -> electrical stimulation and then I'm
triggering the stim so it triggers when
49.2 -> she grasps and then as soon as she makes
her way across her body and over here
53.85 -> into the bag I let go of the trigger
and Lisa focuses on opening and
57.84 -> extending her fingers. Trying to tap into
everything Lisa enjoys doing. This is
66.06 -> something that's important to Lisa. She
enjoys makeup. I came here to get
70.74 -> more intense therapy in using my hand I
know it's gonna be perfect but little by
78.78 -> little
89.12 -> you
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfpVMZDRg9A