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For National Stroke Week (8 – 14 August), world-leading stroke ... increasingly clear that alcohol definitely increases your risk of secondary stroke. The risks still outweigh the benefits. 4. Exercise ... is in: the Mediterranean diet will also reduce your risk factors for secondary stroke. News & Articles Five things you need to know about ...
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... website featuring evidence-based resources to help survivors of stroke move more and eat well to reduce the risk of a second stroke, has ... that poor diet and inactivity are strong risk factors of stroke and secondary stroke but there are currently no usual care services towards ... Lisa Murphy, says the program will go a long way in helping prevent secondary strokes, particularly in regional and rural Australia where ...
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Join our Living with Stroke session as part of the HMRI Healthy Ageing for Seniors ... you a better understanding of: Signs of stroke, stroke prevention and secondary prevention Exercises and activities as well as modifiable risk ... Heidi's main research interests include environmental enrichment and secondary stroke prevention through regular physical activity. ...
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Stroke survivors will be able to tap into technology at home to access an exercise and diet program, aimed at preventing a secondary stroke. Stroke survivors will be able to tap into technology ... at home to access an exercise and diet program, aimed at preventing a secondary stroke. University of Newcastle researcher Emily Ramage has ...
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Stroke survivors who sit for long periods throughout the day could ... by performing short but frequent bouts of light physical activity. Stroke survivors who sit for long periods throughout the day could ... primary contributor to the onset of a number of chronic diseases and secondary strokes. “Baker IDI researchers have already shown that ...
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... used in a world-first training program developed by Hunter-based stroke researchers, aimed at upskilling hospital staff and optimising workflows to get stroke patients treated or transferred faster. Virtual reality (VR) ... brain injury, with a cascade of negative changes in the brain, called secondary neurodegeneration. So we’re working to limit the amount of ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? People who have had a stroke find it very difficult to be active and so can sit for long ... short bursts of activity could improve health and wellbeing after stroke. I’m also interested in how people can prevent a second stroke, ... fatigue, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, sedentary behaviour, secondary stroke education, telehealth Professor Coralie English | ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
... and researcher passionate about ensuring people living with stroke receive rehabilitation and post-stroke management that works; ... My main research interests include environmental enrichment and secondary stroke prevention through regular physical activity. ... Modification after TIA (S+SLAM-TIA) aims to determine how effective a secondary prevention program delivered by Hunter New England Local ...
Category: Researcher Profiles
What are your research interests? Stroke recovery and rehabilitation – The influence of enriched ... – Cellular and neurobiological reactions in brain plasticity and secondary neurodegeneration. Role of brain plasticity in stroke ... emphasis has been put on how stress is interfering with recovery and secondary degeneration processes. He is also exploring the effects of ...
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... has provided me the opportunity to meet and work with carers of stroke survivors, including through interviews and attending ... proud of my Honours work, which was a pilot study of an online secondary prevention program for stroke survivors. I hope that this ... that they care for. Specialised/Technical Skills Working with carers Secondary prevention program for stroke survivors Assisting in research ...