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... strokes and the role of cerebrospinal fluid in the after-effects of stroke. HMRI Dalara Early Career Research Fellow and StrokeCORE Founder ... in understanding what happens after ischaemic strokes – the type of stroke that occurs due to a blockage in an artery of the brain. ... to cerebrospinal fluid affect the brain and impact post-stroke recovery a day, a week, a month and even a year after the event. “We ...
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Professor Coralie English and stroke survivor partner Ms Meredith Burke have launched i-REBOUND, a program developed to provide people who have had a stroke access to expert, purpose-designed resources - helping them to ... of Newcastle, is offering specialised support on the journey to recovery. Professor Coralie English and stroke survivor partner Ms ...
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... Medical Research Institute (HMRI) are inviting people who have had a stroke, as well as past or present carers of someone who has had a stroke, to help design a long-term recovery group for stroke survivors. Dr Heidi Janssen , researcher and ...
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For National Stroke Week (8 – 14 August), world-leading stroke researcher Professor Coralie English shares five things everyone ... your risk of having another stroke. Alcohol may also impact your recovery, worsen symptoms such as fatigue, and react with some ...
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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 launched in Australia. The i-REBOUND after stroke website ... developed areas will no longer be left behind and can have a good recovery irrespective of where they live,” said Dr Murphy. Check out ...
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Horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapies may improve stroke survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition years after their stroke. Horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapies may improve ...
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Stroke affects 53,000 Australians each year and is the biggest cause of adult disability. Stroke affects 53,000 Australians each year and is the biggest cause of ... Fast treatment results in better health outcomes. We discovered that recovery after stroke involves re-learning what used to be automatic ...
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HMRI researcher Dr Dawn Simpson has been awarded a Stroke Foundation Research Grant to develop a new tool to tackle post-stroke fatigue. HMRI researcher Dr Dawn Simpson has been awarded a ... triggers for fatigue and implement personal strategies to improve recovery and quality of life. The research project received $79,944 from ...
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Spotlight on Stroke is a free, interactive online event. You can find out more about the stroke research going on here in the Hunter, ask questions, and connect ... & orchid buff) John Garbutt (President of Board of Stroke Recovery Association of NSW , survivor of stroke, World Champion sailor) ...
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... to develop a culturally appropriate yarning tool for after stroke. Yarning up After Stroke Project Team with project artwork (left to right: Vickie Brandy, ... together to create a culturally appropriate strengths-based yarning recovery tool for people living with stroke. Their work is informed by ...