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Tag: rehabilitation
Evidence for Nursing: new evidence and resources – Quarter 1 2021
The latest evidence and resources for nurses and clinical support workers.
Physical rehabilitation after stroke
Mark Smith, Consultant Physiotherapist in Stroke Rehabilitation, looks at Cochrane evidence on physical rehabilitation approaches for the recovery of function and mobility following stroke and the implications for service delivery
Cognitive rehabilitation after stroke – an urgent plea for good research
In a blog for our series #LifeAfterStroke, neuropsychologist Marta Bienkiewicz takes a look at the evidence on cognitive rehabilitation.
“I miss me…” Life after stroke.
In this blog, Caroline Carus reflects on some of the impacts of her stroke, one year on.
Stroke rehabilitation trials: let’s measure what matters
Julie Duncan Millar, PhD Student and Physiotherapist, discusses measuring what matters to stroke survivors and developing a new toolkit of outcome measures for use in stroke trials
Virtual reality for people with stroke or Parkinson’s disease: bringing therapy home
Neuropsychologist Marta Bieńkiewicz explores the potential of virtual reality to help people with Parkinson's disease, and after stroke, and looks at the evidence
Vaginal dilator therapy: vibrate, dilate, or wait?
Nurse and researcher Tracie Miles blogs about Cochrane evidence on vaginal dilator therapy after pelvic radiotherapy, and about what happens when science listens to women
Stroke rehabilitation: maximizing arm and hand function after stroke
In a blog for our new series Evidence for Everyday Allied Health (#EEAHP), occupational therapist Danny Minnow looks at evidence on interventions to improve upper limb function after stroke.