Research Participants Needed: What do stroke survivors think about motivation for rehabilitation, and how can therapists help?
Type: Research
Stroke survivors and their carers are invited to take part in a workshop to share your experience with rehabilitation (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy) after stroke.
Can we adapt a social participation and mood therapy to help those with language difficulties after stroke?
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This study will explore whether an existing therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), can be used for people with aphasia. Information will also be collected to design a future large-scale trial evaluating this approach.
Stroke recoveries at risk report: Willie's story
Type: Campaigns
Willie is 47 and lives in Portadown. Willie was a busy music teacher, performing musician and family man when he had a stroke late one night in October 2017. He spent two months in hospital receiving physiotherapy and occupational therapy and has paid for additional private therapy to help with his recovery. But everything changed for Willie during the pandemic.
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Rebuilding Lives: Baz's story
Baz features in our Rebuilding Lives campaign. Baz had a stroke in 1992 and recovery has been long and tough. Over the course of 27 years of physiotherapy and speech therapy, he’s been slowly rebuilding his life.
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What are the benefits and challenges of the UTILISE speech therapy app?
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How do you take aphasia therapy from the clinic to the home? Dr Claudia Bruns is researching the benefits and challenges of a new speech and language therapy app.
Stroke recoveries at risk report: Colyn's story
Type: Campaigns
Colyn received occupational therapy and physiotherapy while in hospital following a stroke. While this should have continued at home, the Covid-19 pandemic prevented this from happening.
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Supporting someone with communication difficulties
Type: News
Guidance for family and friends on how to help a stroke survivor with everyday conversation and speech and language therapy.
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Can we predict how people with aphasia after stroke will respond to speech and language therapy?
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The project aims to employ similar techniques to the PLORAS project to predict which patients are most suited to which speech and language therapy.
Getting support after a childhood stroke
Here you will find support for your child such as therapy, learning support and care depends on several things including your child’s age, their age when they had a stroke, and the impact of their stroke.
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What maintains stroke survivors’ continued use of self-managed computer therapy for aphasia?
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What maintains stroke survivors’ continued use of self-managed computer therapy for aphasia?