What is Work and leisure
Returing to work after a stroke is usually easier for someone who has a desk job than for someone doing manual work where a defective arm and difficulty … Read more
What is Driving
The main reason for being unable to drive again after a stroke are perceptual problems, visal problems,loss of concentration and the memory. Everyone … Read more
What is Public transport
Going out on buses is easiest at quiet times of the day when they are less crowded. Try to choose a stop where the bus can stop close to the pavement because the bus platform will be an even higher step up from the road. Dial-a-ride and other voluntary transport schemes for disabled people operate … Read more
What is Stairs
A physiotherapist will teach the best way of managing stairs but in the absence of expert advice most people find it easier to put the good leg up first going up and the affected leg first going down. Post Views: 77
What is Walking
After a stroke the ankle may be unstable and the foot may drop. Hip and knee control may be diminished. The patient’s walking needs to be assessed by a physiotherapist who will teach independent … Read more
What is Wheelchairs
Sometimes a wheelchair will be a useful temporary measure to help the patient get to the lavatory instead of using a commode or get out of the house for a change. But this should not stop the person earning to walk and thereby becoming more independent even if a chair is still needed for longer … Read more
What is Getting around
hysiotherapists are the people to advise on mobility and someone who has not been in hospital should ask the doctor to arrange for physiotherapy to learn the best way of moving around safely. In some districts community physiotherapists make home visits. They will also advise the carer on how best to give help with getting … Read more
What is Cooking and housework
When someone has great difficulty cooking and doing the housework the local Social Services department may be able to arrange for meals-on-wheels and/or a home help. Meals-on-wheels are delivered to the home one or more days a week for a small charge, Some areas run lunch clubs where people who are able to get out … Read more
What is Personal hygiene
Bathroom and toilet doors should not be locked. If this creates a problem, fit a special lock which can be opened from outside in an emergency. If the bathroom or toilet is small it will be safer to have the door rehung to open outwards. If getting on and off the toilet is a problem, … Read more
What is Meal times
If swallowing food is a problem a speech therapist should be asked to help. When the affected hand has limited grip, cutlery with extra thick handles will be easier to hold. A cheese knife with a sharp curved blade can be used to cut through food with downward pressure and a rocking action. It is … Read more