Brisbane Stroke Rehabilitation
Looking For A Brisbane Stroke Rehabilitation OT? Here’s how we can help you find your stroke recovery.
- Clinic or centre based stroke rehabilitation
- Stroke rehabilitation at home
- Stroke rehabilitation at home
Will I Get Back To Normal?
It’s one of the most common questions we hear from a stroke survivor.
Whilst we’ve no crystal ball nor do we offer any prognostic advice, we do stand by the fact that we will help you as much as clinically reasonable to acheive your goals.
You see, every year more than 60,000 Australians suffer a stroke. This number will only increase with the aging population the growing epidemics of obesity, physical inactivity and diabetes.
So if you or someone you know is affected, you’re not alone.
Are You Getting Enough From Your Stroke Rehabilitation Program?
It’s a sad reality, Australian stroke survivors in hospital (public) receive 25% or less of the recommended daily dosages of stroke rehabilitation therapy i.e. 37mins/day instead of 3hours/day.
In the USA, in-patients must receive a minimum of 3hours/day for at least 5 days a week.
So, have you received enough to warrant the results you have achieved? For our mind, outcomes for people who’ve survived a stroke are unacceptably low. We’d like to change this situation an that’s what our Brisbane Stroke Rehabilitation OT services is committed to.
You’ll likely may already know that your neurorecovery happens when stroke rehabilitation harnesses the opportunity of neuroplasticity.
What we don’t see in Australia is this being optimised to its fullest potential.
Strong Recommendation For The Amount Of Stroke Rehabilitation
For stroke survivors, rehabilitation should be structured to provide as much scheduled therapy (occupational therapy and physiotherapy) as possible.
(Lohse et al. 2014 [23]); Schneider et al. 2016 [29]; Veerbeek et al. 2014 [80])
For stroke survivors, group circuit class therapy should be used to increase scheduled therapy time.
(English et al. 2015 [20])
Clinical Guidelines For Stroke Management
Reasons Why You Might Choose Our Brisbane Stroke Rehabilitation Services
If you’ve experienced a stroke you’ve likely experienced an inpatient rehab experience. Therese are established stroke rehabilitation centres that offer a whole suite of services. Perhaps this was followed by an outpatient rehabilitation stint.
It’s common that after this, people feel that there is still much more to be achieved. That’s when people will likely get in touch with us.
Despite being connected with a stroke rehabilitation centre, some people may experience ongoing symptoms of:
- Reduced balance
- Difficulty with memory
- Challenged to complete everyday tasks at home or in the community
- Troubled by upper limb movement and performance to manage items and complete tasks
- Fatigue and frustration
- Reduced high level cognitive skills which is impacts your work performance
- Persistent “brain fog” symptoms
If you’re like our clients, you’re likely seeking out someone to help with the journey after a stroke, a partnership.
One which is focused on helping you achieve the best outcomes possible following a stroke and to live life on your own terms
After Stroke Rehabilitation: Set Up and Sustain A Program That Works For You
- In Home, In Clinic or Online stroke therapy
- Brisbane based Stroke Rehabilitation OT service which can work with other clinicians like physios, speech pathologists, your GP as a part of your team
- We’ve an expanding home visiting Brisbane stroke rehabilitation service covering Brisbane and its surrounds
- A clinical team which is dedicated to bettering their Neurological Rehabilitation chops- always.
- Solutions which may cover practical tips to leading edge technology involving rehab equipment and or home independence aids
- A focus on lifestyle programs to help support your long term recovery.
We focus on helping you achieve your goals. We know this can be hard as some people get frustrated with the “goal” language and “I just wanna be better”
Making a start is what we suggest and then we build from there. We do this by providing you with the a clinician, equipment, stroke rehabilitation exercise program, and the intensity.
Rehab does require effort on both sides- we’ll not beat around this point.
Our Brisbane stroke rehabilitation program includes occupational therapy as well as other care and clinical teams as needed.
Brisbane Stroke Rehabilitation OT Services
- Upper extremity rehabilitation
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Stroke rehabilitation technology
- Cognitive Fitness To Drive consultation and refer when suitable to a qualified OT driving assessor
- Cognitive and perception therapy
- Lifestyle programs
- Home modifications
- Return to work consultation
- Coaching and mentoring
- Tele-stroke rehabilitation (Online Therapy)
Get In Touch With Us
Brisbane Stroke Rehabilitation Resources
You might also be interested in our Occupational Therapy Brisbane Blog which is a curated resource hub for you to peruse:
If you’re on the stroke rehabilitation journey here’s information that other people found helpful.
- Recovery After Stroke One Year (Plus) Later: 6 Resources For Your Recovery One Year (Plus) After A Stroke Years after a stroke, is it too late to improve? Recovery after stroke is commonly a long journey.
- Designing for a long productive life at home: Home Modification Information: You can access a Comprehensive Resource List For Your Home Modifications
