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24/04/2023

High blood pressure leads millions of strokes and heart attacks around the world every year. Home blood pressure monitors can help us stay on top of it before it causes a problem. This week, Carol Lucarelli of Omron Healthcare joins us to tell us what we need to know about the monitors on the market today.

Visit http://Strokecast.com/Omron to learn more.

17/04/2023

Pain sucks. Chronic pain sucks even more. And for many stroke survivors, this is now their life. Survivors have talked about living with pain, even when there is nothing "wrong" with the limb. And once you've lived with pain for several months you don't become accustomed to it. In fact, the nervous system increases your response to pain.

So what's going on here? And how does chronic pain impact how big we think our hands are?

Pain researcher and PhysioTherapist Brendon Haslam talks about the latest post-stroke pain research in this conversation.

Learn more at http://Strokecast.com/Pain

27/03/2023

After your brain bleeds for a week and a series of doctors don't take your concerns seriously, what do you do? If you're Tawnie the Neuro Mermaid, you leave the hospital, step away from teaching, become a mermaid, and channel your energy into empowering other members of the communities you are part of. This week, Tawnie joins us to share her journey, the role of mermaiding in her recovery, the power of the survivor community, and the role of medical cannabis in her life.

You can listen to the whole conversation at http://Strokecast.com/TawnieTheNeuroMermaid

05/03/2023

June Hawkins had her stroke while working at a remote cross-country ski resort in Canada. After the adventure if getting to the satellite phone and eventually an ambulance settled down, she began her recovery.

Writing has been instrumental in this process, and she now helps other survivors write their way to their own recovers. She shares her story at http://Strokecast.com/June

20/02/2023

Stroke tends to sneak up on many of us. Often (but not always), it doesn't even hurt when it strikes. High blood pressure is often the cause, and that doesn't hurt either.

The stealthy nature of this deadly condition is why one survivor named it "The Gentle Assassin."

Musician, teacher, brain tumor survivor, and now stroke survivor Andrew Stopps joins us to talk about the gentle assassin that almost took his life, and how he's been recovering as we explore issues of post-stroke identity. Learn more at http://Strokecast.com/AndrewStopps

04/02/2023

Stroke research is important, and there's not enough of it. Finding funding for small and medium sized projects is hard and getting wider awareness of them is even harder.

Collavidence seeks to change that. It's a Kickstarter-like platform for medical research, with a focus on stroke. Research teams Post research projects they are developing, and the public can choose to back them. They also participate in working groups with other experts to further refine the projects as the y pursue results.

In this episode I talk about the platform with Collavidence Chief Knowledge Officer and neurologist Dr. Aravind Ganesh.

Learn more at http://Strokecast.com/CrowdFundingResearch

22/01/2023

Hub Miller's boss knew the importance of recognizing a . He regularly started meetings with reminders on how to spot stroke. When Hub Miller had a stroke while working from home, and he knew what to do. Eighteen months later he is back to driving and back at work. In this conversation he tells us about it and the importance of community support.

Learn more at http://Strokecast.com/Hub.

10/01/2023

Tone and spasticity after stroke is super common among stroke survivors with physical deficits. But what is it? And how can survivors manage it and prevent permanent damage? Dr. Wayne Feng from Duke University takes through the basics in this conversation.

We discuss medication, BOTOX/Dysport treatments, stretching, surgical interventions and new research at http://Strokecast.com/ToneBasics

Listen and share your thoughts.

02/01/2023

Whenever you start your new year, here are 5 things you can do to get the most out of it: Decide what you want, Make a plan, Finds a community, Share your story, and Reach out to your therapists.

II discuss all this and more in this sole episode of the Strokecast. Visit http://Strokecast.com/NewYear to learn more.

16/12/2022

A lot of people jumped into the voice over field over the past few years. Microphones got cheaper, audio editing got easier, and the pandemic forced folks to stay home anyway, and pay to play services offered to deliver clients, so why not pursue a career in ?

Paul Strikwerda of has been a voice over artist since well before the recent growth of the space. He coaches new artists and comments on trends in the field.

In 2018, Paul learned a vocal booth is a terrible place to have a . He shares his story of stroke and recovery in this conversation. And he answers the question, "Should stroke survivors pursue work in voice over?"

Visit http://Strokecast.com/VoiceOver to learn more.

29/11/2022

What is memory? How accurate is it? To understand the damaged brain, it's helpful to look at the undamaged brain to understand how it works or doesn't work.

Podcast Hall of Fame scientist Dr. Ginger Campbell joins us to talk about , , and more in this episode of the Strokecast. Learn more at http://Strokecast.com/BrainScience

11/11/2022

Telemedicine makes it possible to get post-stroke care without leaving your home, but how does remote speech therapy work? Lenora Edwards of Better Speech () explains how in this conversation.

Visit http://Strokecast.com/BetterSpeech to learn more.

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