Summer Safety Tips: Preventing Heat Exhaustion and Stroke Beat the Heat: Smart Strategies for a Safe Summer With summer rolling in and temperatures climbing, the increasing heat can be challenging, especially for those focused on improving health and wellbeing. Here are some practical tips to help you navigate the [...]
Gold Star Award for Stephen Congratulations to our Gold Star Award Winner Stephen Stephen has been a PD Warrior with ARC since 2018 and has shown great commitment to his own exercise regime as well as being an amazing supporter of his fellow PD Warriors. Stephen consistently attends 3 [...]
Gold Star Award for Linda Congratulations to our Gold Star award winner Linda Linda was diagnosed with spastic paraplegia type 7 (spg7) during May 2021, which affected her ability to walk as well as her standing balance. This limited her ability to access the community especially with uneven terrain, [...]
Gold Star Award for Melanie Congratulations to our Gold Star Award Winner Melanie Melanie started a triple-intensive block at Hurstville Clinic in early February, which consisted of 3 x OT sessions, 3 x PT sessions and 3 x EP sessions per week. This has meant 3 hours of therapy [...]
Gold Star Award for Eugene Congratulations to our Gold Star award winner Eugene Congratulations to Eugene who has achieved 3 of his arm function goals this week. Eugene suffered a stroke in 2020 which affected his speech, right arm function and sensation. He has been attending Advance Rehab Centre [...]
Gold Star Award for Charlotte Congratulations to our Gold Star Award Winner Charlotte Charlotte had a stroke in October 2022 which resulted in hemiparesis on the right side of her body. Charlotte started working with OT at ARC in March 2023, when she had very minimal movement in her [...]
Gold Star Award for Svetlana Congratulations to our Gold Star Award Winner Svetlana Huge congratulations to Svetlana who has been working hard consistently in therapy and recently achieved some of her walking goals. Svetlana had a stroke in 2020 and has been doing physiotherapy and occupational therapy with ARC [...]
Gold Star Award for Krishtine Congratulations to our Gold Star award winner Krishtine. Krishtine has been seen in the community for Physiotherapy since September 2020 after being diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease. Over this time Krishtine had faced many changes and challenges. One thing that has been [...]
Gold Star Award for Liz Liz came to ARC in February of 2022 after a prolonged stay in Prince of Wales Hospital following a stroke. Since her first session at ARC, Liz has been the definition of determination and grit as she worked hard on simultaneous upper limb and lower [...]
Living at home after your stroke Here are a 5 tips to help you live well at home after your stroke: Most people are able to return home after their stroke, and resume many of the activities they were involved with pre-stroke. However, you might find that your [...]
