Gold Star - Gerard (Zhe) Gerard suffered a stroke in mid 2022 which left him with significant weakness down his right arm and leg. From the first day he began his rehab he has been diligent, persistent and pushed himself every day to get stronger and to make improvements to his mobility and [...]
Gold Star Award for Carmela Congratulations to our Gold Star award winner Carmela Carmela has been coming to ARC since 2021, right after she sustained a brain injury from a procedure to remove cancer in her head region. She was initially struggling with balance, so everyday tasks were difficult, [...]
Gold Star Award for Jonathan Congratulations to our Gold Star award winner Jonathan. Jonathan sustained a stroke during October 2021, which affected his ability to walk and perform functional everyday tasks at home and to return to work as a water treatment technician. He first started coming to ARC [...]
Exploring the benefits of resistance training for people with Multiple Sclerosis What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological condition where our immune system attacks the myelin sheaths, the protective covering around nerves. This causes damaged areas, known as ‘lesions’, which affect the signals sent to and [...]
Gold Star - Kilner Kilner started coming to ARC for twice-weekly physiotherapy in December 2022 following a stroke in November 2022 which left him with left-sided weakness and reduced balance. At that point, he had already mastered walking without aids but a 1km walk on the flat would see him needing to take [...]
Gold Star - Paul Paul fell of his bike and sustained a brain injury in February 2018, he first came to ARC in April 2021 and has been working with physio and exercise physiology. Paul regularly engages in LEXO blocks of therapy working towards his goal of walking without an aid indoors and [...]
Gold Star - Imelda ARC first met Imelda almost 2 years ago when she was able to return home after being in hospital for several months following a bleed in her brain. Due to her bleed Imelda was faced with weakness through the left side of her body as well as reduced sensation [...]
From pouring the kettle to climbing a mountain The handheld dynamometer – a device used by therapists to measure someone’s grip strength, measured in kilograms. Before you read on, try to guess what number you might get on this contraption – the handheld dynamometer. Maybe you know already, maybe you [...]
