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 [...]
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 [...]
Do you have a physical or cognitive disability that makes getting out and about difficult for you? Many individuals with physical or cognitive limitations are aware that accessing the community presents significant challenges. A recent study conducted by Constables Mobility reviewed the capacity of people to travel and see their family [...]
What is cognition? Cognition is a term that refers to our memory and thinking skills. Our bodies are bombarded with sensory information coming from our environment, which we register through our five senses (touch, taste, vision, smell and hearing). Our brains are constantly hard at work making sense of this information [...]
Making a meal of it – a real-life example of meal preparation and an OT’s intervention There are nutritional, social, financial, and mental benefits to being able to prepare yourself or your family a home-cooked meal. A meal doesn’t have to be perfect, but safety in the kitchen is paramount and after [...]
Our ability to help with the bigger picture of life: Milly's success story By Lucy Acheson (Housing Team OT) Meeting Milly I recently met a young 21-year-old woman (who I will call Milly) who was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in her teens and latterly with an unknown neuromuscular condition causing paraplegia. [...]
