Deans' stroke musings: Glasgow student creates rehabilitation device to help stroke survivors

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Glasgow student creates rehabilitation device to help stroke survivors

We.ve got STUDENTS doing the work of our stroke medical professionals.
http://glasgow.stv.tv/articles/1321179-strathclyde-university-kirstin-lamotte-stroke-rehabilitation-device/?fromstreampost=228236

A product design and innovation student has created a low-cost rehabilitation device to help stroke survivors regain the use of their arm.

University of Strathclyde student Kirstin Lamotte, came up with the pioneering design as part of this year's Young Innovators Challenge.
The Government-funded scheme sees 15 finalists awarded up to £2000 each to fund development of their business ideas which aim to tackle health, social and environmental issues.

(Kirstin Lamotte)

Product Design and Innovation student Kirstin, 23, said: "I came up with the idea due to my dad having a stroke two years ago.
"The hospital was good at getting him back on his feet and living independently, but getting the strength back in his arm was a particular challenge.
"There is technology available to help with this but it’s very expensive."
The aim of the device is to regain, teach and exercise gross arm movements.
Attached to a tabletop, the unit works in a similar way to sliding a rowing machine seat but with a handle attached and smaller scale for your arm.
Compared to similar products being sold for around £6000, Kirstin's device is expected to sell for around £200.