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.

What this blog is for:

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.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

KX2 FLEXIBLE FOOT LIFT

This might work for those that don't need ankle support for foot rolling.  But remember you can't tell your therapist about solution possibilities because neither you nor I are medically trained.
A comment came in via email from a representative;
'With regard to support for weak ankles and rolling, we find that the adjustable straps help to keep the foot straight when walking.  For example, if your foot pulls to one side, you can tighten the strap on the other side.  This will help to minimize some rolling.  The heavy duty, custom spring allows for both dorsi and plantar flexing (keeping the leg muscles active).  And the cuff has a 1/4” neoprene liner for all day comfort; it can also adjusted for any swelling during the day.'
 http://kx2devices.com/
The KX2 Flexible Foot Liftpictured above with the eyelet hook attachment
The KX2 Flexible Foot Liftpictured above with the toe strap attachment.

Maybe you want to remind your therapist about all these other possibilities;
Walkaide
Bioness L300
XFT-2001 
ActiGait
PACE
freeStep
STIMuSTEP
300PV FES

or these
1. Soft brace - http://www.3tailer.com/shop/freedomandreg-soft-footdrop-brace
2.. Musmate a strapping and bungee sytem - http://www.musmate.com/
3. x-strap a bungee sytem from the ankle - http://www.x-strap.com/
4. Malleoloc Ankle Brace - http://www.achillesmed.com/Malleoloc_Ankle_Brace.html?gclid=CJyWoMu3kKACFQsNDQod12P0dw
5. surgery
6. AFO hinged or fixed
or do nothing which is what your insurance will pay for.
I also have 38 posts on AFOs for those with extreme need for complete boringness.

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