You are attacking the problem from the wrong side. The problem is that doctors are doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to assist your recovery. Have them stop the 5 causes of the neuronal cascade of death in the first week. That would assist your recovery vastly more than rehab which only fully works 10% of the time. And just why the fuck are you studying environmental enrichment? Hasn't it been proven enough by this enriched environment talked about by Dr. Dale Corbett in 2011?
Altering the Rehabilitation Environment to Improve Stroke Survivor Activity (AREISSA): A Phase II Trial
Despite higher levels of activity being associated with better
stroke recovery, stroke patients on most rehabilitation units spend the
majority of their day inactive and alone.
Aims
To determine the clinical and operational feasibility and safety of Environmental Enrichment (EE)
Design: Before-after non-randomised controlled trial
Current status: Recruitment ongoing
Site/s: Bankstown Lidcombe, NSW; St Vincent’s Hospital Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Unit, NSW; Austin Health Royal Talbot, Mellor Unit, VIC, and Monash Health Kingston Centre, VIC
In animal models, Environmental Enrichment (EE) involves organisation of the environment and provision of equipment to facilitate physical, cognitive and social activity. EE promotes rewiring of the brain after stroke and has been found to significantly enhance functional recovery. Preliminary work on the use of a human model of EE using individual (eg. iPods, & word puzzles) and communal (eg. access to interactive gaming, computer, books/newspapers & jigsaws) enrichment in a rehabilitation unit indicates it encourages stroke patients to be more active. Greater activity during rehabilitation has numerous benefits, the most important of which is achieving better functional recovery and subsequently, greater independence. Altering the Rehabilitation Environment to Improve Stroke Survivor Activity (AREISSA) is a Phase II Trial involving four rehabilitation units, 2 in NSW and 2 in VIC, which seeks to determine the safety, efficacy, feasibility and patient and staff acceptability of this model of EE during stroke rehabilitation. This and the other enrichment projects conducted alongside AREISSA, will be used to inform future larger trials required to determine the effect of EE on stroke survivor recovery and quality of life.
Methods: Behavioural mapping, in-depth interview, audit and survey
Current status: Recruitment ongoing
Site/s: Bankstown Lidcombe, NSW; St Vincent’s Hospital Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Unit, NSW; Austin Health Royal Talbot, Mellor Unit, VIC, and Monash Health Kingston Centre, VIC
In animal models, Environmental Enrichment (EE) involves organisation of the environment and provision of equipment to facilitate physical, cognitive and social activity. EE promotes rewiring of the brain after stroke and has been found to significantly enhance functional recovery. Preliminary work on the use of a human model of EE using individual (eg. iPods, & word puzzles) and communal (eg. access to interactive gaming, computer, books/newspapers & jigsaws) enrichment in a rehabilitation unit indicates it encourages stroke patients to be more active. Greater activity during rehabilitation has numerous benefits, the most important of which is achieving better functional recovery and subsequently, greater independence. Altering the Rehabilitation Environment to Improve Stroke Survivor Activity (AREISSA) is a Phase II Trial involving four rehabilitation units, 2 in NSW and 2 in VIC, which seeks to determine the safety, efficacy, feasibility and patient and staff acceptability of this model of EE during stroke rehabilitation. This and the other enrichment projects conducted alongside AREISSA, will be used to inform future larger trials required to determine the effect of EE on stroke survivor recovery and quality of life.
Methods: Behavioural mapping, in-depth interview, audit and survey
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