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.

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Monday, December 19, 2022

Zipper starting solution on coats

Finally came up with a solution since I don't have a strong enough pinch grip to hold the left side of the zipper to get it started. Attached a diaper pin to the edge of the coat, then added a small carabiner, which I can stick a finger in to hold it firmly until the zipper catches. Technically not a carabines since it doesn;t have a gate that swings open.

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Zipping jackets

Had to figure this out myself since the left hand has almost zero pinch grip to hold the side of the zipper long enough and strong enough until the zipper has been fully engaged. Had a loop of cord/fabric sewn onto the fabric next to the zipper pin, where I use my right hand to insert my left thumb into the loop. Since there is enough spasticity in my thumb it doesn't straighten out and is strong enough to get the zipper started. My OT's should have recommended this. Much faster and more portable than my other solution; a Vise-Grip.

The loop, it probably should have been a half inch longer for ease of insertion

It takes a bit of effort to get the thumb out of the way to get the zipper pin inserted into the zipper tab. Damn spasticity.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Failure in zipping up jackets

The left hand doesn't have enough of a strong pinch grip to hold the left side of the jacket. So a Vise-Grip was employed and it hangs down far enough that I can hold it between my knees to get the zipper started. Had zero training on how to get zippers working one handed.

Sunday, May 31, 2020

I hate zippers

This particular jacket I have never been able to get zipped on my own, friends have always been around to help out. But today I needed it shut so I used one of my woodworking clamps to hold the left side. I can then hook my thumb into it to hold it down while attaching the pull. Not that I'm doing any woodworking right now, it is all in a friend's garage.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

I hate zippers

They are invariably a two handed operation. One to hold the starting point. My briefcase with 4 zippers is a problem. Especially when trying to get my stuff into it at the end of the flight. People behind me are always impatient.