Stronger After Stroke Blog (THE STROKE RECOVERY BLOG)

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	Alzheimer’s Disease - AD
Sleep counseling	https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/treatments/for-sleep-changes
Enriched Envir.	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734290/#r37-6759
Music	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784147/ http://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1369&context=honors201019 Playing a musical instrument Protects against Dementia Assessment of Personal Music Preference Questionnaire (Pt.&Fam. versions w/ broad suggestions for music for AD)
Electrical Stim	n/a
Mental practice	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249019/
Action observation	Effectiveness of Action Observation Treatment (AOT) in Alzheimer's Disease Copying the movement of a therapist Boosted Alzheimer Patients Performance How mirror neurons work to help with motor learning
Meditation	http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/memory-loss-associated-with-alzheimers-reversed-for-first-time

Alzheimer's Disease, cont.

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• TherEX: A great overview of TherEx for all stages of Alzheimer's
• TherEX: For Mild AD Moderate-to-high intensity aerobic exercise: Target range (70 – 80% of maxHR) 
• TherEX: Exercise programming for patients with Alzheimer's Disease   
• TherEX: Moderate to high intensity exercise training for people with dementia.
• Dementia Enabling Environments
• The Nun Study: Slide show 
• Free Alzheimer's publications (NIH)

	Parkinson’s Disease - PD
Sleep counseling	http://pdcenter.neurology.ucsf.edu/patients-guide/sleep-and-parkinsons-disease
Enriched Envir.	https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0969996111003998
Music	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29863778 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023482/
Electrical Stim	n/a
Mental practice	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1809-29502018000100065&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en
Action observation	https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0149763416303074/1-s2.0-S0149763416303074-main.pdf?_tid=c416151d-d674-467b-ace8-cb9a72903275&acdnat=1531924506_ba3682f3db6654d5ba51ccad02a24da0
Meditation ___________ Exercise aids PD	https://www.asian-nursingresearch.com/article/S1976-1317(17)30511-X/fulltext#sec5 Recommendations for TherEx in Parkinson's disease. PWR! sit-to-stand exercise video

Parkinson’s Disease, cont.

• Adverse effects of dopamine replacement medication (i.e. pathological gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive shopping, binge eating, obsessive hobbying, punding, and compulsive medication use.)
• Exercise alleviates detrimental effects associated with (chronic) L-DOPA and improves motor function.  
• MDS Rating Scales - for Parkinsons - MDS-UPDRS    
• The use of a drum circle to improves movement in PD  
• Lewy Body Dementia: Free Information for Pts., Fam., Clinicians (NIH)

	Headache - HA
Sleep counseling	https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/in-depth/migraines/art-20047242
Enriched Envir.	n/a
Music	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11810342
Electrical Stim	https://www.neurologyadvisor.com/migraine-and-headache/migraine-treatment-electronic-stimulation-alternative-to-drug-therapy/article/644830/
Mental practice	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1526-4610.1999.3905326.x
Action observation	n/a
Meditation	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887742/

 Headache, cont.

• Aerobic exercise effect on pain perception in persons with migraine 
• Brain changes caused by headache (technical)
• Brain changes caused by headache (simple)
• Tx of tension HA w/ suboccipital soft tissue therapy 
• Suboccipital Tension Release video
• Effect of Soft Tissue Techniques on Migraine Sufferers 
• Targeted neck cooling TX in migraine patient     
• Migraines may protect against type 2 diabetes.
• Reduce migraine symptoms with 400 mg riboflavin (vitamin B2), 600 mg magnesium, 150 mg coenzyme Q10.
• 3 double-blind studies: The risk of headache after chocolate is as likely as administering placebo in patients with migraine 
• Reduction in stress triggers migraine

	Acquired Brain Injury - ABI
Sleep              counseling	https://msktc.org/tbi/factsheets/sleep-and-traumatic-brain-injury
Enriched Envir.	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012629/
Music	https://vimeo.com/147121966
Electrical Stim	https://tbirehabilitation.wordpress.com/tag/nmes/ https://ifess.org/sites/default/files/stroke_and_tbi_references.pdf
Mental practice	https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8182227_Mental_imagery_for_relearning_of_people_after_brain_injury
Action observation	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4465410/ In stroke: https://tinyurl.com/y858ruor
Meditation	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5887742/

Acquired Brain Injury, cont. 

• Brain changes after brain injury: An overview
• Do hemorrhagic stroke have a penumbra?

	Phantom Limb Pain - PLP
Sleep counseling	https://www.sharecare.com/health/amputation-physical-disability/are-sleep-tips-those-limb-loss
Enriched Envir.	n/a
Music	IE
Electrical Stim	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jabr.12084
Mental practice	https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/131/8/2181/266884 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25450123 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007706/
Action observation	https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/article/12/2/289/1855587
Meditation	http://www.academia.edu/12532394/Mind-Body_Interventions_for_Treatment_of_Phantom_Limb_Pain_in_Persons_with_Amputation

Phantom Limb Pain, cont.

• Exercise protocol for mirror therapy for phantom limb pain
• Mirror Therapy Quick Start Guide
• DIY Mirror Therapy Box for the upper extremity

	Spasticity
Sleep counseling	n/a
Enriched Envir.	n/a
Music	https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/influence-of-music-therapy-on-spasticity-functional-independence-and-quality-of-life-in-subjects-with-hemiplegia-a-randomized-cont-2376-0281-1000219.php?aid=76492
Electrical Stim	http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2015/07/14/STROKEAHA.115.009633
Mental practice	http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0269215508097298
Action observation	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013215000770
Meditation	IE

 Spasticity, cont. 

Evidence for the "neuroplastic model of spasticity reduction."

• Motor learning therapy increased spastic muscle's contralesional cortical motor regions leading to decreased spasticity 
• 2017: A reduction in the degree of spasticity with Constraint Induced
• Reduces spasticity and increases functional use
• Increases strength and decreases spasticity
• Intensive training in patients with increased muscle tone improves function without exacerbating spasticity 

Brain injury: Anoxic Vs. Acquired  

• The two kinds of brain injuries are different