tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post2101968612118206362..comments2023-10-18T05:54:19.015-07:00Comments on Stronger After Stroke Blog (THE STROKE RECOVERY BLOG): “Pusher” Syndrome-- the neuroplastic model of recoveryPeter G Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585356059363005619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-67452124539329265982017-09-01T12:32:28.409-07:002017-09-01T12:32:28.409-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lorna-may Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480722231280542801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-7160869049687468972017-05-05T11:22:10.693-07:002017-05-05T11:22:10.693-07:00Thanks Peter. I am now doing very well now. It has...Thanks Peter. I am now doing very well now. It has been a long time now and only a few rarer triggers can incapacitate me. No Disneyland rides for me. grin<br /><br />Your post made me remember rather clearly a whole lot of times when therapists were trying to get me to sit more upright, walk straighter and literally pushing me over (upright?) from the weaker side and me thinking that I was about to fall over to the other side along with waves of nausea. <br /><br />Early on I saw a really good Physiotherapy professor who specialized in Neuro issues. Her very specific recommendations to my outpatient physiotherapist made a world of difference. She believed my vestibular system was not recognizing any information from one side. I also had limited or weird sensation in my foot. It took a lot of time and therapy but it really got my life back.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-63500215255849879022017-04-28T15:33:16.455-07:002017-04-28T15:33:16.455-07:00Thanks Linda; I'm wondering if what your talki...Thanks Linda; I'm wondering if what your talking about is pusher syndrome or one of the dozens of other sequalae and comorbidities that might explain your continuing symptoms.Peter G Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585356059363005619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174880937451768707.post-12966960909100664332017-04-27T12:35:44.610-07:002017-04-27T12:35:44.610-07:00I am not sure I fully qualified as having this but...I am not sure I fully qualified as having this but I sure was leaning that way. (pun intended) The dizziness, nausea, and overwhelming sense of falling and panic are not all that conducive to making you want to keep practicing those problematic movements. I also learned that throwing up on your therapist makes the sessions much shorter. sigh. Sitting a little sideways seems okay in the moment and people telling you to sit up straight get very annoying. <br /><br />Working on the dizziness and on "where is up?" was by far the hardest task in my recovery. I find that there are still odd triggers that can throw my orientation. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714725782520722613noreply@blogger.com