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Physical Therapy After a Stroke: What to Expect and Necessary Supplies
Posted by Chad Birt on Tue Jun 13 2023
After a stroke, you may need to relearn skills, such as how to get dressed, brush your teeth, and bathe. This process can be slow and difficult, but physical and occupational therapy help. If you or a loved one recently had a stroke, you might wonder what stroke recovery entails.Read More
15 Minute Challenge: Just Breathe
Posted by Valerie Henderson on Fri Nov 13 2020
Whenever, wherever, and however long you practice mindful breathing, the most important thing is to take some time to focus on yourself, reduce acute anxiety, and—to paraphrase Ray Charles—say “Hit the road, stress, and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.”Read More
15 Minute Challenge: Focus on Flexibility
Posted by Valerie Henderson on Fri Nov 13 2020
As a caregiver, you’re used to stretching a dollar and stretching your patience, but what about stretching your body? It’s easy to get so wrapped up in the demands of caring for someone else that you forget to care for yourself. In an effort to help you do just that, we’ve created a new weekly series where we explore activities that will help you relax, recharge, and renew in 15 minutes or less.Read More
15 Minute Challenge: Exercise for Couch Potatoes
Posted by Valerie Henderson on Mon Nov 16 2020
It’s easy for anyone to slip into a sedentary routine over the course of a long winter, but caregivers are at an even higher risk of lethargy: Half of adult caregivers say it’s difficult to balance work and caregiving, 75% find the effort to be at least moderately stressful, and more than 50% find it to be overwhelming. It’s no surprise, then, that many caregivers simply can’t find the time to exercise.Read More