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Your Role In Stroke Recovery
Do as much for yourself as you can
Rehabilitation goes on 24 hours a day, even though you will spend much less time than that having sessions with a therapist.
Ask your therapist how each exercise will help you achieve your long term goals such as walking and talking again. Understanding this will help keep you motivated.
- Therapy can be exhausting.
- Do as much for yourself as you can.
- Doing a little and often is more effective than trying to do too much at one time.
- Don't overdo it on a good day. You will feel twice as tired the next day.
- Practise what you have learned.
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Think positive
There may be times when you find rehabilitation exhausting or you feel downhearted with slow progress.
Try to remember that recovery after a stroke is often very gradual so you do need to persist.
Perseverance and endurance are needed to remain motivated during rehabilitation. This is where encouragement and support from family and friends can be so helpful.
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Accept your limitations
Although your cooperation and determination are important factors in your rehabilitation you should not feel that you are to blame if you cannot make progress beyond a certain point.
If your improvement does not continue in spite of your efforts these limitations are due to your stroke. Coming to terms with your stroke, and any limitations to what you can do, takes time.
- Don't blame yourself.
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