Chapter 18: The Warm-Up Before the Warm-Up

THE TAKEAWAY

1.       You must not be afraid to think outside the box. This involves trying something innovative and taking a chance. You need to reinforce to your stroke survivor these beliefs:

a.       What they believe will happen in their body.

b.       The more they educate themselves about physical recovery and neuroplasticity, the better.

c.       The more repetitions or hours of safe therapy they undertake, the better the physical recovery they will receive.

d.       Their home is often the best place for undertaking their program.

2.       Your job is to open the pre-rehabilitation priming information before every rehabilitation session by asking your stroke survivor to slowly read the information for that day and try to truly understand it.

3.       Ask your stroke survivor to slowly read the seven pre-rehabilitation expectation daily priming rules. Reading these will prime and motivate your stroke survivor to get started, and it maximizes their chances of success.