Chapter 20: Evening Expectations

THE TAKEAWAY

1.       The way to benefit from this expectation effect is to embrace these beliefs:

a.       Genuinely believe that your body will make a recovery.

b.       Genuinely believe that the more you learn about stroke and how beneficial hard work and repetitions can be, the better the recovery will be.

c.       Genuinely believe that the more repetitions or hours of safe therapy you undertake, the better the physical recovery will be.

d.       Genuinely believe that your home is often the best place for undertaking a program.

2.       Set out the pre-rehabilitation priming information before every rehabilitation session, and ask your stroke survivor to slowly read the information and try to truly understand it.

3.       Ask your stroke survivor to slowly read the 18 pre-rehabilitation expectation priming rules. Reading these will prime and motivate your stroke survivor to get started and will maximize their chances of success.

4.       Enjoy the evening four-week program.