SSNAP/KCL #strokeaudit findings in JAHA: Despite better 1‐year survival, women were less likely to receive timely stroke care and had worse functional outcomes, highlighting the need for more equitable, sex‐sensitive care strategies. doi.org/10.1161/JAHA...

I'm delighted to share my picture book written for young kids who are experiencing a loved one with #aphasia. Filled with inclusive language as well as resources, it's made for young kids (3 - 10 years old). More info & how to buy: www.neuralresearchlab.com/childrens-book

Check out our new article: A biomechanical analysis of the effectiveness of the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) for chronic stroke rehabilitation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New paper out - take a look! Meta-Analysis of Goal Setting and Physical Treatment Categorisation for Focal Spasticity Following Stroke or Other Acquired Brain Injury - Stephen Ashford, Jorge Jacinto, Klemens Fheodoroff, Lynne Turner-Stokes, 2025 doi.org/10.1177/2753...

PhD Questionnaire Research! If you’re an SLT, OT, or PT working in the UK or Ireland, we want to hear your opinions of cotreatment! You don’t need to have conducted cotreatment before to take part – all views are welcome. hass.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #SLT #OT #PT #AHP

Amazing new tool in the fight against stroke!

Make a real difference from home ⭐ We have volunteers from across Scotland already getting involved. Will you be next? Apply today and volunteer your way with CHSS: ow.ly/UPGG50W0Ce9

Really enjoyed spending time in Aberdeen with the NHS Grampian MCN conference on stroke. Special thanks to Thérèse Lebedis OBE and Rosa Mendes from Chest Heart &Stroke Scotland for the invitation. Some really interesting work on stroke being done here.

A fabulous neuroimaging PhD opportunity led by Dr Will McGeown. Apply here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

Some really excellent videos produced by BU aphasia resource centre www.bu.edu/aphasiacente...

📢For all stroke research supervisors at Strathclyde University, Glasgow University, Glasgow Caledonian University and University of the West of Scotland. Application forms available from: Mrs Sue Ogden [email protected]

Learning a new movement with your arm relies on learning to move your eyes! Check out our new paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ubcrhsc.bsky.social @drrubino.bsky.social @jandrushko.bsky.social @ubcosot.bsky.social 🧪

Cool study! Two pianists, separated in different rooms: one plays right hand part, the other left. Using MPVA it suggests that the premotor cortex is anticipating the other player's hand while M1 sorts out their own. 🧠🎶🎹 doi.org/10.3389/fnhu... #musicscience #neuroskyence

This is amazing! www.linkedin.com/posts/patrik...

It’s certainly the most comprehensive meta-analysis I’ve ever been involved with 🤓 TLDR: non-motor symptoms after stroke are common across domains and guess what? Not a great deal has changed in the last decade. A real wake up call to the field to address this huge unmet need ja.ma/3EMdegV

So agree! While technology has its place, everyday items found in the home can be just as effective in arm stroke rehabilitation. High dosage and repetitive practice is crucial along with the ability to translate motor function gain to ADL.

🗣️ Here’s how to support someone who opens up about their mental health: Ask open questions and listen actively. Use positive body language and pay attention. Don’t try and fix it. Avoid clichés. Be patient. https://timetotalkday.co.uk/tips-to-talk/ #TimeToTalk

Really enjoyed my Link up and learn session with @chsscotland.bsky.social and all the fabulous health care professional today. So sorry there was a sound glitch during Q&A, but if you still have any more questions on mirror therapy, please let me know. 🪞💪🧠

Great scoping review👏. With the number of young strokes increasing it is important to have tailored rehabilitation experiences that are age adapted in acute and social care settings.

Do you work with people with #stroke and #aphasia in the community? Interested in supporting wellbeing and self management? Have a look at this course 👇👇 All online and self paced. Deadline for registration 12th February www.city.ac.uk/prospective-...

Cold hands, altered ownership? We link disturbed body ownership in stroke patients to reduced hand temperature and impaired thermoception. The right Insula & Parietal hubs are key players. We are excited to share our new findings @naturecomms.bsky.social ▶️ rdcu.be/d5SDU

A PhD position is open in @peelen.bsky.social Lab at the Donders Institute - please spread the word and consider applying if you are interested about how imagery and perception relate to each other www.ru.nl/en/working-a... - plus we are fun people to work with ! :)

On this day in 1891, Wilder Penfield was born. While many know him from his Heritage Minute ("I smell burnt toast!"), Penfield revolutionized neurosurgery and mapped several regions of the brain. Let's learn more about this great Canadian doctor! 🧵1/14

Just need to get more #stroke rehabilitation academics to move across!

A really useful video explaining the stages of visual perception 👁️

www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu... #spasticitymanagement This consensus guidance provides practical recommendations on identifying shoulder spasticity to support clinicians in their management of people with neurological shoulder dysfunction. @BSPRM_UK @rehabresearchuk @CSI_KCL

Please see job below #neurojobs #neuroscience #neuroimaging #neurology #psychology

Loneliness linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke and susceptibility to infection www.cam.ac.uk/research/new... via @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

🦾 Using our Enobio 8 #EEG, @universityofleeds.bsky.social researchers combined #VR with a robotic hand exoskeleton. Results showed improved motor imagery accuracy and engagement, advancing #BCI applications for #stroke rehab, motor control & neurotech design: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great to see behaviour change theory being used in stroke recovery conversations. So important to get all stakeholders actively involved in the process.

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the post-stroke upper limb can reduce spasticity and muscle atrophy, and improve joint range and corticospinal system excitability. It's recommended in UK National Guidelines but not provided by NHS - why do patients have to buy their own £120 device?

New research used diffusion tensor imaging to examine underlying mechanisms of structural plasticity in the corticospinal tract during #stroke #rehabilitation. Authors also identified metrics that may predict recovery of motor function. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧠📈 🧪 #neurorehabilitation

Our latest publication - aiming to increase participation in physical activity and planned exercise after stroke rehabilitation with a simple behaviour change intervention doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Not every study needs to have a power analysis, but every study needs a sample size justification. I discuss 6 approaches, and 6 ways to think about which effect sizes are of interest in the study you are planning. online.ucpress.edu/collabra/art...

We've written a Researcher's Guide to Bluesky! It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide... >> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024... 🧵 below

Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

#UKSF24 Prof Terry Quinn - excellent presentation challenging the stroke community to “zoom out”… rather than focussing in, specialising too far and working in silos. Priorities - recognising multimorbidity, frailty awareness, social determinants, rehab and life after stroke.