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Stroke information
Find factsheets, resources and tools to help you understand how stroke affects people, and how to get help or to help yourself
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Driving
In this podcast, we talk about the process for returning to driving after a stroke, the issues that can affect someone’s ability to drive and what you can do about them.
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Latest forum discussions
Undertaking Yoga after a Stroke.
Thursday, February 21 2019, 11.26AM 7 comments
Mirror therapy - how long before I can expectbactive movement
Wednesday, February 20 2019, 5.28AM 6 comments
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Latest blogs
2019 Poetry
Thursday, February 21 2019, 12.49AM 8 comments
Re-Imagining Stroke Environments with Virtual Reality
Wednesday, February 20 2019, 1.40AM 2 comments
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Setting goals helps you achieve what matters to you. Use our free tool to track your recovery, and share and get advice.
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Word of the day
Hydrotherapy
Therapy in warm water, which allows the body to float and strengthens the power in those muscles that need it. It provides gentle resistance to movement in the water for exercise and enables relaxation of the muscles.
For similar information see Exercise or Rehabilitation
Hydrotherapy is when you do exercise in warm water.
Moving in water helps you strengthen your muscles.
It also lets you float and relax your muscles.
See Exercise or Rehabilitation
