The recovery plateau.

This is an interesting blog which you may find handy too. The fallacy of the plateau. 

Hullo Soph, I am almost 7 years post stroke, and I still am in what I consider rehab- but do not worry, each Stroke Survivors journey is different.

To be effective as you can be you have to have a plan- with realistic and measurable objectives. I have written a blog about my rehab, and it may be helpful-My Long and Winding Road.

These slides which I developed show how I have integrated my rehab into my everyday life is extremely helpful philosophy and how to stay motivated is great alsoul philosophy.

OOPS here is the other poster which may be helpful

Also, there is a recently launched "After Stroke "Resource "I-REBOUND 'which has an amazing amount of information which could be very helpful-Please log on and check it out

Hi All,

It is coming up to 5 years post stroke for me, as said previously everyone's experience is different in many ways. That said I do think improvements continue and that 6 months idea is not the case for most of us. There are a lot of depends in there like age, state of health / general fitness, mind set etc.

I do like the idea of integrating rehab into your everyday life. To me that is really important, rehab sessions can be rather tedious and boring.

I had a brain stem infarct and most folks with that are dead or profoundly disabled I been told. So I was a bit of a rag doll at first. I still have issues that really put an end to many things I did. But I resolved to concentrate on what was possible and have recovered to do things that were impossible a few years back, simple stuff, like use a rake or broom.

So yes you still can improve in my view. Cheers Luke.

I'm in my ninth year of recovery and am still progressing in improvements. Initially my right arm and leg were dead along with my speech and a few other problems that I cannot bring to mind. I believe that there is a plateau where the recovery stops but that is only if you leave it to the body itself. Over that time I have managed to recover the ability to play guitar and keyboards and do floor exercises including pressups.

Now it is true to admit that none of those things I can do as well as I did pre stroke but by continual exercising the offending parts I can avoid slipping back to total failure. I am 93 years of age and walk without a stick.

Deigh Davies

Deigh, thank you for your post. It gives me hope about my mum who had a stroke last week. She is in her late nineties. Fortunately, her body strength is still very good. She plays piano and I hope she can return to enjoying that. Her cognition was excellent up until now. She was transferred to rehab today and I know she will work hard to do everything it takes.

I hope that you continue to do well.