Stroke Awareness T-Shirts:

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• How to Recover From Brain Stem Stroke (10 Side Effects and Treatments)   6/1/18
  
• How to Reverse Painful Contractures After Stroke   6/4/18
  
• Unraveling the Link Between Stroke and Seizure   6/8/18
  
• How to Improve Speech After Stroke in 7 Steps   6/11/18
  
• 5 Huge Benefits of Music Therapy for Stroke Recovery   6/15/18
  
• 5 Ways to Relieve Shoulder Pain After Stroke   6/18/18
  
• 7 Things You Must Know About Mini Stroke Recovery   6/22/18
  
• 10 Sobering Stroke Statistics to Create Awareness and Save Lives!   6/25/18
  
• Headache and Stroke: How to Know When It's a Medical Emergency   6/29/18
  
• 9 Best Cognitive Exercises for Stroke Patients   7/2/18
  
• How to Recover Speech if You Can't Talk After Stroke   7/6/18
  
• 5 Things You Should Know About Second Stroke Survival   7/13/18
  
• Can Foot Drop Be Cured Without Surgery?   7/20/18
  
• 9 Signs of a Stroke That Deserve Emergency Medical Attention   7/28/18
  
• Improve Memory and Thinking With Cognitive Training for Stroke Recovery   7/27/18
  
• How to Prevent a Stroke in 9 Smart Steps   7/30/18
  
• Bilateral Training for Stroke Patients Helps With Arms, Legs and Balance   8/6/18
  

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Founder Dan Zimmerman, suffered a stroke in 2005 paralyzing his right arm and leg and damaged the left side of his brain, caused by HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia).Dan says cycling has improved his health and given him purpose in life. His mantra is “Focus on your abilities, not your disabilities”. Dan brought with him several adaptive bikes and anyone wanting to try a "trike" got their chance! There were smiles galore! Since then several stroke group members have purchased “trikes” and started weekly rides during the summer.   Learn more at spokesfightingstrokes.org

ARTICLES ON STROKE(from Flint Rehabilitation Devices www.flintrehab.com )  They have tons of articles relating to Strokes.  Below are many of their informative articles that we have converted to pdf format in order to make it easier to print out.​

2016:

• How to Get Motivated to do Your Rehab Exercises     1/4/16
  
• Understanding Emotional Changes After Stroke   1/6/16
  
• Natural Ways to Prevent Stroke Using the Potent, Powerful Force of Food   1/7/16
  
• How to Find the Positive Side of Stroke Recovery     1/14/16
  
• Stroke Recovery as a Love Story - The Science of Healing and Happiness    1/19/16
  
• How to Stay Disciplined During Stroke Rehab  1/20/16
  
• How to Make Life after Stroke Easier: Healing, Adapting, and Living Again   1/27/16
  
• Motivation during Stroke Recovery - How to Reprogram Your Mind for Growth  2/1/16
  
• Magnetic Brain Stimulation for Stroke Recovery   2/3/16
  
• The Complete Guide to Treating Post Stroke Spasticity for Good!   2/5/16
  
• The Answers to Post Stroke Spasticity That No One Talks About     2/5/16
  
• The Game-Changing Habit You Need: Meditation for Stroke Rehab    2/8/16
  
• Understanding & Working Through Post Stroke Depression   2/10/16
  
• How to Find Confidence During Stroke Recovery     3/18/16
  
• 5 Useful Tips for Building Confidence During Stroke Recovery     3/21/16
  
• 7 Powerful Mantras for Stroke Recovery     3/25/16
  
• When Recovery Slows Down after Stroke... It's Not What You Think!     3/30/16
  
• 5 Qualities of a Resilient Stroke Survivor    4/1/16
  
• Stroke Rehab Exercise Guides & Resources for Total Success     4/6/16
  
• What You Should Do Every Morning to Boost Stroke Recovery     4/11/16
  
• 28 Stroke Recovery Tips for Healing, Habits and Happiness      4/13/16
  
• 8 Hand Putty Therapy Exercises     4/28/16
  
• Foot Drop Exercises for Stroke Patients     5/31/16
  
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Stroke Recovery   6/3/16
  
• What Happens after a Stroke? Answers to Common Questions     6/6/16
  
• A Snappy Guide to Recovery from Stroke Quickly     6/17/16
  
• Compensation Techniques - The Hero or Villain of Stroke Recovery     6/20/16
  
• Is a Full Recovery From Stroke Actually Possible?      7/5/16
  
• Survivor's Guide to Becoming a Stroke Recovery Expert     7/8/16
  
• How to Deal With Stroke Side Effects and Limitations the Smart Way     7/11/16
  
• 5 Stroke Paralysis Treatments You Probably Don't Know About   7/18/16
  
• What You Should Know About Oxygen Therapy for Stroke Patients   7/25/16
  
• What Happens to the Brain After a Stroke?   7/29/16
  
• The Ultimate Guide to Stroke Paralysis Recovery      8/1/16
  
• Left Side vs Right Side Stroke Recovery      8/5/16
  
• Why You Need More Mindfulness During Stroke Recovery Part 1       8/22/16
  
• How to Be More Mindful During Stroke Recovery Part 2      8/29/16
  
• Everything You Need to Know About Stroke Recovery Treatments   9/9/16
  
• 8 Things Every Stroke Survivor Wished You Knew     9/12/16
  
• 5 Tools to Make Stroke Rehab Easier     9/26/16
  
• 7 Ways to Treat Stroke Recovery Like a Beautiful Fresh Start - Part 1     9/31/16
  
• How Repetition Can Heal Your Brain Faster During Stroke Recovery   10/3/16
  
• 7 Ways to Treat Stroke Recovery Like a Beautiful Fresh Start - Part 2     10/3/16
  
• Shoulder Rehab Exercises to Alleviate Pain & Improve Mobility     10/4/16
  
• How Repetition Can Heal Your Brain Faster During Stroke Recovery     10/10/16
  
• How To Get Rid of Hand Spasticity and Pain After Stroke     10/14/16
  
• Every Stroke Is Different - But What Exactly Does That Mean?   10/17/16
  
• 12 Things Every Stroke Survivor Wished You Knew     10/28/16
  
• 3 Ways to Stop Procrastinating on Rehab - Don't Put Off Reading     10/31/16
  
• 7 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Stroke   11/7/16
  
• 13 Post Stroke Side Effects You Should Know About   11/11/16
  
• 5 Core Exercises For Stroke Patients with Pictures     11/14/16
  
• Seizures After Stroke: 7 Things You Should Know     11/18/16
  
• How to Treat Post-Stroke Pain due to Spasticity     11/21/16
  
• How to Conquer the Activities of Daily Living to Regain Independence During Stroke Recovery    11/28/16
  
• 16 Things to do After Discharge From the Hospital After Stroke   12/2/16
  
• 3 Benefits of Music for Stroke Recovery     12/20/16
  
• How Long Does it Take to Drive Again After Stroke?     12/26/16
  

2017:

• Our Best Exercises for Stroke Recovery (with pictures)   1/3/17
  
• The Ultimate Guide to Your Stroke Recovery Timeline      1/13/17
  
• The Danger of Not Using Your Muscles After Stroke, What to Do About it    1/6/17
  
• Leg Exercises for Stroke Recovery (with pictures)     1/23/17
  
• The 7 Best Pieces of Hand Exercise Equipment for Stroke Patients    1/30/17
  
• Foot Drop Exercises for Stroke Patients (with pictures)     2/3/17
  
• Hand Therapy Ball Exercises for Stroke Patients     2/6/17
  
• The Complete Guide to Treating Post Stroke Pain   2/10/17
  
• 5 Tai Chi Exercises to Improve Balance and Reduce Stress After Stroke     2/13/17
  
• How to Open Clenched Hands and Fingers After Stroke       2/21/17
  
• The Ultimate Guide to Post Stroke Side Effects Part 1        2/27/17
  
• The Ultimate Guide to Post Stroke Side Effects Parts 2-4        3/3/17
  
• Stroke Recovery = Neuroplasticity + Repetition + Consistency   3/6/17
  
• 5 Steps to Cure Post Stroke Paralysis - Even When You Think There's No Hope  3/10/17
  

• 5 Ways to Boost Movement Recovery After Stroke       3/13/17
  
• How to Naturally Treat Emotions Lability (Pseudobular Affect) After Stroke  3/20/17
  
• Stroke Rehab Starts in the Brain, Not the Body      3/24/17
  
• Sensory Reeducation Exercises After Stroke      3/27/17
  
• Sensory Reeducation Stroke Recovery: Learning How to Feel Again   3/31/17
  
• Why You Shouldn't Overlook This Key to Stroke Recovery     4/7/17
  
• 9 Hand Exercises For Stroke Patients with Pictures     4/10/17
  
• 7 Ways to Quickly Improve Hand Function     4/14/17
  
• The Ultimate Guide to Treating Vision Problems after Stroke     4/17/17
  
• 9 Arm Exercises for Stroke Patients with Pictures     4/21/17
  
• How To Use Feedback to Recover From Stroke Faster     4/24/17
  
• The Best Exercises for Arms and Hands After Stroke   5/5/17
  
• How to Use NIH Stroke Scale to Get Your Stroke Recovery Prognosis - Part 1  5/8/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Prognosis Part 2 - Physical Recovery & Treatments      5/12/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Prognosis Part 3 - Cognition Recovery & Treatments      5/15/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Prognosis Part 4 - Emotional Stroke Side Effects      5/19/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Prognosis Part 5 - How Long Will Recovery Take?     5/22/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Prognosis Part 6 - How to Speed Up Recovery      5/26/17
  
• Recovering From a Massive Stroke: Symptoms, Treatments & Timeline      6/2/17
  
• What to Expect After a Stroke:  A Guide for Patients and Caregivers      6/9/17
  
• Range of Motion Exercises for Stroke Patients       6/12/2017
  
• How to Care For a Stroke Patient at Home   6/16/17
  
• Driving After Stroke: The Complete Guide   6/19/17
  
• How to Treat Aphasia (When Stroke Affects Speech)       6/20/17
  
• How to Recover from Stroke: A Guide to Treating Almost Any Side Effect   6/23/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Process: What to Expect on the Road to Recovery      6/26/17
  
• How to Improve Memory After Stroke      6/30/17
  
• 11 Best Stroke Rehab Products for Patients      7/3/17
  
• It's True! Recovery is Possible Even Decades After Stroke      7/7/17
  
• How to Choose the Right Stroke Recovery Tools for You       7/14/17
  
• How to Regain Balance After Stroke (5 Causes & Treatments)        7/17/17
  
• Gait Training Exercises for Stroke Patients      7/24/17
  
• Mourning After Stroke: Why It Happens and How to Get Through It        7/28/17
  
• The Upside & Hidden Danger of Using AFOs For Foot Drop After Stroke      7/31/17
  
• 7 Ways to Regain Movement in Paralyzed Arm or Leg After Stroke     8/4/17
  
• The Danger of Not Using Your Muscles After Stroke & What to Do About It    8/15/17
  
• Stroke Treatment:  An Intro Guide to Healing from Stroke      8/18/17
  
• How to Use Mental Practice to Get Faster Results During Stroke Rehab   8/25/17
  
• 5 Things You Should Know About Left Side Stroke Recovery      8/28/17
  
• 5 Things You Should Know About Right Side Stroke Recovery      9/1/17
  
• Brain Stem Stroke 101:  When Stroke Affects Both Sides of the Body      9/8/17
  
• 3 Foods That Help Stroke Recovery      9/15/17
  
• What Are Your Chances of Recovery From Stroke Paralysis?      9/18/17
  
• How to Regain Arm Movement After Stroke   9/22/17
  
• Treatments for Arm Recovery After Stroke     9/25/17
  
• 13 Best Stroke Treatments   9/29/17
  
• How Long Does Paralysis Last After Stroke?   10/2/17
  
• How To Overcome Fatigue After Stroke     10/6/17
  
• 15 Things You Must Know About Stroke Recovery     10/9/17
  
• What To Do If You're Regressing After Stroke      10/13/17
  
• How to Estimate Your Stroke Recovery Rate      10/16/17
  
• Paralysis Recovery Exercises for Stroke Patients with Pictures      10/20/17
  
• What Percentage of Stroke Patients Make a Full Recovery?      10/23/17
  
• What is a Stroke? 12 Things You Must Know      10/30/17
  
• How to Reduce Spasticity With Botox for Stroke Recovery      11/3/17
  
• The Latest Stroke Treatment: Etanercept      11/6/17
  
• Stroke Recovery Getting Worse? Don't Freak Out & Do This Instead      11/10/17
  
• 5 Benefits of Using Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Recovery      11/17/17
  
• 7 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Recovery from Stroke Paralysis   12/1/17
  
• Can Acupuncture for Stroke Recovery Help You?   12/4/17
  
• 10 Best Stroke Recovery Tools for Home Rehabilitation   12/8/17
  
• Will Incorrectly Practicing Stroke Exercises Lead to Bad Results?   12/22/17
  
• How to Cure Stroke Naturally   12/26/17
  
• The Breakthrough in Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke   12/29/17
  

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E-BOOKS

What to Expect When You're Not Expecting Aphasia(pdf) -- by Lingraphica

​15 Stroke Recovery Tips That Every Stroke Survivor Must Know (pdf) -- by FlintRehab

Home from the Hospital: Caregiving for a Stroke Survivor (pdf) -- by Lingraphica

https://www.amramp.com/local/stroke​

Rehabilitation Products by Body Part --RehabMart.com

You have aphasia, now what? Communication Tips Video   10:07

By Eugene Speech Therapy -- Getting a diagnosis of Aphasia can be overwhelming and is a life changer. This video offers a guide to some of the resources they use with clients to help them adapt and communicate.

Aphasia – What a Difference Some Help Makes    4:41

Dyscover Aphasia Charity  -- Simon suffers from communication difficulties after his stroke, and his speech therapists demonstrates the difference of how communication can be drastically improved if the right tools and techniques are used

Longmont Stroke Support Group does not imply endorsement of any product, treatment, service or entity.

2018

• ​How to Walk Again After a Stroke in 5 Steps   1/5/18
  
• A Guide to Different Types of Gloves for Stroke Patients    1/8/18
  
• The Best Foot Drop Treatment for Stroke Recovery   1/12/18
  
• Understanding Personality Changes After Stroke   1/16/18
  
• 10 Best Pieces of Stroke Treatment Equipment   1/19/18
  
• Stroke Recovery Process: What Happens After Discharge?   1/22/18
  
• How Long Until You Can Fly After Stroke?   1/26/18
  
• How to Recover from Numbness After Stroke   1/29/18
  
• 13 Best Stroke Treatment Options in the Hospital, Clinic & Home   2/2/18
  
• ​The Best Treatment to Stop the Tingling Sensation After Stroke   2/5/18
  
• Why the MIND Diet is the Best Diet For Stroke Recovery   2/23/18
  
• How to Get Better Mobility After Stroke by "Greasing the Groove"   3/5/18
  
• 5 Ways to Treat Post Stroke Dementia - There IS Hope   3/9/18
  
• Top 7 Recovery Apps to Get Valuable Therapy for Free  3/16/18
  
• How to Treat Post Stroke Dementia With Cognitive Training   3/19/18
  
• How to Correctly Diagnose These Strange Cerebella Stroke Symptoms  3/23/18
  
• The Best Aphasia Treatment for Stroke Recovery   3/26/18
  
• 5 Steps for Regaining Swallowing After Stroke   3/30/18
  
• Which Helps You Improve Movement After Stroke Faster: Repetition or Consistency?   4/2/18
  
• The Best Method for Repairing Eyesight After Stroke   4/9/18
  
• 7 Dangers of Skipping Exercise After Stroke   4/13/18
  
• How to Treat Chronic Pain and Neuropathy After Stroke   4/16/18
  
• The Danger of Getting Too Much Exercise After Stroke   4/27/18
  
• Will Vision Return After Stroke?   4/30/18
  
• How Long Will Mild Stroke Recovery Take?   5/4/18
  
• How to Treat Shoulder Subluxation After Stroke - A Complete Guide   5/7/18
  
• How to Heal a Hand Contracture After Stroke and Relax into Openness   5/14/18
  
• 5 Best Treatments for Foot Drop Recovery After Stroke   5/21/18
  
• 5 Surprising Reasons for Emotions Changes After Stroke   5/25/18
  
• The Best Speech Therapy Exercises for Stroke Patients   5/29/18
  

ADAPTIVE TRIKES 

Last updated July 14, 2023

11968 Mineral Road, Longmont

Offers riding sessions throughout the year with specially trained horses, certified instructors and caring volunteers.  To learn more, go to:

www.ctrcinc.org  or call 303-652-9131

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Longmont Stroke Support Group​

​​​​If you would like current stroke articles please go directly to https://www.flintrehab.com, then on drop-down blog arrow, click on Stroke Blog.  You can find weekly articles on various topics relating to strokes.  You can also download a free Stroke Full Body Exercises E-book.

REHAB CENTERS

Colorado Neurological Institute -www.thecni.org

Englewood, CO

303-788-4010

Craig Hospital -craighospital.org

Englewood, CO

303-789-8000

Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital - www.ncrh.ernesthealth.com

Johnstown, CO

970-619-3400

Apps to Help Caregivers and Stroke Survivors

Turn to technology to make life a little easier. Go to: http://www.strokesmart.org/Caregivers-apps to learn more about and download as an app for iPhone and Android users:

• FoodSmarts (provides personalized nutrition guidance on recipes, grocery store items, and local restaurant choices)
  
• Constant Therapy App (provides science-based, personalized, digital speech and cognitive therapy to people recovering from aphasia or stroke)
  
• Talking Photo Apps: allows user to take photos of objects and situations and attach words or phrases
  
• Text to Speech Apps: allows user to text a message and hit a "speak" button to have the message spoken aloud
  
• Medication Management Apps: many apps are available to assist people keep a record of their medications, schedule, etc.
  

AphasiaApps List - 3 pages of various apps pertaining to aphasia iHope Aphasia Apps List updated 9/18/15 (pdf file)

Fluent Aphasia (Werner's Aphasia) on YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oef68YabDO

Adaptive (recumbent) Trike cycling provides an excellent way for stroke survivors to experience your independence.  You have probably seen them, those odd shaped bicycles that have more in common with lawn furniture than typical bicycles with a tall colorful flag sticking up on the back.

Adaptive trikes can be adjusted to suit the rider's different needs such as paralysis of hands and/or legs, clenched fists etc.  Hand controls protrude out from either side of the comfortable seat.  They are designed with two front wheels and one rear wheel.

Recumbent Trike Store                                                

10381 E 42nd Avenue                                                  

Brighton, CO  80602                                                               

720-340-8028                                                                 

Rocky Mountain Recumbents 

1901 Sharp Point Drive, Suite E

Fort Collins, CO

970-221-4838

​American Stroke Association - www.stroke.org

Online Support Network  (stroke survivors & caretakers)

Stroke Resource Library (for patients & caregivers)

1-888-4-STROKE (1-888-478-7653)

7272 Greenville Avenue

Dallas, TX  75231

National Aphasia Association - www.aphasia.org

PO Box 87

Scarsdale, NY  10583

Rocky Mountain Stroke Center - www.strokecolorado.org

303-730-8800

5666 S. Bannock Street

Littleton, CO  80120

Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado - www.BIAColorado.org

303-355-9969 or toll free 1-800-955-2443

1325 S. Colorado Blvd, Bldg B, Suite 300

Denver, CO  80222