StrokeEd

The Stroke Foundation Australia has added a new learning resource to their website: the sit to stand module.

This module allows clinicians to input information about their client's current abilities and suggests tailored exercises to improve their performance. Suggestions for cueing, variations and progressions are also provided.

If you have already been using this tool, let us know what you think. You can find the module on the Stroke Foundation website here: https://informme.org.au/learning-and-resources/early-mobilisation/sit-to-stand

Date for your diary …

1-day CiMT workshop, 23 July at Caulfield Hospital, Melbourne. Limited places. Presenters: Natasha Lannin & Lauren Christie

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Results from the recent StrokeEd lower limb workshop at Team Rehab Solutions on the Sunshine Coast, QLD.

Well done to the workshop participants for facilitating great practice and measurable changes for the clients! Special shoutout goes to client H with the highest number of reps in 3 days (1095!).

To see our upcoming face to face workshops, visit the workshop calendar on our website: https://strokeed.com/events/category/face-to-face/

The StrokeEd upper limb retraining workshop is running soon in Sydney. This three day face to face workshop is one of our most requested workshops.

Over three days, participants will learn the theory behind upper limb assessment and training, and have an opportunity to put their knowledge into practice with stroke survivors who work with StrokeEd.

Presenters: Dr Lauren Christie and Dr Simone Dorsch
Dates: June 19th - 21st
Location: Artarmon, Sydney

There are still places available to register. To learn more or sign up, visit the link:
https://events.humanitix.com/upper-limb-retraining-f2f-sydney-nsw-arc-april

Karl Schurr and Annie McCluskey recently ran a 3-day workshop at Royal London Hospital, focussing on analysis and training of UL function.

We thank Brian Truong for fabulous organisation and recruiting 8 volunteers with stroke/ABI. Thanks also to Amy Bean (Saebo) for supplying mirror boxes and e-stim devices for us to use during the workshop.

Of the 8 participants, goals achievement included one man learning to put a nappy on his young child, cutlery manipulation, typing skills and others who successfully elicited active movement in muscles for the first time. Each person completed at least 230 reps over two days, and one participants completed over 1,000 reps over 3 days, including overnight practice.

In addition to the online UL workshops coming up soon, we are also running four more UL workshops in Sydney (June, fully subscribed), Malaysia (Sept), Brisbane (Oct) and Melbourne (Nov). More details on our website: https://strokeed.com/events/category/face-to-face/

Evidence based practice is the consideration of current research, the patient’s preferences and the therapist’s skill set.

In the 2025 MOOC, more than 150 participants gave us feedback that they improved their understanding of evidence based practice and the latest available evidence in upper limb stroke rehabilitation. There is still time to join the 2026 MOOC. he course content is self directed so you can catch up on week 1 content and still have 5 weeks to complete the course. To learn more about the course and register, visit: https://strokeed.com/mooc/?v=f77d8ed2dc48

In this post, we refer to the Australian and New Zealand Living Stroke Guidelines for recommendations on amount of rehabilitation post stroke. These guidelines are considered ‘living’ guidelines and are constantly updated to reflect the latest research. The guidelines are a great resource for clinicians.