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DEB: Acupuncture has to do with stimulating certain trigger points along the body’s meridian lines to help regulate the flow of energy or chi. They looked at this in the different phases of stroke and they found that it’s not more helpful in general. So they looked at in terms of balance, cognitive function, depression, dexterity, independence a lot of other things, that it’s not really effective for. But you know what it’s effective for? Swallowing problems. It’s effective for dysphagia.
PETE: What? Get out!
DEB: I’m not kidding you....
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of NOGGINS & NEURONS: Brain Injury Recovery Simplified, Pete and Deb talk start a conversation on stroke treatments listed on the Stroke Engine website. We started the episode with a listener question about the number of repetitions needed for the brain to change and motor recovery to occur. Pete shared more research and we talked about what it means for real life recovery. We also discussed:
Pete and Deb took a deep dive into these topics, looking at pros and cons of each along with next steps for clients and clinicians, including measuring change.
As always, we want to hear your top takeaways!
LINKS TO ARTICLES, BOOKS AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
How many repetitions does it take to drive brain changes and movement changes in folks with brain injury/ stroke?
This study showed that there were similar outcomes under three dosages of repetitive practice...
There were four groups:
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