Are you an EfS Instructor? We have now produced a print friendly set of home exercise sheets that you can download and print off individual pages with a chance to add specific instructions. Click here to find out more.
Prof Gillian Mead and colleagues have written an article in ‘Translational Stroke Research’ that discusses what we know about sedentary behaviour of adults with stroke, why it may be important to not only encourage more moderate physical activity but concurrently discourage prolonged sitting, and what research directions are needed to build foundational knowledge in this…
Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association can be viewed here. If you have trouble accessing the link, click here to download the pdf from the LLT website. This scientific statement provides an overview of the evidence on physical activity and exercise recommendations…
The Stroke Improvement website is an amazing resource for those working in community stroke exercise services. This easily navigable site allows you to navigate policy and standards, real life best practice examples of services and reports on effectiveness of services. For those managing or setting up exercise services this is a must visit site. NHS…
Update to the AHA/ASA Recommendations for the Prevention of Stroke in
Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack.
Click here to download.
In 2001, the Department of Health published its “National Service Framework for Older People”. With 8 standards of care for older people, 5 included exercise as a major determinant of health or rehabilitation. The original NSFOP executive summary, full document, progress report in 2003 and the “New Ambition for Old Age” continuation report can all…
The LLT EfS Course is also mentioned in the Nov 2010 edition of the British Association of Stroke Physicians Newsletter.
The LLT EfS course is recommended in the Best Practice Guidance for the Development of Exercise after Stroke Services in Community Settings November 2010, which can be downloaded from the Exercise After Stroke Website. This website is part of a Scottish Government funded project to scope the provision of Exercise after Stroke services across Scotland…
The UKFST was launched on the 29th October 2010. The UKFST will support the development of stroke training and education UK
wide through the Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF). Applications
for endorsement will be made through the UKFST website. For further information, a flyer can be downloaded here.
Published in June 2010, the Welsh Assembly Action Plan for Stroke highlights that Strokes are the leading cause of adult disability in Wales and the third most common cause of death. The aim of the action plan is to reduce the number of cases of stroke and the number of stroke related deaths. It will…
