Why You Can’t Move Your Arm After Stroke & What to Do About It

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One sided weakness or paralysis is a common symptom of a stroke. In this video, we'll explore why it happens and what can you do to improve it!

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Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
00:07 Why It Happens
01:55 What You Can Do About It: Everyday Activities
04:33 What You Can Do About It: Exercises
05:37 Outro
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[sweetann]

Thank you for such detail sharing🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[gracetelfer]

This channel yas so helped me. I'm 3 years post stroke. I mourn my old self, but am grateful for the slow but steady recovery. Thank you!!!!

[moirajohn]

Thank you for your pragmatic and empathetic advice, so helpful and motivating. I am 2 years post, and things like brushing hair, teeth, light switches have shown results. Also gardening, using shears and brooms with both hands.

[irishphilly]

Live in a 2d floor walk-up apt---I kept, so THAT return was my focus: walking, proprioception, stairs, balance, etc x 6 mos in Rehab. My first morning waking in MY bed, MY room, 10 days before my birthday?? Thrilling--terrifying. Just like in Rehab, I'd laid out my clean sweats night before, dressed slow as usual, & FIRST THING, without 'thinking': Went outside & down the 16 steps, out gate, to front sidewalk & walked 1/2 way round block. I was scared, but I 'knew'--like getting back on a horse, if I'd creatively delayed that 1st time--to have breakfast or call friends? Nope. Now, 7 (Covid interrupted) years later: Steps: STILL my 1st thing. Now, I can walk to park w quad cane. Still working on the stairs. These vids by E, & Comments everyone shares, keep me motivated.

[lisaward]

5 years post stroke, still working on trying to get fingers and arm movements. Thanks for the video, Elyse.

[gajacooks]

I do all the daily chores at home for the past 2 years since my stroke I can do everything now I just remind myself use it or lose it
Every day I see improvement thank you so much for your videos

[zeezeejax]

It is crazy to see so many people in the same spot. 1 year now post stroke. Can finally remember 2-3 days now, and headaches & pressure are not as sevier all the time. I just find it crazy that recovery for me has been slow and steady. If I over do it in a day it sets me back days, or weeks. Like the brain doesn't know what to do, so just shuts everything but survival down. It's been just over a year, and still have a 2" clot in my sinus vein. But body is amazing and created some alternative routs for blood to flow over the past year. I feel for all of you post stroke people out there. It's not fun, and hope you all have support from somewhere. You all got this!

[GaryEnglish-ks]

This is all VERY good advice. Switching lights on and off, buttering biscuits, opening and closing the fridge are all essential tasks to rebuild brain function. Repetitive exercises are good for muscles but without functional tasks they only do half the job. Strength to all sufferers!

[garywalling]

Virtually everything you've said here is completely true (right hemisphere, frontal pareital lobe hemmorhage, 2020). I've found myself 'naturally' doing these things without even being told/advised. I just feel the 'urge' to do them. Which brings me neatly to the biological concept of 'homeostasis'. Not sure if I've mentioned this before? I'm (was) a zoologist/biologist and homeostasis is basically where any living organism will (after damage/injury/trauma) always 'naturally' endeavour to return to a state where it can function normally/optimally within it's natural/given environment. So I base some of my hope in full recovery on this hypothesis. However, that doesn't mean you can just sit back and let nature take it's course. What Elyse is saying/telling/suggesting is highly important as part of your recovery. Don't forget 'diet'. 'You are what you eat', if you eat sh*t then you'll be made of sh*t 😆😉She's (Elyse) is totally right about this being a 'marathon' not a sprint, in fact it's one of the first things I can really remember the OT's saying after I came back to the land of the living. 'Rome wasn't built in a day' etc, etc. Good luck to y'all my little strokie don't/never give up!

[IbteJ-rs]

Thank you so much for the advice. I watch all of your videos and appreciate your help. 2years post stroke and I'm still recovering

[keshavamurthy]

Awesome information, thanks mam. I had stroke thalamic bleed in right brain affecting left limbs, in oct 2023...I can relate to what u say.

[lucky]

Very true I try to force my arm/hand to brush my hair😅😅😅😅 what a mess but I keep doing it. It is getting better and better.

[dykeyphillips]

I'm 7 months post stroke.... this channel is my premier channel I've been watching... totally greatful for it's content.

[josephinegithinji]

I do all the suggestions you've put across and there's quite a big big change on my arm and fingers.

[ronholder]

I think it is helping a lot to work with a rope & pulley to raise my affected arm with the unaffected one. i still cannot lift my affected arm foreward fully but can lift it to the side. Really appreciate your videos.

[jeffholtane]

This one was Great! Thank you for being here!

[sharkbites]

I had two strokes in one day 2 1/2 years ago. And they were major strokes. I couldn’t talk and I couldn’t move my right side. But right after the stroke I started to feel my right leg. I couldn’t move my arm it was just hanging down for around two months. Then I started to move it. My problem is that I can’t feel my right arm. My feeling is slowly coming back from the top of my right shoulder and down. At first I couldn’t feel hot and cold but now I feel it great. I can’t feel my right hand, I can feel pressure but that’s about it. They told me when I was going to therapy for two years that they can’t help me to regain my feeling. It’s all in my brain. I’m grateful that I can feel hot and cold, and I’m lucky that I’m alive. I had my strokes when I was 54 years old. The doctors say that everybody is different and they can’t tell me if I will ever get my feeling back. Because they don’t know. And there’s not a lot of studies about stroke victims. All my research on the matter says that if you have a major stroke A lot of the times it kills you. Then it says half of the people who have a major stroke, and survive, they usually die within a year. So I don’t know what to believe anymore. I think I just got lucky because I had this event when I was 54 years old. I’m lucky to be alive….✌💙

[melodioushaste]

I remember when my PT explained this to me and why her manipulating my arm/shoulder was going to help reconnect pathways more than me trying to strengthen my shoulder/arm.

[organicallysharon]

Great video! I am three years post stroke and just started using my right hand to turn light switches on and off. I also make attempts with opening and closing doors. It takes time but I have a lot of time on hand😊. Thanks for the reminder of repetition! repetition! Repetition! Thanks for sharing

[ernestreid]

Thank you for reminding me to do little things with my affected arm. It is easy to get out of the habit of doing small things with your lousy arm because it is easier with your good one. Over the years movements have disappeared due to non use. I have Multiple Sclerosis. You have given me many GREAT ides on how to make things better.