249Resources
WEBSITES
The Stronger After Stroke blog
Website address: recoverfromstroke.blogspot.com
The Stronger After Stroke blog is the companion website to this book. The latest stroke recovery information is available with commentary, embedded links, and video. There are also clickable links to a ton of resources. Included are stroke-specific resources on drug warnings, finances, insurance coverage, nationwide stroke center, stroke support group searches, and more.
The Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation (EBRSR)
Website address: www.ebrsr.com
The EBRSR is an easy way of accessing the latest and greatest that stroke-rehabilitation research has to offer. Each section (called a module) opens with an easy-to-read list that explains which therapies work, which do not, and which are promising but still unproven. Not only that, but it is updated every six months.
The Evidence-Based Review of Moderate to Severe Acquired Brain Injury (ABIEBR)
Website address: www.abiebr.com
The ABIEBR provides information about brain injury and how to recover from it. The information in this website is easy to access and easy-to-understand. Although the website is about brain injury, much of its information is directly applicable to stroke and stroke recovery.
250The StrokEngine
Website address: www.strokengine.ca
From acupuncture to virtual reality, the StrokEngine is called “the stroke rehabilitation intervention website.” StrokEngine allows you to look up individual therapies to see if they hold promise for you. Once you’ve chosen a therapy, go to the section called Patient/Family Info. Once there, go to the section called Does It Work for Stroke? This section gets to the bottom line about that particular therapy.
Medgadget
Website address: www.medgadget.com/rehab
This website reviews the latest technology (machines) for stroke recovery.
PUBLICATIONS
Stroke Connection (Published by the American Stroke Association)
Subscription Information:
Call: 1-888-478-7653.
E-mail: strokeconnection@heart.org
Website address: www.strokeassociation.org
Cost: Free
Stroke Smart (Published by the National Stroke Association)
Subscription Information
Call: 1-800-787-6537
Website address: www.strokesmart.org
Cost: Free
CLINICAL TRIALS
If you are interested in getting therapy beyond what your insurance will provide, consider involvement in stroke-recovery research. Research trials often offer treatment options that are not available in any other clinical setting. There 251are research trials happening all over the country. Here are three Internet sites that have lists of ongoing trials.
Run by the National Institute of Health
Website address: www.clinicaltrials.gov
Run by the Internet Stroke Center at Washington University School of Medicine:
Website address: www.strokecenter.org/trials
Run by Centerwatch, a Business of Jobson Medical Information
Website address: www.centerwatch.com252