Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! Episode 74 Guest Lester Leung,MD- Founder Headway Neurology,LLC In Season 2 Episode 7  we first interviewed Lester Y. Leung, MD, MSc of  Tufts MC. Dr Leung is a Board Certified Vascular & Neneral Neurologist, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Director, Comprehensive Stroke Center at Tufts Medical Center and Director and Founder, Stroke and Young Adults (SAYA) Program. In this episode we caught up with Dr. Leung again to learn about the launch of his new Advancing Stroke Recovery Program (ASR) at Headway Neurology,LLC Headway Neurology LLC is a ..read more

Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! In this SnapCast, David and Mike discuss their transition to a new recording studio and their plans for the future. They also talk about Mike's appointment to an advisory committee for the American Heart and American Stroke Association. The hosts mention their upcoming break and the possibility of replaying previous episodes during that time. They express gratitude for the feedback received on the Vivistim series and encourage listeners to stay active and participate in community events. Takeaways The hosts have transitioned to a new recording studio, which ..read more

Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! Episode 73: We’re excited to continue our partnership with Vivistim as part of a  Know Stroke Podcast spotlight series for May! Today's  interview  is with Tim Blinten, a young stroke survivor from Massachusetts who shares his story and a #strokethriver and real world experience with Vivistim. In our first episode of this series we spoke with Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD, FAPTA. She walked us through the science behind vagus nerve stimulation and her research findings with the Vivistim technology. Thank you again  Vivistim for your ..read more

Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! In this SnapCast we recapped a great day out at the Trillium Spring 5K running alongside our friends from Tufts Medical Center Stroke and Young Adults (SAYA) program and past guest Jenna Muri-Rosenthal from Fit to Function Recovery. We’re excited to continue our partnership with Vivistim as part of a  Know Stroke Podcast spotlight series for May!  Last episode we spoke with Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD, FAPTA she is the Director of the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences MGH Institute of Health P ..read more

Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! We’re kicking off Stroke Awareness Month with our first business spotlight series in partnership with Vivistim®. On this episode we’ll introduce you to Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD, FAPTA  Director of the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences MGH Institute of Health Professionals. About our Guest: Dr. Kimberley is a Professor and Director of the Brain Recovery Lab in the MGH Institute’s Department of Physical Therapy. She is also a research associate at Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospit ..read more

Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! May is Stroke Awareness Month We’re excited to announce our partnership with Vivistim as part of a  Know Stroke Podcast spotlight series for May!  Throughout the month of May we’ll be bringing you two episodes highlighting the breakthrough technology of Vivistim to improve arm and hand function in stroke survivors impacted by chronic ischemic stroke. On our first episode in this May spotlight series we’ll be speaking with Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD, FAPTA she is the Director of the Rehabilitation Science PhD Program School of Health and Rehab ..read more

Chime In, Send Us a Text Message! Episode 71 Guest: Carolyn Brown, OTD, OTR/L, CLT Executive Director, StrokeOT,LLC Dr Brown joined us back in season 2 episode 3 (Oct 2021) when she first formed Stroke OT, her CT based non profit for opening long term care access and providing  essential health and wellness services to stroke survivors and caregivers.   Our guest has worked with the stroke community for 27 years.  Her expertise areas in stroke rehabilitation include Neuro-developmental Treatment, the Lifestyle Redesign® model, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, and Saebo ort ..read more

Know Stroke Podcast April Snapcast What's a snapcast? A quick recording where Mike and David jump in to release short shoutouts of timely events and upcoming episodes +release  announcements for our sponsors.  On this snapcast we open with  the voices of podcasts hosts Jordan and Kevin of the Buzzcast podcast.  They are both with Buzzsprout, our Know Stroke Podcast hosting partner.  The name 'snapcast' was born directly from the hosts at Buzzcast and we have adopted the snapcast concept for use at Know Stroke. Mentions: Episode 69  Stroke Thriver Spotlight: Rory ..read more

Episode 70 with Jenna Muri-Rosenthal of  Fit to Function Recovery About our Guest: We met Jenna Muri-Rosenthal through an introduction by our previous episode guest Rory Polera (Ep69).  Jenna has her clinical roots at Spaulding Rehab and is an experienced speech and language pathologist (SLP) who uses her passion for Crossfit and advanced training in brain injury and rehabilitation to offer a neuro adaptive fitness and cognitive communication rehabilitation model.  Her new gym is based just outside of Boston in the Roxbury area where she has built an inspiring community fitness ..read more

Episode 69 - we welcome Rory Polera to the show to share his story as a young stroke survivor - or as we like to say, "stroke thriver". Show highlights: Rory Polera shares his incredible journey of resilience and recovery after experiencing multiple ischemic strokes within a short span at the age of 36. Despite the challenges, Rory's determination and support system propelled him through a rigorous rehabilitation process. Rory shares how data tracking played a crucial role in monitoring progress and providing motivation throughout his recovery journey. Rory highlights the need for tailored s ..read more