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

Episode 68 - join us as we chat with Lauren Esposito, Operations Manager at OhioHealth Neuroscience Wellness Center. Lauren provides insight into the origins of the Neuroscience Wellness Center, highlighting the key individuals who brought it to life. She explains how community needs for neurological care led to the center's establishment, emphasizing its role in filling critical gaps in patient support. Gain a deeper understanding of the patient experience within the center, particularly for stroke survivors. Lauren shares details about specialized programs offered, including multidisciplinar ..read more

Episode 67 - Innovating Community Fitness: Building Bridges from Research to Post-Stroke Rehab. New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines in the UK recommend stroke patients receive at least three hours of rehabilitation a day, five days a week. This is a dramatic increase from previous guidance of 45 minutes a day. Currently there are big gaps in service when it comes to supporting people with stroke after they’re discharged from care not only in the UK but worldwide. Often, survivors have nowhere to go to exercise and accessing a conventional gym for most is ch ..read more

Welcome back to the first Know Stroke Podcast episode of our 2024 season! Co-hosts Michael Garrow and David Dansereau appreciate you taking some time out of your day to listen to this episode. If you find our podcast valuable, we ask that you consider supporting us with a small monthly donation or through a sponsored business spotlight. In this episode we walk you through both options and what we have planned for 2024. Here's How: Consider becoming a monthly supporter of the show here  starting at $3 per month and help us to continue to create content for listeners in our stroke communit ..read more

Episode 64 - Achieving Balance (Part 1): Food as Medicine to Fuel Stroke RecoveryA comprehensive stroke recovery plan of care often includes a combination of physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with other medical interventions. These therapies are vital for regaining physical and cognitive abilities. Often overlooked, however, in the stroke recovery pathway is the quality of a stroke survivor’s diet. Quality nutrition offers the potential to improve stroke outcomes by promoting healing, providing high performance fuels to support the physical demands of rehabilitation as well as ..read more

Special Edition Episode 63 for World Stroke Day #GreaterThanStroke This year’s theme for World Stroke Day 2023 is stroke prevention. One in four of us will have a stroke in our lifetime. It is estimated that 90% of those strokes could be prevented by addressing a small number of risk factors including high blood pressure (hypertension), irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation), smoking, diet and exercise. The Know Stroke Podcast stands behind this mission as well so together we can be #GreaterThanStroke. Today we join the global stroke community to raise awareness and drive action on str ..read more

Episode 62: Justin Oakley, MSOTR/L CAPS of Oakley Home AccessPreparing your home for all of life's changes after a stroke can be overwhelming. In fact, the word discharge can be terrifying for both survivor, caregiver and treating therapists alike to provide access to continued safe mobility solutions. We’ve heard many times from past expert rehabilitation guests on our podcast that they predict ‘the future of stroke recovery will be in the home’. But that home must be safe and accessible first. So, how do we make it the best place to be? For the stroke survivor, this is not a nicety ..read more

Episode 36 Interview with Kyle Zebley, Senior Vice President of Public Policy at the American Telemedicine Association and Executive Director, ATA Action In this episode you’ll be hearing from the first policy expert we’ve had on our show and we don’t think we could have brought you a better one!  It is important for us to emphasize this interview would not have been possible without the great coordinated cooperation from Gina Cella Senior VP of Strategic Connections and Ann Mond Johnson CEO of the ATA, so we want to thank them both here as well along with all the great work their team do ..read more