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Modules
Home Care for the
Stroke Patient
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This module is based on Margaret Johnstone's book ‘Home Care for the
Stroke Patient: Living in the Pattern’, 3rd edition published by Elsevier
Churchill Livingstone.
It has been designed for physiotherapists, nurses and other healthcare
professionals working with stroke patients. It contains information and
advice on positioning, stabilising, transfers and treatment. Also included is
information about helper's hand positions, pressure splints and equipment
e.g. walking aids.
It allows the therapist to provide patients and carers with a precise, wellillustrated
document of exercise and handling instructions which can be
referred back to in the absence of the therapist.
The content of this module can be sorted as follows:
Sort 1: Whole Body, Kneeling, Standing, Assisted
Miscellaneous, Upper Limb, Lower Walking, Sit/Stand, Floor/Sit,
Limb, Hand Holds, Equipment, Sit/Kneel, Bathing, Miscellaneous.
Pressure Splints.
Sort 3: Positioning, Stabilizing,
Sort 2: Side Lying, Lying (Supine),
Lying (Prone), Sitting, Long Sitting,
Rolling, Crawling position,
Trunk Rotation, Treatment Note,
Transfers, Advice Note, WB Upper
Limb, Fine Control.
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Margaret Johnstone, FCSP, Was the Consultant
Physiotherapist to Physiotherapie Institut, Bürgerspiral,
Solothurn, Switzerland.
In 1990, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists rewarded
her efforts with a Fellowship for the development and writings
of a therapy approach in neurological rehabilitation with
special attention for active participation of nurses, relatives
and helpers.
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Home Care For The Stroke Patient
PREPARATION FOR STANDING WITH A ROCKING CHAIR
Patient uses rocking chair to learn forwards before standing.
He interlaces fingers, straightens arms and keeps shoulder forwards.
The direction of movement is shown by the arrows.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
RECOVERY PATTERN
1. Drawing forwards of shoulder with OUTWARD ROTATION
2. Elbow straight
3. Fingers straight and separated
4. Drawing forwards of the hip with INWARD ROTATION of the leg
5. Hip, knee and ankle bent.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
BACK LYING AND HIP ROLLING
When resting in this position the knees should point to the ceiling. Tap the
inside of the affected knee if it moves outwards to help remind patient about
correct position.
Encourage slow rhythmical knee rolling from side to side.
Start with assistance and gradually withdraw this when possible. Support the
affected leg in a flexed position as necessary.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
LYING ON THE AFFECTED SIDE
If this is uncomfortable for the patient, the affected shoulder has not been
carefully positioned.
Ensure:
Shoulder is not trapped below the body. Affected arm clear of pillow placed well
forwards and shoulder in good outward rotation as illustrated. Arm turned out,
elbow straight, palm uppermost, thumb away from body. Unaffected leg
forwards, affected hip straight with knee bent.
© Pearson Professional Ltd
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