Available at: http://canstrokecommunityexercise.ca/ The Canadian Stroke Community-based Exercise Recommendations (CSCER) were developed to support the translation of best evidence (research, best practice guidelines, and expert opinion) into clear recommendations for program and exercise providers to support the implementation of safe and appropriate exercise programs for people with stroke in a variety of community settings. A national inter-professional writing group of healthcare professionals and researchers from across Canada with expertise in stroke, best practices in stroke care, and implementation of community exercise programming iteratively revised and appraised the CSCER. The CSCER and companion brochure were reviewed by leading experts, including researchers, healthcare professionals, community program and exercise providers, and people with stroke and caregivers. The updated guideline…

Available at: https://kite-uhn.com/tools/rebal After years of research and development, CPSR researchers have gone live with a valuable toolkit to help people practice and improve control of their balance reactions and prevent falls, especially after stroke. Development of the toolkit began in 2018, thanks to funding from CPSR. This toolkit is for health-care professionals who treat clients for problems with balance or increased falls risk. Dr. Avril Mansfield of UHN describes the work behind this toolkit, why it’s needed and who use should it:  Why did you develop the Reactive Balance Training Toolkit?  When we lose our balance and start to fall, we…

Many people, like older adults and individuals with stroke, are increased risk for falls. In order to keep from falling down, people must often perform rapid and sophisticated reactions, like stepping or grasping movements. Reactive balance training (RBT) retrains these rapid reactions. RBT has been shown to improve control of rapid balance reactions and reduce fall rates by almost half compared to no exercise or ‘typical’ balance training. The aim of this CPSR-funded toolkit is to help healthcare professionals (e.g., physiotherapists or kinesiologists) use RBT in their rehabilitation practices. Check it out! https://kite-uhn.com/tools/rebal