Can High Dose Physiotherapy Improve Walking Post Stroke | Dr. Kate Scrivener

Dr. Kate Scrivener is leading a team of researchers to discover if high-dose physiotherapy can improve walking after a stroke. MJA Article<br /> HiWalk Info<br /> Dr. K. Scrivener<br /> Repsexercise<br /> LinkedIn Contact details for HiWalk<br /> Phone: (02) 9850 6625<br /> Email: kate.scrivener@mq.edu.au<br /> Highlights: 01:12 Introduction<br /> 02:55 Dr. Kate Scrivener’s Medical Background<br /> 11:13 Access to Physical and occupational therapies in older ages<br /> 19:25 Dr. Kate Scrivener’s ongoing research project<br /> 23:25 Qualifications to sign-up for High Dose Physiotherapy<br /> 30:13 Dealing with fatigue issues for research participants<br /> 39:05 Emotional, physical, and psychological support<br /> 49:13 The next phase after the study<br /> 54:39 Recruitment process in Melbourne Australia Transcript: Dr. Kate Scrivener 0:00<br /> So there’s no restriction on age. For time post-stroke, we are looking for people that are more than six months after their stroke, but less than eight years, the other criteria, so it’s really for people who can walk but would like to walk better. And I look at it in a few ways based on kind of what people tell me. The kind of common things they tell me. Dr. Kate Scrivener 0:28<br /> I can do X, but I really want to do Y. So they really have a clear goal. And what’s motivating them to kind of sign up? The other thing that sometimes people will say is that something’s happened. So they might have had a fall and they say, look, I had a fall, just feel like it’s really set me back and I want to get on and have a boost to try and get back to where I was. Intro 0:59<br /> This is the Recovery after Stroke podcast. With Bill Gasiamis, helping you navigate recovery after stroke. Introduction – High-Dose Physiotherapy <br /> Bill Gasiamis 1:12<br /> Hello, and welcome to episode 257 of the Recovery after Stroke podcast. My guest today is Dr. Kate Scrivener. Senior Lecturer in physiotherapy in the Department of Health Sciences from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Kate is conducting a study specifically designed to see if it is possible to improve the walking ability of stroke survivors who are at least six months post-stroke, but no more than eight years post-stroke and are currently walking, but have some walking deficits. Bill Gasiamis 1:45<br /> The study is being conducted in two locations including Sydney and Melbourne. And