Recovery & rehab basics (Intro)
A starter course for the first months of recovery: rehab goals, safe activity ramp-up, fatigue and mood, communication support, and fall prevention. Focuses on what’s common, what helps, and when to escalate.
Educational only
Educational only — follow your therapy and clinician guidance. Stop activity and seek help if you have concerning symptoms.
Get help now
If new sudden weakness, speech trouble, severe headache, severe dizziness/imbalance, new confusion, seizure, or breathing trouble occurs, call emergency services immediately.
Key takeaways
- Set realistic rehab goals and track progress
- Start safe daily activity routines and avoid common setbacks
- Reduce fall risk with practical home changes and habits
- Support communication and mood/fatigue needs during recovery
Lessons in this course
Rehab basics and setting realistic goals (PT/OT/SLP)
Plain-language rehab primer: PT/OT/SLP roles, realistic goal-setting templates, common pitfalls, and practice/game activities.
Physical activity after stroke (safe ramp-up + questions for clinicians)
Safe activity ramp-up module after stroke: minimum-dose plan, stop/seek-help red flags, clinician/PT questions, mini-quiz, and streak-builder game.
Cognition, fatigue, and emotional changes after stroke
Cognition/fatigue/mood module with pacing system, simple strategies, red flags, mini-quiz, and an energy-budget game.
Aphasia-friendly communication basics (family + care teams)
A practical communication toolkit for supporting someone with aphasia: short phrases, one idea at a time, confirming understanding, and reducing shame/stress.
Mobility and fall prevention at home
Room-by-room home fall-prevention module with safer routines, urgent post-fall red flags, mini-quiz, and hazard-bingo game.
Lesson sequence
- 1. Rehab basics + setting realistic goals (PT/OT/SLP)
- 2. Physical activity after stroke (safe ramp-up)
- 3. Fatigue, thinking, mood (what’s common + supports)
- 4. Aphasia-friendly communication basics
- 5. Fall prevention at home + safe mobility habits
Capstone
- Create a weekly recovery plan (3 tiny habits)
- Write a ‘red flags’ escalation list
Practice check
What you’ll practice
These questions are untimed. After you answer all of them, you’ll see your score and a clear next lesson or reference step.
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