Health and recovery

These blogs are here to support our health information pages. If you’re looking for our main health pages, you can find them here. In these blogs, we talk about the physical effects of stroke, rehabilitation, exercise and medical care to help you understand your recovery and manage health after stroke with handy tips and guides. 

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Feeling exhausted after your stroke? You’re not alone

If you’re feeling utterly wiped after a stroke, you’re not alone…

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Eating Well After a Stroke: In Discussion with Wiltshire Farm Foods

In an eagerly awaited roundtable discussion, Clare Jonas from…

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Struggling with sleep? You're not alone

Getting enough sleep is an important part of stroke recovery.…

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Tips for staying safe in the summer heat

With any heatwave, it's important to think about how to…

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Tips for cooking without salt

When we first learn to cook, it can be easy to use salt as a way…

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What to eat with swallowing difficulties after a stroke

After a stroke, it is very common for individuals to experience…

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Incontinence after stroke: a few practical tips

Bladder and bowel problems don’t have to stop you from getting…

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We need your help on a new video series

We are creating a new series of videos. As a stroke survivor or…

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3 things you didn't know about seasonal eating

Seasonal eating isn't just for celebrity chefs. Or people…