The Mobile Brain, LLC

Are you interested in proactive health management? Do you feel burnt out with work, or don't know what to do with retirement?

Wellness, retirement planning and aging - in - place, consultation services for fellow occupational therapists on practice management, and specific therapeutic techniques, & hosting workshops (i.e. stress management, & safe return to occupations, etc).

We continue to have a special skillset addressing post-stroke, post-brain injury, and FND.

We are creating great changes. We will be back soon.

Any type of injury is a humbling experience. Depending on the culture, we tend to depend on other people, or depend on our own. You are not defeated for asking help, especially if you really need it. There is no shame in that. What's the most humbling experience you've ever had?

Let's have a little bit of fun!

Happy Occupational therapy month to all my awesome OTs!
A big shout to all my home health, community - based, and mobile OTs out there.

Others will never understand why we have a winter jacket, a light jacket, a rain coat , boots, slippers, and snow shoe trax in our cars. ALL YEAR ROUND.

Keep rockin' the "great outdoors!"https://youtu.be/WJEGZjMDM74

Occupational therapy time! Let's have a little bit of fun!Happy Occupational therapy month to all my awesome OTs! A big shout to all my home health, community - based, and mobile OTs o...

https://youtu.be/CitFsSBDYdw

Hoping for a better future for people with Multiple sclerosis.

Walk MS. Rockville, MD. April 03 2022 Our goal—a world free of MS. We've signed up for Walk MS—a charity walk that is changing the lives of people with MS and helping fuel progress toward a ...

Please help us in supporting individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.
Kindly consider making a donation to this cause and/or walking with us tomorrow.
We will be at the Rockville Town Center (131 Gibbs St. Rockville MD 20850) at 9AM.
Click link below to make a difference.

https://mssociety.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=150724

I'm participating in Walk MS®️ You can help support groundbreaking research, provide life-changing services and guarantee a supportive community for those who need it most. Please support me with a donation to Walk MS to help create a world free of MS!

When you can't find an answer to all the questions, turn to someone who does. What lessons have you learned lately?

Do you know that there is such a think as negative neuroplasticity? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? How can it affect your (your loved one's, or your client's) progress?

https://www.themobilebrain.com/how-to-improve-positive-neuroplasticity/

For all those stroke survivors and thrivers, this group has been amazing with helping each other cope. It's not just a simple facebook group, it's a community.

It's our pleasure to be of service.

See you again for Part 2!

Remember your homework: 30mins of sunlight, between 10-1pm, for the next 14 days. Drink water that is AT LEAST 1/2 of your body weight in ounces.

Cliffhanger: Is there such a thing as negative neuroplasticity?

We're here until 3pm! Please drop by, and say Hi!

There are other tables here as well.

Human beings are plants with complicated feelings. Depression is expected, but not always present in everyone. You and the people around you, should let you grieve the life you had prior to your stroke/brain injury. You did not just have a flu. You had a neurological event, and it does not matter if it's mild or severe. But you don't have to let your depression take the wheel.

What has helped you overcome your depression? How have you addressed your mental health?

Shoulder mobility exercises for stroke (INTERMEDIATE)
https://youtu.be/GmzvuLUVlD4

Shoulder mobility exercises for stroke (INTERMEDIATE) This is the INTERMEDIATE version of the previously posted video. This is a 20minute, follow - along video. Items needed:TableChair (x2)Placeholders/flat targ...

https://youtu.be/l1qLeu98V_U

Shoulder mobility exercises for stroke (BASIC) Basic 20 minute upper arm exercises, focused on the shoulder. This is a move - along video. 4 exercises, 5 minutes each. Do this 2-3 times daily. You can res...

Do you have a partner in your recovery? Have you joined support groups to better understand what's going on with you, or just to know someone understands? Recovery is better if you know you're not alone. Find a person who can be accountable for your recovery, so you have someone who can slap you to keep going, or high five you for a job well done!

This might be the most extensive list you'll ever come across. Remember, tools and equipment are unique to each person's needs. These may or may not work for you, and we strongly recommend consulting your Occupational therapist first before acquiring, or you can contact us for a free 10 minute consult!

https://www.themobilebrain.com/stroke-equipment-hacks/

The Mobile Brain, LLC We come to and with you! You (or your loved one) do not have to be "home-bound". We address what you

Low tone getting you down? Low tone is better than no tone. Keep working on it! Hypotonicity is different from flaccidity, and it's good to know if you have moved out of the no tone zone. Where do you, or your clients, think you (they) are now?

You will always be different today than you were yesterday. It's your choice if you want to be BETTER or WORSE. You've already experienced the bad with your circumstance, start seeing the good. Are positive affirmations helpful for you?

You don't have to wait for your affected side to get better before you actually use it. There are ways and equipment that can enhance engagement while you recover. These are temporary. You have to focus on remediating versus compensating, since it is easier to learn the right thing off the bat, than trying to correct an error in movement. What strategies have helped you be as independent in your day to day?

https://www.themobilebrain.com/use-it/

4 movements, 5 minutes each movement. Step by step instructions provided. This is the basic and intermediate modification combo video, We will post the basic and intermediate videos as well. Let us know how these worked for you, or for your clients.

Click the link to access!
https://youtu.be/45Op6Zeom-w

Most studies state that early intervention is key to recovery. But never discount the fact that brains continuously heal. Neuroplasticity does not skip a person. How much has time helped you heal? How much time have you lost thinking that you will never recover?

What does it take to recover? Is it easy? Should you give up after 6 months?

https://www.themobilebrain.com/4rs-neurorecovery/

Spasticity is velocity dependent. That means, the faster or quicker you move that arm or leg, the more your tone will act up, the less control you'll have.

Remember: Your brain and body is trying to catch up on each other. Move slow and deliberate.

What other strategies have you tried? Does the time of day have affect your tone? How about your mood? level of activity? Meals?