Author: The StrokeEd Collaboration

Presented: 16th October 2025

Duration: 1hr 25m

Presenters:
Simone Dorsch
Karl Schurr

Description: This lecture will describe the common causes of muscle over-activity after stroke and suggest strategies to distinguish between them. It will provide strategies for decreasing muscle over-activity in stroke survivors.

Learning outcomes
After this session participants should be able to:

  • Distinguish between the common causes of muscle over-activity in stroke survivors
  • Describe strategies to decrease muscle over-activity in stroke survivors

Analysis Anatomy Attention Balance Barriers Behaviour change Biomechanics CIMT Circuit classes Clinical reasoning Cognitive screening Contracture de-implementation Electrical stimulation Enablers Engagement Evidence-based practice Executive function Exercise Falls prevention Groups Hemi-spatial neglect Impairments Implementation Intensity of practice Knowledge translation Lived experience Memory Mental imagery Mental practice Motor imagery Neuroplasticity Older adults Outpatient rehabilitation Shaping Spasticity Strength Stroke rehabilitation Stroke survivors Telehealth Telerehabilitation Transfer package Trunk UL training Weakness