Post-Stroke Resources

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Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cariboo-Brain-Injury-Support/100093275421190/ 

This is a local group providing peer support and peer-led programming for people who have experienced a brain injury and for their caregivers. Meetings have been occurring in both Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, and virtually. The group has also provided support for people with neurodegenerative conditions. 

Contact: Brain.Injury.2023@gmail.com 

Excellent overview of stroke rehabilitation, terms, resources, specific issues like eating, and so much more: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/illnesses-conditions/heart-health-and-stroke/stroke-rehabilitation 

Information on community-based rehabilitation services: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/accessing-health-care/home-community-care/care-options-and-cost/community-rehabilitation. If you look at the left side-bar of this webpage, you will find additional resource information that may be helpful.

Website: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/ 

There is a lot of educational information here on heart disease and on stroke. It is worthwhile exploring even if one has reviewed the BC websites simply because this one has different information that is equally useful including a Services and Resources page found here: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/services-and-resources. 

Website: https://www.cardiachealth.ca/ 

This website also contains educational information on heart disease and stroke. They also have healthy recipes and healthy lifestyle information. 

Websites:

• CanStroke: https://canadianstroke.ca/ 
• Provincial Health Services Authority Stroke Services BC: http://www.phsa.ca/our-services/programs-services/stroke-services-bc 
• Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery: http://www.ebrsr.com/  

These websites have information aimed at clinicians and researchers, however some information may also be interesting and useful to clients and caregivers. 

• This specific page on CanStroke with VERY useful links to interventions, apps, videos, and more: https://canadianstroke.ca/tools-and-resources/ 

• One of the links here will take you to Stroke Engine. This page in Stroke Engine has a list of clinically researched interventions to explore: https://strokengine.ca/en/interventions/ 

Website: https://www.afterstroke.ca/ 

Lovely website with well-organized and useful resources including peer support and caregiver guides which can be found here: https://www.afterstroke.ca/resources/. 

Website: https://strokerecoverybc.ca/ 

There is information here on the steps to recovering from a stroke, modifying one’s home, educating caregivers, finding support funding, learning how to communicate using technology aids, and more. They also provide information for support groups, virtual speech exercises, some physical exercises, and links to more physical rehabilitation resources.

• This website will also refer you to a UK website called Stroke Association: https://stroke.org.uk/. 
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• On this page, one can find online exercise programs: https://www.stroke.org.uk/stroke/life-after/exercise. 
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• Watch the introductory videos (step 1) then select which exercise group you best fit into (step 2). This will take you to a set of videos to perform over 4 weeks. 
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• The videos are free. After these have been completed, there are 12 additional weeks of videos to continue to make progress.

The Stroke Recovery Association of BC website will also link to Stroke Class: https://strokeclass.com/. 

• On this page, there is one 25-minute exercise video that is free. The remaining videos do require a fee.