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StrokeEd Welcome to the StrokeEd page - also visit our website (www.strokeEd.com) Any questions or discussion regarding stroke rehab would be wonderful.

StrokeEd conducts workshops about upper limb and lower limb rehabilitation after stroke, for physiotherapists and occupational therapists. If you are interested in hosting a workshop please refer to our website for details - www.strokeed.com

We welcome contact from future or previous course participants.

29/09/2026

StrokeEd’s online balance workshop is for physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants who work with people with impaired balance.

The workshop uses lectures, practical sessions and video case studies to provide clinicians with evidence-based training strategies for effective balance training with people of differing levels of disability, including older adults with falls risk, stroke survivors and people with TBI.

Dates: This workshop runs as 2 x 4 hour sessions on Fri 25th Sept & Fri 9th Oct 2026 | 9:00am – 1:00pm (Sydney time)

In this video, look at a lady with balance impairments and recent falls work on her balance in a safe environment. Participants of the balance workshop will learn evidence based strategies to train balance at all stages of disability.

To learn more and register for the 2 part online workshop, visit: https://strokeed.com/event/balance-workshop-online-4/

28/09/2026

StrokeEd’s online walking workshop gives participants a clinical reasoning process for the analysis and training of walking after stroke.

In this video, we see a stroke survivor hyperextend the knee during mid to late stance phase of gait. The workshop will give you a clear understanding of the biomechanics of gait so that you can effectively analyse and retrain gait with your stroke survivors.

The course will cover:
* Kinematics and kinetics of walking
* Common kinematic deviations seen in people with stroke during walking
* Impairments that can contribute to common kinematic deviations seen in people with stroke during walking
* Evidence-based training strategies to address the common kinematic deviations seen in people with stroke when walking

Dates: Tues 13th & 27th October 2026
This workshop will be presented over 2 x 4-hr sessions and will be run via Zoom from 6pm to 10pm Sydney, Australia time (AEDT)

To learn more or register for the 2 part online workshop, visit: https://strokeed.com/event/analysis-and-training-of-walking-after-stroke-online-2/

StrokeEd’s 2026 Free Online Lecture SeriesHere are the calendar dates and lectures for October.To browse the online cale...
27/09/2026

StrokeEd’s 2026 Free Online Lecture Series
Here are the calendar dates and lectures for October.
To browse the online calendar and register for the lectures of your choice, visit the link: https://strokeed.com/events/category/online/

Is strength the key to walking faster after stroke?Evidence spotlight: systematic review on the relationship between str...
23/09/2026

Is strength the key to walking faster after stroke?
Evidence spotlight: systematic review on the relationship between strength and walking speed after stroke.

Why does walking speed after stroke matter?
Walking after stroke is important because it supports independence, participation in everyday life and overall health. Improving walking speed, endurance and efficiency can help stroke survivors move more safely and confidently at home and in the community.

This systematic review and meta-analysis looked at 30 observational studies involving 1,001 people after stroke. The researchers examined the relationship between strength of the affected leg and walking speed. There was a strong relationship between leg strength and walking speed (r = 0.51). This relationship was similar across different muscle groups, including the hip, knee and ankle muscles, meaning strength is important in all muscle groups. The relationship was stronger in people with greater walking disability, meaning the weaker and more impaired a person's walking was, the more closely their leg strength was related to their walking speed.

Clinically, the findings suggest that strengthening the affected leg is particularly important for people with greater walking disability and lower levels of strength. The results tell us that we shouldn’t focus on just one muscle group, but all muscles across the hip, knee and ankle.

Its important to note that the studies included in this review were observational studies, so the findings demonstrate a relationship between strength and walking speed, rather than showing a specific strengthening intervention that improves walking speed.

To read the full paper, published in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Journal, visit: https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/101/12/pzab233/6381996

18/09/2026

In this video, Karl talks about compensation strategies that stroke survivors may demonstrate during reaching to grasp a cup.

Compensations are strategies that stroke survivors use to compensate for their current impairments e.g. reduced strength. It’s important to identify and correct compensations early in rehab to avoid learning the compensatory movement in preference to efficient movement. It is our role as therapists to find ways for stroke survivors to practice skills while minimising the need to compensate for what they are finding profoundly difficult.

Share your ideas for practice ideas for Mrs A in the comments.

17/09/2026

In this video, Barbara is training balance using the Clock Yourself App which is a tool designed to improve balance, stepping reflexes and reaction times by stepping to tap the foot according to the random voice instructions. With consistent practice for 6 months her balance and reaction time has improved and she doesn’t reach for upper limb support during the practice.

StrokeEd’s online balance workshop teaches evidence-based strategies (like the one in the video) to improve balance in people with differing levels of disability, including older adults with falls risk, stroke survivors and people with TBI. The StrokeEd online balance workshop is running twice - the first option is over 2x sessions on Fri 25th Sept & Fri 9th Oct 2026 | 9:00am – 1:00pm, Sydney time. The second option is 2 x 4 hour sessions on Wednesday 14th & 28th October 2026, 6pm-10pm Sydney time (AEDT). The workshop is presented by Dr Simone Dorsch and Karl Schurr, Physiotherapists and Directors of StrokeEd.

The course is targeted to physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants working with people in inpatient settings or in the community who have balance impairments.

To register or learn more about the upcoming online balance workshop, visit the link: https://strokeed.com/event/balance-workshop-online-4/

FREE online lecture on upper limb prognostics in stroke rehabilitation Presented by Cristina LevyDate: Mon 21st Sept 202...
15/09/2026

FREE online lecture on upper limb prognostics in stroke rehabilitation
Presented by Cristina Levy
Date: Mon 21st Sept 2026
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm – Sydney, Australia (AEST), 8:00am – 9:00am (UK time)
In this presentation, Cristina will explore the rationale, importance and challenges of upper limb motor prognostication early after stroke. A practical framework for interpreting prognostic evidence will be introduced and applied to studies examining clinical measures and biomarkers.
Register here https://events.humanitix.com/upper-limb-prognostication-after-stroke
NOTE: the lecture will be recorded and freely available on our website

FREE online lecture on upper limb prognostics in stroke rehabilitation Presented by Christina LevyDate: Mon 21st Sept 20...
15/09/2026

FREE online lecture on upper limb prognostics in stroke rehabilitation
Presented by Christina Levy
Date: Mon 21st Sept 2026
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm – Sydney, Australia (AEST), 8:00am – 9:00am (UK time)

In this presentation, Cristina will explore the rationale, importance and challenges of upper limb motor prognostication early after stroke. A practical framework for interpreting prognostic evidence will be introduced and applied to studies examining clinical measures and biomarkers.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/upper-limb-prognostication-after-stroke

StrokeEd’s 2026 Free Online Lecture SeriesHere are the calendar dates and lectures for September, keep an eye on our soc...
10/09/2026

StrokeEd’s 2026 Free Online Lecture Series
Here are the calendar dates and lectures for September, keep an eye on our social media for the announcement of our 3 lectures in October.
To browse the online calendar and register for the lectures of your choice, visit the link: https://strokeed.com/events/category/online/

I have been teaching a Balance workshop practical day in Malaysia for the last 2 days. The same clients attended the cli...
09/09/2026

I have been teaching a Balance workshop practical day in Malaysia for the last 2 days. The same clients attended the clinical sessions and completed some large amounts of practice - the clients included stroke survivors, someone with MS, a young woman with developmental delay and some older people. All clients completed large numbers of reps within the two 1-hr sessions and most had large measureable changes in their balance measures - here are some examples.
StrokeEd is running 2 online Balance workshops in the next couple of months, For the Australians and New Zealanders and Early birds in SE Asia we have an upcoming daytime workshop starting 25th September https://strokeed.com/event/balance-workshop-online-4/ and for Europeans and the middle East we have an evening workshop (evening in Sydney/ mornings in Europe/ daytime in the Middle East) starting 14th October https://strokeed.com/event/balance-workshop-online/
Come along and discuss effective intensive balance training!!!

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