Stroke Flashcards

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Role as a KCEP in the rehab process

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Increase the functional level (including mobility) of your client through exercise training

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What is a stroke?

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  • Type of brain injury
  • Abrupt incident of vascular insufficiency or of bleeding into or immediately adjacent to the brain
    • Stop receiving blood or bleeding inside the brain
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What is the third leading cause of death in canada

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Stroke, behind heart disease & cancer

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How many strokes happen yearly in Canada

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between 60 000 to 70 000 cases

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Yearly strokes (percentages)

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  • 80 % are first attacks

- 20 % are recurrent attacks

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Average age of onset

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  • 72 years old
  • can occur in children and young adults
  • 1/4 are under age of 65
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Who is more likely to survive a stroke

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  • Equal incidence but woman are more likely to survive

- THEORY: estrogran can protect women from the lack of oxygen in the brain due to a stroke

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Percentage of strokes resulting in death

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  • 29 % but lower for younger people
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Types of Strokes

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  • Ischemic stroke

- Intracerebral Hemorrage stroke

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Ischemic stroke

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- 80% of all stroke
2 types:
- Cerebral Thrombosis
- Cerebral Embolism
During periods of decreased activity and conscious
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Ischemic stroke - Cerebral Thrombosis

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Development of a blood clot in a cerebral vessel (occlusion at atherosclerotic plaque)

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Ischemic stroke - Cerebral Embolism

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  • Displaced clot of bacterial mass that occludes downstream artery
  • Blood clots can break free from a thrombus and lead to artery occlusion
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage Stroke

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  • 20% of all stroke and generally more severe
  • Bleeding into the brain
    2 types:
  • Arterial rupture
  • Aneurysm
    During periods of activity (pressure goes up) and Stupor or coma
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage Stroke - arterial rupture

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  • Associated with aneurysms & arteriovenous malformations
  • can be congenital
  • Crossing over of the blood vessels leading to them being stretched out . They tangled up and get weaker
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage Stroke - aneurysm

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  • Only becomes a problem upon rupturing
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Signs & Symptoms (5)

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  1. Weakness
  2. Trouble Speaking
  3. Vision Problems
  4. Headache
  5. Dizziness
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Signs & Symptoms - Weakness

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  • Sudden loss of strength or sudden numbness in the face, arm or leg, even temporary
  • On one side of the body
  • Ask for sensation
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Signs & Symptoms - Trouble speaking

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Sudden difficulty speaking or understanding or sudden confusion, even temporary (in case of stroke can become permanent)
- due to stroke location in the left hemisphere (frontal lobe)

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Signs & Symptoms - Vision problems

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Sudden trouble with vision, even temporary

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Signs & Symptoms - Headache

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Sudden severe and unusual headache

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Signs & Symptoms - Dizziness

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Sudden loss of balance, especially with any of the above signs

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22
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F.A.S.T. Test

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An acronym for:
F - face
A - arms
S - speech
T - time
- helps people recognize the signs of stroke
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F.A.S.T. Test (order)

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  • Ask the person to smile
  • Ask the person to speak a simple sentence
  • Ask the person to raise both arms
  • If they cannot do any or all of these three things, act quickly to get them to a hospital
24
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Following a stroke, sensory and motor impairments are located on which side of the body?

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Opposite side as brain lesion

25
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Why is the Incidence of stroke in Canada increasing

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Aging population

26
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What is the median age of the Canadian Population

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40

27
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Risk factors we cannot control

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  • Age
  • Sex
  • Family History
28
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Physical Inactivity

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Risk factor we can control

  • Regular PA can reduce body weight, improve serum lipids and cholesterol, BP and diabetes
  • National guidelines recommend 150 min of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic PA per week
29
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Second Strongest risk factor for stroke

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High Blood pressure

  • go hand in hand
  • individuals who have excess weight, are physically inactive, use alcohol heavily, or excessive salt intake increased chances of high BP
  • Trend: more chance of getting diagnosed with high BP the older you get
30
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What is the best type of exercise to prevent Stroke

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Aerobic training

31
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Two types of beneficial exercise

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Aerobic training

Functional Training

32
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Effects of Aerobic training

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reduces risk of a second stroke
- reduces hypertension
- reduces body fat
Increased ration HDL/LDL (more H, less L)

33
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Effects of Functional Training

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Increased ADLs + QofL

  • improved muscular strength and endurance
  • Improve motor functions (walking, balance, coordination)
34
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Considerations to Exercise

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  • Reduced motor control on one side of the body
  • Sensation may be impaired (stretching implications)
  • Intolerance to high intensity exercises (decreased VO2 max)
35
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The Foot drop observed after stroke is attributed to the paralysis of?

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Tibialis Anterior

36
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Why does VO2 Max decrease

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  • Neural drive = from motor cortex to the muscles (contractions)
  • Blood flow = to the active muscles
  • Muscle Mass = atrophy
    Paretic limbs:
    • Pare = weak
    • Means on the side the stroke happens / the side affected
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ADL Range for METS

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3 - 5 METS

38
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METs

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Indicates metabolic equivalent. One MET is the amount of energy used when sitting quietly (3.5ml/kg/min)

39
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Stroke leads to motor FUNCTION disorders

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  • Restrictions of mvmts or paralysis on the affected side
  • Weakness on the affected side
  • Problems of coordination of the affected side
40
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Stroke leads to motor performance disorders

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  • Decrease in balance
  • Decrease in walking capacities
  • Decrease in mobility
41
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Are all individuals with stroke eligible to the exercise program

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No, too good or too affected = no benefit

42
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Exercise Program - Contradiction

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Aerobic or resistance training at high intensity could potentially lead to major medical complications
- second stroke, CAD etc

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Exercise Program - Rationale

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In people with chronic stroke (1 year post-stroke), these disorders are increased by the absence of regular physical activity

44
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Questionnaire

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Question on medical history
- medications
- PA status (level of fitness, balance, walking capacity, walking aids)
- Goals of the participant
Establish a partnership with the patient
- tends to lead to greater results
45
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Examples of Exercises - UE

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  • Push up in standing position to improve elbow extensors
  • Stretch bands exercise in sitting position to improve shoulder flexors, extensors, and abductors
  • ROM exercise with wooden stick
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Examples of Exercises - LE

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  • Step exercise (forward, backward, side steps) to improve lower limb ROM and Strengthen the weak side
  • Sit-to-Stand (improving functional mobility)
  • Standing on one leg on the step (balance)
  • Standing tandem (balance)
47
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Exercise Sessions - Overview

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  • Group of 8 participants
  • Frequency: 2/week
  • Duration: 60 min/session
  • Intensity: RPE (rating or perceived exertion) method (0-10 scale)
48
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How to modify the exercise intensity?

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  • Increase the number of repetitions
  • Increase ankle weights
  • Decrease the use of parallel bar
  • Increase exercise difficulty
49
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Timed Up & Go

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  • Evaluation technique before and after program
  • Goal: to detect balance and mobility problems
  • Instructions: stand up from chair walk 3m turn around and walk back to seat
  • Score: independent in balance and mobility <10s
    • > 30s = dependent in most ADLs
50
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Berg Balance Scale

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Most commonly used balance testing

  • Goal: to provide comprehensive balance assessment
  • Assessment form with 14 items
  • Allow a better screening of balance impairments
51
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6 Minute walk test

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Goal: to evaluate sub-maximal cardiorespiratory endurance in individuals with CV conditions
- walk as far as you can within the 6 minutes

52
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Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS)

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Goal: to assess motor function and coordination for upper and lower extremities in individuals with stroke
- Easy to administer but scoring is often difficult because not detailed enough

53
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Exercise Precautions

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  • Medical clearance
  • List of medication
  • BP check before starting program
  • HB before each session
  • Instructions given to participants:
    - exercise at your own pace
    - Try to start each session slowly before increasing the pace
    - Stop exercising if you have one of these symptoms : severe fatigue, feeling faint, feeling of dizziness
54
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Exercise Supervision

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In Group adapted exercise program

  • 1 certified KCEP
  • 1 or 2 KCEP interns
  • 1 Volunteer from the center
55
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Pre-Post exercise scores after 8 weeks

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SIAS, Berg, and TUAG all saw significant changes after 8 week program
- no statistical difference for 6-min walk