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Editor's Note - Sharon Rennhack:
If you find this newsletter helps you and it gives you important information and treatment and practice ideas, please be sure to share with others on Facebook and in other social media communities.
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 AphasiaToolbox.com provides a unique speech therapy delivery model that focuses on Whole Person Recovery and Mindfulness in aphasia therapy.
In previous editions of the aphasiatoolbox newsletter, we discussed elements of Whole Person Recovery, including spirituality, meditation. physical exercise - as a way to help your recovery.
Please note the previous videos in our newsletter:
In this month's edition, we discuss ways to
build a better brain - focusing specifically on physical exercise. We examine the current research covering:
- How does exercise help people with stroke/aphasia?
- How does exercise build neurons - ie neurogenesis and neuroplasticity?
- How do you use the "tools" of
Whole Person Recovery to ensure your continue and ongoing recovery?
- In his video, Bill Connors discusses the current research and these tools as part of aphasiatoolbox.com's hallmark approach to aphasia recovery.
Bill Connors and the staff of aphasiatoolbox have a combined 80+ years helping people with aphasia recover, thru our Whole Person Recovery program. For more information, ideas and tools about aggressively traveling the recovery pathway,
contact Bill Connors .
Conclusion:
When you have questions about aphasia, the answer is aphasiatoolbox®. We ARE aphasia recovery.
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Building a Better Brain in Recovery thru Exercise
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In their 2011 book -
"Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment", neuroscientist David Perlmutter and medical anthropologist and shaman Alberto Villoldo discuss and explore the "phenomena of neurogenesis and mitochondrial health. " Specifically, they discuss how
physical exercise (and other elements of whole person recovery) help the brain recover by using neurogenesis and neuroplasticity.
Neurogenesis refers to the growth of new brain cells, and neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity allows the "neurons (nerve cells) in the brain to compensate for injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment." (Source: https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40362)
The process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA, which uses specific gene codes
for the production of a protein, BDNF;
BDNF or Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is considered an important protein that influences brain function as well as the peripheral nervous system. BDNF influences a variety of functions including: preventing
death of existing brain cells, inducing the growth of new neurons (
neurogenesis) and synapses, and supporting cognitive function. While there are other ways to build BDNF, the best and probably easiest way is thru physical exercise.
SOURCES ON PHYSICAL EXERCISE:
The mechanisms by which exercise leads to brain growth and maintains brain health are not well understood. Researchers determine whether the VEGF hormone plays a vital role in an increase in brain volume after exercise. Previous studies have found that exercise improves brain health, however, little is known about the mechanisms by which exercise leads to brain growth. In part, we know that exercise increases the volume of the hippocampus, which is important in learning and memory. This region of the brain is highly vascularized, meaning it has a rich blood supply. Both IGF-1 (a hormone that plays an important role in growth during childhood) and VEGF (a hormone that helps to stimulate the formation of blood vessels) can cross the blood-brain barrier and both increase in the bloodstream during exercise. 2017
It's not often that a personal training client's initial screening reads "blocked cranial arteries in the left hemisphere, 1 billion destroyed brain cells, inability to speak, and paralysis and loss of feeling in both right limbs."
Yet, with more than 800,000 people experiencing a new or recurrent stroke each year, and more strokes happening every day as the over-50 population grows (NSA 2017), trainers are increasingly likely to be assisting survivors coming out of occupational or physical rehab. In fact, because rehabilitation insurance coverage tends to be limited, personal trainers well-versed in working with stroke survivors can play a crucial role in supporting their return to independent, active and functional daily living. 2017
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Here, Flint Rehab offers a complete collection of exercises for stroke patients, where we will cover every muscle group from head to toe. 2015
4. 13 Psychological Benefits of Exercise: On The Brain
Do you get enough exercise? We live in a culture that has become increasingly sedentary. Back when our ancestors were cavemen, they had to hunt for food, walk long distances, and build things, using their primal strength. The problem has become that many people make excuses to not exercise and actually criticize and/or put down people that go to the gym a lot. What's ironic is that not only is exercise an effective way to help you improve your physical performance, it's also one of the best ways to boost your brain power. 2014
Note: The following studies are referenced in Bill Connor's video - "Build your Brain thru Exercise", Aphasiatolbox Newsletter, October 2017.
Bibliography:
Dancing:
Exercise to remember what you study:
How does exercise differentially affect the brain:
Your brain gets more active during exercise:
Exercise to prevent dementia:
The best attitude for exercise:
Brain Health and Exercise:
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Bill Connors discusses:
Build your Brain thru Exercise
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In this month's edition of the Aphasiatoolbox Newsletter and Video, Bill Connors discusses how recent studies discuss how physical exercise can help help your brain.
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News/Events:
Stroke/Aphasia/Whole Person Recovery
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The re-emergence of post-stroke symptoms and deficits after they have initially resolved is more common than previously thought and associated with a number of identifiable triggers and risk factors, according to a new study published online on August 7 in JAMA Neurology. 2017
Background: Anxiety goes largely undetected and undiagnosed in the aphasia population. Mindfulness programmes have been shown to be effective in reducing anxiety in populations with chronic disorders. These interventions have also shown effects on cognitive functioning including attention, executive function and working memory. 2017
Summary: A new study reports the rhythm of your breathing can influence neural activity that enhances memory recall and emotional judgement. Source: Northwestern University. 2016
Neuroscientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered precisely where and how to electrically stimulate the human brain to enhance people's recollection of distinct memories. People with epilepsy who received low-current electrical pulses showed a significant improvement in their ability to recognize specific faces and ignore similar ones. 2017
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