Title: Stroke Recovery What Now?: When Physical Therapy Ends, But Your Recovery Continues
Publisher: Independently published
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1730917909
ISBN 13: 9781730917905
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good

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When Physical Therapy Ends, But Your Recovery Continues

When physical therapy ends, stroke recovery is not over — yet many survivors and caregivers are left asking:

“What do I do now?”

In Stroke Recovery: What Now?, fitness and biomechanics specialist Tracy L. Markley provides clear, science-based guidance to help stroke survivors continue rebuilding movement, strength, and confidence beyond formal therapy.

Drawing from years of experience working closely with stroke survivors, Tracy explains stroke recovery in a way that is practical, understandable, and empowering. This book bridges the gap between rehabilitation therapy and long-term recovery — helping survivors, caregivers, and professionals understand how the body and brain work together to rebuild movement safely.

Unlike complicated or overwhelming programs, this book focuses on realistic progress through small, meaningful improvements that support neuroplasticity and continued recovery.

Inside this book, you will learn how to:

Improve drop foot and walking stability
Reduce spasticity and rebuild muscle strength
Improve balance, posture, and safer movement patterns
Develop spatial awareness and proprioception
Support brain health and cognitive recovery
Understand why specific muscles must be strengthened first for better movement outcomes
Continue recovery safely after physical therapy ends

Each exercise and concept is explained clearly, including why it works, helping survivors build awareness, confidence, and understanding throughout their recovery journey.

Tracy asked more than one hundred stroke survivors about the challenges they faced after therapy ended. Many felt unsupported, confused, or unsure how to continue progress. This book was created to provide the guidance they needed — combining biomechanical science, real-world experience, and compassionate insight.

Stroke recovery does not end. There is no period at the end of recovery — only continued learning, movement, and growth.

Whether you are a stroke survivor, caregiver, therapist, or fitness professional, this book offers practical tools and understanding to help support continued recovery and safer movement.

Award-Winning Book

Gold Medal — Reader Views Readers’ Choice Award 2022–2023
Eric Hoffer Book Award Nominee — 2023
PenCraft Book Award — 1st Place Non-Fiction Health & Medical (2023)

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