This episode is all about understanding the impact of sensory deficit on function after stroke on function, and what to do about it. Dr.Leeanne Carey is the Head of the Neurorehabilitation and Recovery Research Group co-located at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and La Trobe University. She's also a professor in Occupational therapy at La Trobe university and the developer of SENSe therapy (study of the effectiveness of neurorehabilitation on sensation). We cover the powerful problem of sensory loss, how it can hide from clinicians but why it should be front of mind. There are plenty of clinical takeaways and links and resources to find out more, including referring your patients for sense therapy and attending a course yourself.
Intro - 3.42
Career pathway - 7.17
SENSe implementation / knowledge translation projects - 13.16
SENSe training approach & workshops - 17.16
Computer interface sensory assessment & learning - 24.53
More about PhD - 28.42
Task specific training vs transfer in sensory training - 31.17
Which modality is most important in the sense approach? - 37.10
Functional MRI changes with sense sensory training - 42.20
Where does sense fit into the sensation literature? - 43.37
Clinical impact of sensory loss - 46.09
Sensory impact is a hidden problem for clinicians - 48.22
Do clinicians who are more skilled get better sensory outcomes? - 52.18
SENSe for lower limb - 54.26
Therapy accessibility - via therapy - 55.10
OT/PT joint UL therapy - 'call to arms' - 57.18

Leeanne’s La Trobe University Profile page
Stroke survivors with upper limb somatosensory issues may be eligible to participate in a program of SENSe Therapy at one of the following SENSe Therapy Centres:

• Victoria: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (Austin Campus), or Alfred Health (Caulfield General Hospital), Melbourne.
• New South Wales: Hunter New England Health (Rankin Park site), Newcastle.
• South Australia: UniSA Health, Adelaide.

Details: https://sensetherapy.net.au/stroke-survivors-families/where-can-i-get-sense-therapy/

Contact: i.Koukoulas@latrobe.edu.au

SENSe therapy is also being provided at several health care networks in Victoria and NSW

All papers and references can be found on the SENSe website

Recent Stroke Foundation webinars about SENSe

Assessment webinar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OwN100bvk

Therapy webinar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-t0gLf5cRg 

Also available at: https://informme.org.au/resources/loss-of-sensation –

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