STROKE REHAB DIY VIDEOS 2019
These are my DIY stroke-rehab 2019 videos: showing various forms of activity.
Open-brain surgery, AVM brain haemorrhage (congenital), in 1995. Gait, balance, sensory loss, aphasia; unable to stand or walk, talk, read, write, remember. Now, I participate in PhD-candidates' Walk Studies with universities; travel to different, faraway destinations - call for thinking on your feet. Walk in Singapore Marina Bay Sands rooftop infinity-pool, MBS rain oculus and Rain Vortex tallest indoor waterfall; on Bangkok's highest glass Skywalk; Brisbane...more is possible.
I remember the skiing holidays before the stroke - preparation always helps, more exercises to keep the body limber, fitter to deal with any eventualities. Even more so today, to come away from the experience having pushed myself just a little bit further. Practice, perseverance, persistence, patience - one day at a time.
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VIDEO INDEX
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2018 AUT Walk STUDY usING EEG & FES, NZ
WALK: COBBLE PAVEMENT, CHARLES BRIDGE, PRAGUE
wALK: CERNY ‘KAFKA’ ART INSTALLATION, PRAGUE
WALK: CERNY ‘PISS’ SCULPTURE, PRAGUE
WALK: HAVELSKA OLD MARKET, PRAGUE
WALK GRAVEL, CERNY ’BABY’ SCULPTURE, P
RAGUE
WALK: NARODNI WENCELAS HORSE, PRAGUE
WALK: GRAVEL HARMONY STATUE, PRAGUE
WALK: COBBLES, OLD TOWN, PRAGUE
WALK AND THEN EAT(!), PRAGUE
WALK: ICONSIAM ‘sook’ marketplace, BANGKOK
WALK: ICONSIAM SHOPPES, BANGKOK
WALK: MAHANAKHON OBSERVATION, BANGKOK
WALK: MAHANAKHON SKYDECK, BANGKOK
WALK: SKYTRAIN+ESCALATORS, BANGKOK
WALK: SKYWALK+BOATS, BANGKOK
WALK: MARINA BAY SANDS INFINITY POOL, SINGAPORE
WALK: MARINA BAY SANDS OBSERVATION DECK, SINGAPORE
WALK: MARINA BAY SHOPPES+OCULUS, SINGAPORE
WALK: CHANGI AIRPORT JEWEL SINGAPORE
WALK: BRISBANE CBD +LAGOON, AUSTRALIA
Video 1: Walk study AUT 2018 using EEG and FES
AUT walking study, to test out new techniques for stroke rehab.
It involved EEG to read the brain signal, and computer-driven FES to stimulate the leg muscles at the right time.
Video 2: Walk cobbled pavement Charles Bridge, Prague
Charles Bridge historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic.
The bridge is atmospheric, flanked by statues, imposing bridge towers. Uneven cobblestones to walk on.
Spinning Kafka's Head is an outdoor sculpture by David Cerny portraying Bohemian-German writer Franz Kafka installed outside a shopping centre in Prague.
The kinetic sculpture, each layer of panels is mechanized and rotates individually. Quite smooth pavers to walk on.
Video 3: Walk pavement, Kafka Head art installation, Prague
Piss, 2004 sculpture and fountain by Czech sculptor David Cerny. The pool of water in which the statues stand, is shaped like the Czech Republic.
Opposite, is the gingerbread shop.
Nearby is (John) Lennon Wall, with inspired graffiti and pieces of lyrics from Beatles' songs.
Uneven, crazy pavers, to walk on.
Video 4: Walk over gravel, PISS sculpture, Lennon Wall, Prague
Preserved market, atmospheric of bygone days, in Old Town dating back to 1232.
Arts and crafts, leather goods, wooden toys, ceramics, fresh fruits, vegetables, many tourist items.
The pavements are traditional uneven cobblestone, very hard on the my ungainly feet; I prefer to walk on the roadway.
Video 5: Walk cobbled pavement Havelska, Prague
Slightly bizarre, quirky, eye-catching - three giant babies with barcode for faces, on a stroll through Kampa Park, the sculptor is David Cerny. Nearby are Yellow penguin statues by a Milan-based art group, made from recycled bottles, marching forth, they glow in the dark in the installation beside Vltava river.
Gravel, different surfaces to walk on.
Video 6: Walk over gravel, Cerny ‘Baby’ sculptures, yellow penguins, Prague
These establishments have internal walk-spaces: shopping arcades; passage with an upside-down horse of King Wencelas, hanging from the ceiling in an Art Nouveau building.
Then the National Museum, an imposing federal building with marble and gold embellishments.
Smooth polished floors to carefully walk on.
Video 7: Walk smooth surfaces, Narodni Wencelas horse, National Museum
Serene, contemplative piece, the Harmony Sri Chinmoy statue, by a British sculptor. ''If you can create harmony in your own life, this harmony will enter into the vast world: by Sri Chinmoy.''
The way down to the Harmony statue on the river bank is guarded by 3 trees, by Museum Kampa.
Gravel, very uneven surfaces to walk on.
Video 8: Walk over gravel to the Harmony Statue, Prague
Ancient lanes of cobblestone form a maze of beautifully preserved buildings and monuments in the medieval Old Town of Prague - Vltava river divides it.
Well-known sights in the Old Town include Old Town square and Astronomical Clock. Different cobblestones, very hard on the feet.
Video 9: Walk - Cobble Pavement, Old Town, Prague
Video 10: Walk and then Eat, Prague
Different place to go and different surfaces to walk on. When you get somewhere pleasant, you stop for a coffee, a beer, a snack, or a full-on meal.
So many cool places to be in Prague, to do just that. We weren’t in that city long enough to even scratch the surface.
Trdelnik (also called Spit-cake); Czech beers on tap and local pork knuckle, found everywhere; Soviet era Kotva Department store with the rooftop cocktail bar, criss-crossing trams on Malostranske square, gingerbread house, specialty duck and pork… too much food, not enough time.
Video 11: Walk ICONSIAM Sook ‘Floating Market’, Bangkok
ICONSIAM, a large riverside shopping mall with restaurants, plus hotels and residences. It also has SOOK Siam, an indoor floating market, as well as cinemas and exhibition halls.
Walking more confidently these days, but still conscious in navigating narrower corridors especially in the Sook area, where food preparation and other visitors get very close.
Video 12: Walk ICONSIAM Shops, Bangkok
ICONSIAM, a large riverside shopping mall with restaurants, plus hotels and residences.
As much as the expensive stores are a delight to browse, the highly polished floors just need a tiny bit of dust to become slippery.
Video 13: Walk - King Power Mahanakhon Observation Deck, Bangkok
King Power Mahanakhon Tower
A 78-floor mirrored skyscraper; hotel and retail complex with an open observation deck at 1,030 feet.
At street level, you have humid +35C and totally calm, but up on top it’s a different story: +24C and unseen sudden breezes that can upset your balance.
Video 14: Walk - King Power Mahanakhon Tower SkyWalk, Bangkok
King Power Mahanakhon Tower
The highlight is the ‘glass tray’ suspended walking platform where you seem to defy gravity, and put trust in the glass manufacturer.
Donning blue fabric overshoes, you have less grip on the surface, and, have to keep an eye out for other visitors who tend to get a bit overexcited and move without warning or concern for anyone else.
Video 15: Walk SkyTrain and Escalators, Bangkok
BTS SkyTrain is the elevated metro rail system in central Bangkok - excellent to get around the city as a visitor rather than endure long traffic jams which are frequent.
Lets see how we go in using the service to get to a shopping centre.
Video 16: Walk Ratchaprasong & Boats, Bangkok
Central World in Ratchaprasong is a focal commercial point in central Bangkok, with a massive spread of markets, commercial trade and retail businesses surrounding it. The area attracts a huge influx of business traders and customers every day - how do they manage it?
A new elevated pedestrian walk, as well as having a river tributary close by (boat public transport) helps, but road is still the most popular though.
Video 17: Walk Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool, Singapore
At 50m long, the Infinity Pool is pure indulgence, and offers fabulous views of the city from 57 storeys up.
Walking on firm surfaces / dry land is easier now than before, but balance in the water is very different, as sensation is less and I have to compensate for increased buoyancy on my affected side.
Video 18: Walk Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck, Singapore
Located 57 storeys up from the heart of the Marina Bay area, the Sands SkyPark Observation Deck boasts scenic views of the panoramic vistas of Marina Bay and Singapore’s world-class cityscape.
Take in a bird’s-eye view of Gardens by the Bay and the impressive Supertree Grove, or admire the sea view that stretches from Marina South Pier to the Singapore Strait.
Video 19: Walk Marina Bay Shops and Oculus, Singapore
Oculus: besides being a rain collector, it is also a skylight feature. This is no ordinary wishing well. This is a whirlpool. Shaped like a bowl, it is 22m wide and 5.2m deep. This two-storey high rain oculus leads the water to the canal below, inside the Marina Bay Sands mall.
Video 20: Walk - Jewel @Changi, Singapore
Singapore has a fascination for whirlpool water collectors, although they name them differently.
Jewel Changi Airport is a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex on the landside of Changi Airport, Singapore, linked to three of its passenger terminals. Its centrepiece is the world's tallest indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, which is surrounded by a terraced forest setting.
Video 21: Walk Brisbane CBD and lagoon
Summer time in Brisbane: what can we find to see and do? There’s always the beach/coastline, but the city always seems to have some hidden jewels.
Brisbane CBD and along Brisbane River is a good place to start…
