Course

Recovery & rehab basics (Intro)

A starter course for the first months of recovery: rehab goals, safe activity ramp-up, fatigue and mood, communication support, and fall prevention. Focuses on what’s common, what helps, and when to escalate

Recovery & RehabCaregiver, SurvivorIntro100 minPlain (6–8)

Educational only

Educational only — follow your therapy and clinician guidance. Stop activity and seek help if you have concerning symptoms.

Get help now

If new sudden weakness, speech trouble, severe headache, severe dizziness/imbalance, new confusion, seizure, or breathing trouble occurs, call emergency services immediately.

What you'll learn

  • Set realistic rehab goals and track progress
  • Start safe daily activity routines and avoid common setbacks
  • Reduce fall risk with practical home changes and habits
  • Support communication and mood/fatigue needs during recovery

5 lessons in this course

  1. 1Rehab basics and setting realistic goals (PT/OT/SLP)Plain-language rehab primer: PT/OT/SLP roles, realistic goal-setting templates, common pitfalls, and practice/game activities10 min
  2. 2Physical activity after stroke (safe ramp-up + questions for clinicians)Safe activity ramp-up module after stroke: minimum-dose plan, stop/seek-help red flags, clinician/PT questions, mini-quiz, and streak-builder game12 min
  3. 3Cognition, fatigue, and emotional changes after strokeCognition/fatigue/mood module with pacing system, simple strategies, red flags, mini-quiz, and an energy-budget game12 min
  4. 4Aphasia-friendly communication basics (family + care teams)A practical communication toolkit for supporting someone with aphasia: short phrases, one idea at a time, confirming understanding, and reducing shame/stress15 min
  5. 5Mobility and fall prevention at homeRoom-by-room home fall-prevention module with safer routines, urgent post-fall red flags, mini-quiz, and hazard-bingo game10 min

Lesson sequence

  • 1. Rehab basics + setting realistic goals (PT/OT/SLP)
  • 2. Physical activity after stroke (safe ramp-up)
  • 3. Fatigue, thinking, mood (what’s common + supports)
  • 4. Aphasia-friendly communication basics
  • 5. Fall prevention at home + safe mobility habits

Capstone

  • Create a weekly recovery plan (3 tiny habits)
  • Write a ‘red flags’ escalation list

Practice check

Check your understanding

A few untimed questions. Pick an answer to see instant feedback, then continue to the next lesson.

0 of 3 answered

Question 1

1. Recovery often improves with practice over time, but progress can be uneven.

Question 2

2. A safer approach to rebuilding activity is…

Question 3

3. A practical fall-prevention step is…

References

  1. NICE NG236 – Stroke rehabilitation in adults logo
  2. AHA/ASA – Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (2016) logo