Stroke Recovery Books
- The Stroke of An Artist, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer, and A Stroke Survivor.” (Also, available in the book title “Dear Stroke You Suck, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer, and A Stroke Survivor.
- Stroke Recovery What Now? When Physical Therapy Ends, But Your Recovery Continues
- Stroke Recovery: Regaining Arm Movement
- Stroke Recovery: Leg Stability and Walking Gait
Tracy L. Markey has been helping stroke survivors in person, in lectures, on YouTube and in her books on Stroke Recovery for many years.
During the heavy times of Covid in 2020, with business closures during in this pandemic, Tracy was aware that there were millions of stroke survivors worldwide unable to go to their physical therapy sessions. This meant that millions of survivors and caregivers were left on their own for their rehabilitation. After Tracy posting a few new videos on her YouTube channel to help educate survivors and caregivers on arm recovery, leg recovery, walking gait recovery knowledge, she received messages from survivors asking her if she would write a book specifically about strokes and arm recovery, and so she did. This book was published in April of 2020. After that book was available, survivors asked her if she could do another book specifically about strokes and leg recovery and walking, and so she did. That was published in August of 2020.
At that time Thousands of Survivors and caregivers have already read her “Stroke Recovery What Now? When Physical Therapy Ends, But Your Recovery Continues” book as well as her book “The Stroke of an Artist, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer and a Stroke Survivor.”
Here is a description of Tracy’s stroke recovery books.
Stroke Recovery; What Now? When Physical Therapy Ends but Your Recovery Continues
In “Stroke Recovery; What Now? When Physical Therapy Ends but Your Recovery Continues” Tracy brings as much knowledge and experience as she can, with hope to help survivors continue with their personal stroke recovery.
She teaches about the biomechanics of the body’s movements based on science. Tracy has helped hundreds of survivors achieve continued success in their stroke recovery. In “Stroke Recovery; What Now?” Tracy’s desire is to bring understanding to why specific muscles must be strengthened before other movements in the body can improve. Included in this book, are several important exercises for survivors and anyone who wants to become more stable when they stand and walk. There are also descriptions of why each exercise works.
Tracy shares knowledge, tips, and exercises to help:
- Improve a Drop foot.
- Spasticity.
- Muscle strength.
- Balance and Posture.
- Being and Feeling Safer in Movements
- Standing and Stabilization
- Spatial Awareness and Proprioception
- Cognitive Skills
- Brain care and more.
Tracy asked more than one hundred survivors about the struggles and challenges they faced when they were left on their own to continue their recovery. She was surprised by many of the tough challenges some faced, and she was determined to include all concerns in this book Stroke Recovery; What Now?
There is no period in stroke recovery. Learning ways to help your brain build new pathways and helping your body move correctly will assist you toward further recovery.
You will also learn what a stroke is and descriptions of different types of strokes.
AWARD WINNING BOOK!
Gold Medal - Reader Views - Readers’ Choice Award 2022-2023
Stroke Recovery: Leg Stability and Walking Gait
In Stroke Recovery, Leg Stability and Walking Gait, Tracy brings hope, knowledge and exercises that can assist a stroke survivor in things such as:
• Stabilizing the leg(s)
• Foot drop
• Hyperextended knee
• Walking gait
• Foot and Ankle Stabilization
• Balance, Strength, and Posture
• Hip and leg Mobility and Stabilization
• Standing and Walking
• Knowledge of muscles and movements
• Exercises.
• And more
Also included in this book are illustrations of muscles and exercises.
In many cases stroke survivors do not receive enough physical therapy to help them reach the full potential in their stroke recovery. This will leave many stroke survivors seeking help from other sources, such as personal trainers, Pilates teachers, and other professionals in the fitness industry.
Stroke Recovery, Leg Stability and Walking Gait is filled with valuable information to help a survivor while in physical therapy as well as to help guide in their continued recovery when physical therapy has ended. This is also a great learning source for fitness and physical therapy professionals. Tracy teaches the importance of having a strong core, spine, and back muscles to maintain proper posture. Proper posture is essential to build and maintain the correct positioning of the hips and pelvic girdle.
Hip Stabilization is essential for the legs to become in balance and strength for safe and functional movement. The hip joint (ball and socket) moves in several directions. You will learn exercises and tips to correct posture and to regain leg strength, movements, and walking gait.
2022 “Best Book” Awards Finalist
Tracy's book: "Stroke Recovery Leg Stability and Walking Gait" was an honored finalist in the category Health: Diet and Exercise
Placed 3rd in Health: Diet and Exercise
Stroke Recovery: Regaining Arm Movement
In Stroke Recovery, Regaining Arm Movements, Tracy share illustrations of the many muscles in the body that participate in the movement of the arm and exercises.
Tracy brings hope, knowledge, and exercises that can assist a survivor in the healing of their arm, hand, and fingers.
In many cases, stroke recovery patients do not receive enough physical therapy to help them reach the full potential in their stroke recovery. This leaves many stroke survivors seeking help from other sources, such as personal trainers, Pilates teachers, and other professionals in the fitness communities. Tracy believes when a survivor gains more knowledge of muscles and movement and why specific exercises need to be practiced, it leads to a stronger recovery.
• Gain Hope and Knowledge in your recovery.
• Did you know that the biceps and triceps muscles also attach on the scapula? The Scapula is the shoulder blade.
• Did you know that the chest muscles help move the arm and round the shoulder forward?
• Did you know that the nerves that transport the message for arm, hand and finger movements come out of the spinal cord at the upper back and neck vertebrae?
• See Muscle illustrations and several exercises in this book.
• Knowledge is Power
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This book is filled with valuable information to help a survivor while in physical therapy, as well as guide in continued recovery when physical therapy has ended. This is also a great learning source for fitness and physical therapy professionals.
Tracy also teaches the importance of having strong core, spine, and back muscles to maintain proper posture. Proper posture is essential to build and maintain the correct positioning of the shoulder girdle. We all have a shoulder girdle and a shoulder joint. The arm moves in several directions through the shoulder joint. You will learn exercises and tips for posture and to regain arm, hand, and finger movements.
Award winning book.
Living Now Book Awards – Bronze Award
2022 “Best Book” Awards Finalist
Tracy's book: "Stroke Recovery Regaining Arm Movement" was an honored finalist in the category Health: Alternative Medicine
Placed 3rd in Health: Alternative Medicine
Stroke Recovery: Leg Stability and Walking Gait
In Stroke Recovery, Leg Stability and Walking Gait, Tracy brings hope, knowledge and exercises that can assist a stroke survivor in things such as:
• Stabilizing the leg(s)
• Foot drop
• Hyperextended knee
• Walking gait
• Foot and Ankle Stabilization
• Balance, Strength, and Posture
• Hip and leg Mobility and Stabilization
• Standing and Walking
• Knowledge of muscles and movements
• Exercises.
• And more
Also included in this book are illustrations of muscles and exercises.
In many cases stroke survivors do not receive enough physical therapy to help them reach the full potential in their stroke recovery. This will leave many stroke survivors seeking help from other sources, such as personal trainers, Pilates teachers, and other professionals in the fitness industry.
Stroke Recovery, Leg Stability and Walking Gait is filled with valuable information to help a survivor while in physical therapy as well as to help guide in their continued recovery when physical therapy has ended. This is also a great learning source for fitness and physical therapy professionals. Tracy teaches the importance of having a strong core, spine, and back muscles to maintain proper posture. Proper posture is essential to build and maintain the correct positioning of the hips and pelvic girdle.
Hip Stabilization is essential for the legs to become in balance and strength for safe and functional movement. The hip joint (ball and socket) moves in several directions. You will learn exercises and tips to correct posture and to regain leg strength, movements, and walking gait.
2022 “Best Book” Awards Finalist
Tracy's book: "Stroke Recovery Leg Stability and Walking Gait" was an honored finalist in the category Health: Diet and Exercise
Placed 3rd in Health: Diet and Exercise
Dear Stroke, You Suck, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer and a Stroke Survivor
Also Published as:
The Stroke of An Artist, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer, and a Stroke Survivor
Dear Stroke, You Suck, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer and a Stroke Survivoris an inspiring journey of a personal trainer and a stroke survivor through his physical recovery.
Gary was an Artist who had a stroke. Tracy was a fitness trainer at the gym near his home. They met one day as he approached her in the gym using his walker. He was six months post stroke at the time. He had his sister, brother-in-law, and his neighbor by his side. It was a powerful and special meeting. Tracy knew at that moment this was going to be a powerful journey, and it was.
Gary trained with Tracy for almost three years. From early on in his training, he told Tracy he wants his story of training with her as his personal trainer shared to help other stroke survivors and their caregivers, family, and friends. He would often stop in a middle of a workout and say, “Don’t every have a stroke they suck.” One day Tracy responded by saying “We need to write a book and call it Dear Stroke You Suck. Shortly before the book was published, the title of the book was changed to The Stroke of and Artist.
This book Dear Stroke You Suck, The Journey of a Fitness Trainer and A Stroke Survivor is the book The Stroke of an Artist book republished with the original book title we planned.
In most cases, physical therapy for stroke recovery is not nearly enough for a survivor to reach the most recovery they can attain. In this book, Tracy shares what she learned through this special journey training Gary in his stroke recovery after his physical therapy session ended. With Tracy’s education and experience in the fitness industry, the muscle illustrations,, and exercise explanations, we hope to bring knowledge, ideas, and hope to stroke survivors as well as fitness professionals to help them understand and learn more about working with survivors in recovery.
AWARD WINNING BOOK!
2022 International Book Award – Silver Medal Award winner in Non Fiction/Health
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