Nancy M. Salbach, Jennifer Yao, M. Patrice Lindsay, Michelle Nelson, Jing Shi, Colleen O’Connell, Ruth Barclay, Diana Bastasi, Mark I. Boulos, Joy Boyce, Geneviève Claveau, Heather L. Flowers, Norine Foley, Urvashy Gopaul, Esther S. Kim, Alto Lo, Alison McDonald, Amanda McIntyre, Colleen O’Connor, Kara K. Patterson, Tricia Shoniker, Theodore Wein, Janice Wright, Brenda Yeates, Jeanne Yiu, Chelsy Martin, Rebecca Lund, Sarvenaz Mehrabi, Dylan Blacquière, Debbie Timpson, Benjamin Ritsma, Ada Tang, Louis-Pierre Auger, Jenna Beaumont, Rebecca Bowes, Imane Samah Chibane, Sally Courtice, Rhina Delgado, Melanie Dunlop, Kimia Ghavami, Teresa Guolla, Deborah Kean, Sandra MacFayden, Jasmine Masse, Phyllis G. Paterson, Elyse Shumway, Alda Tee, Clinton Y.H. Tsang, Stacey Turnbull, Katie White, Anita Mountain
ABSTRACT: The Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations 7 th edition update of the Rehabilitation, Recovery and Community Participation module is presented in three parts. This publication, Part Two of the series, reflects the growing and changing body of research evidence available to guide direct stroke rehabilitation therapies, screening, assessment, interventions, and strategies. Topics in this module include rehabilitation of upper and lower extremity, aerobic function, balance, mobility, activities of daily living, spasticity, fall risk, communication, dysphagia, nutrition, central pain, visual and visual-perceptual issues, and bladder and bowel function. This module provides guidance in the delivery of coordinated and seamless systems of care that support timely access to rehabilitation therapies, building on progress achieved during initial recovery, enabling people to achieve as much independence as possible and successfully resume social roles and leisure activities. Successful recovery, transitions and community participation require integrated and coordinated people-centered efforts by all members of care teams involved, and the broader community. These recommendations were developed with active involvement of people with lived experience of stroke throughout the care continuum. Evidence for effective rehabilitation therapies and support for individuals with stroke and their families continues to emerge and gaps in knowledge should drive future research.