90-Page Yoga Protocol for the Stroke Population: Created by an Occupational Therapist

This resource guide is intended for occupational therapists with a background in yoga, certification in yoga, or obtained continuing education on the topic. If you are an occupational therapist without experience in teaching yoga and are interested in utilizing yoga as a therapeutic intervention with your patient's, additional training is recommended.

What is included?

1. An introduction to Yoga

2. Description of Breathing Exercises

   1. 3 examples beneficial for the stroke population.

   2. The scientific benefits

3. Description of Physical Postures

   1. 10+ examples of postures beneficial for the stroke population.

4. Research showing the merge of yoga and occupational therapy.

5. Description of Meditation

   1. 3 examples beneficial for the stroke population.

   2. Scientific benefits

   3. Research studies

6. Introduction to Adaptive Yoga

   1. Adaptive Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention

   2. The essential elements of adaptive yoga

   3. Yoga Props

   4. General guidelines utilizing adaptive yoga in stroke rehabilitation.

   5. Similar concepts of occupational therapy and yoga

7. Adaptive Yoga Protocol

   1. Yoga Asana used in the protocol

   2. Detailed weekly schedule: weeks 1-8

   3. 3 Meditation scrips

   4. 3 breathing exercises

8. Example of a seated sun salutation

9. My clinical research study

   1. Research Design

   2. Participants

   3. Occupational profile

   4. Procedures

   5. The primary outcome measures

   6. Ethical considerations

   7. Limitations

   8. Developing the protocol

   9. Discussion & Data Analysis

10. Online Resources

11. References

Disclaimer: This guide is for educational purposes only and should be viewed as a tool NOT a treatment for the neurological population.