About once a week I get an email from an expat-hopeful asking me about Italy, telling me about his or her dream to move abroad and thanking me for my positive and “inspirational” posts about living in a new country.
Gulp.
No pressure here …
So, last week over at ACC, we began a discussion on what it takes to be an expat and I shared some things I’ve noticed over the years that the most successful expats don’t do.
I’d like to continue that conversation today.
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Reports outline neurorehabilitation study findings from Concordia University.(Report)
Pain & Central Nervous System Week May 17, 2010 Research findings, ‘Upper limb function and brain reorganization after constraint-induced movement therapy in children with hemiplegia,’ are discussed in a new report. “The aims of this study were to (1) investigate the effectiveness of CIMT for children with hemiplegia, (2) determine the feasibility of using fMRI for describing brain activity patterns before and after CIMT and (3) describe changes in brain reorganization after CIMT in children with hemiplegia using fMRI. Before and after study with one group,” researchers in the United States report (see also Neurorehabilitation). here concordia university wisconsin
“Ten children aged 7-14 years (M=11.0, SD=2.5) with hemiplegia received CIMT over a 2-week period using a before and after design. Clinical measures included the Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function, upper limb kinematics and parent questionnaire. Children were measured with fMRI before and after CIMT. Findings showed that CIMT may be effective at improving upper limb function in some, but not all children; those children with a moderate degree of impairment seemed to benefit the most. fMRI findings correlated moderately with clinical measures,” wrote S.M. Cope and colleagues, Concordia University. this web site concordia university wisconsin
The researchers concluded: “Although unique challenges with fMRI data collection exist for this population, it provides potentially valuable information to better understand mechanisms of change after interventions such as CIMT.” Cope and colleagues published their study in Developmental Neurorehabilitation (Upper limb function and brain reorganization after constraint-induced movement therapy in children with hemiplegia. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2010;13(1):19-30).
For additional information, contact S.M. Cope, Concordia University Wisconsin, Rehabilitation Science, Mequon, WI 53097 USA.
Publisher contact information for the journal Developmental Neurorehabilitation is: Taylor & Francis Group Ltd, 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom.
It’s absolutely necessary for anyone considering relocating to a foreign country to research, ask questions, make preliminary visits if possible, and educate themselves as much as they can. That having been said, only once you’ve made the move and been in your new home for a while will you really know for sure! Sometimes just meeting the right people, making the right friends can make all the difference between feeling ‘at home’ or feeling isolated. As John Lennon sang” life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”! So – plan for everything you can, but be prepared for some surprises too!
I couldn’t agree more on how meeting the right people can really make the difference! Thank you so much for your input!
.-= Barbara: Art and Barb Live in Italy!´s last blog ..PERUGIA AND PERUGINA =-.
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Hello! I’m trying to read your expat life post but when I click on “here” it takes me back to the same page?
Thanks for pointing this out. Correcting it now!
.-= JP´s last blog ..“The Women’s Crusade” – New York Times =-.
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Ditto! Hello! I’m trying to read your expat life post but when I click on “here” it takes me back to the same page?
It’s corrected! Grazie mille.
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