Combining somatosensory and motor training for upper limb recovery after stroke

Title: Combining somatosensory and motor training for upper limb recovery after stroke 

In this presentation, Dr. Gopaul will explain the role of sensation in motor recovery after stroke and discuss why it is important to prioritize both somatosensory and motor training for optimal upper limb recovery. She will discuss different ways that movement training can be combined with somatosensory training. Dr. Gopaul will also discuss how structured targeted feedback can assist in sensing movement, touch and position sense.

Learning objectives:

After attending this lecture, the learner should be able to: 

• Explain why sensory rehabilitation is important to motor recovery after stroke

• Describe rehabilitation strategies combining movement and somatosensory training after stroke

• Develop targeted feedback to assist in exploring movement and somatosensation

Presenters:  

Dr. Sandhya Urvashy Gopaul

Dr. Sandhya Urvashy Gopaul is a physiotherapist and holds a MSc in Physiotherapy-Neurorehabilitation (University of Nottingham, UK) and PhD in Physiotherapy (University of Newcastle, Australia). She was previously a tenured faculty at the University of Mauritius for 7 years leading the physiotherapy education program before she relocated to Canada. Dr. Gopaul is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute- University Health Network, Canada. 

Date and Time: Tuesday 11th November 2025, 9am - 10am (Sydney time) AEDT

* Brisbane = 8am / Perth = 6am / Adelaide = 8.30am / Auckland = 11am / London/ UK/ Ireland BST = 10pm, Mon 10 Nov / Copenhagen = 11pm, Tues 11 Nov/Singapore = 6am, Mon 10 Nov / Ottawa/ East Canada = 5pm, Mon 10 Nov

Cost: Free:

Online format: This presentation will be delivered as a Zoom Webinar. Registrants will receive an email several days before the event, with a personal link associated with their email address.  The lecture will be attended by up to 500 registrants, and will also be recorded and made available free via the StrokeEd “Resources’ library.