Recovering after a stroke is a long and often overwhelming journey. While many people receive inpatient rehabilitation in the days or weeks following a stroke, this level of therapy is typically short—often lasting only two to three weeks before patients are discharged home. After that, many families are surprised to learn how limited outpatient and home health therapy resources can be, especially when they are seeking intensive, function-focused neurological rehabilitation.

At Own Your Moment Therapy, we fill that gap. We provide intensive, home-based occupational therapy on the Seattle Eastside, helping individuals continue the progress they began in the hospital, right in the environment where recovery matters most.

Why Timing & Intensity Matter After a Stroke

Research shows that stroke recovery is deeply influenced by when therapy begins and how intensive that therapy is:

• Early rehabilitation—often within 24 to 48 hours of the stroke—helps prevent complications and supports early functional gains.
  
  

• The brain enters a period of heightened neuroplasticity, making it more responsive to therapy soon after injury.
  
  

• A major study (CPASS) found that the optimal time window for intensive rehabilitation, especially for arm and hand recovery, is around 60–90 days (2–3 months) after the stroke, producing the strongest long-term improvements.
  
  

• Intensive therapy that begins within the first 30 days also provides meaningful benefit, though slightly less than the 2–3 month window.
  
  

• After six months, intensive therapy produces fewer gains when compared to standard care—showing how crucial the early months are.
  
  

This research clearly shows that the early weeks and months after a stroke are too important to miss—yet this is exactly when many individuals experience a sharp drop-off in services.

The Reality: A Gap in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

Once inpatient rehab ends, patients are often sent home at a time when the brain is still highly capable of learning and change. Unfortunately, most families encounter:

• Long waitlists for outpatient neuro therapy
  
  

• Low-frequency home health visits (often once weekly)
  
  

• A lack of intensive, function-focused OT services
  
  

• Limited therapy hours during the most critical recovery window
  
  

This gap in care means many people are not receiving the intensity of therapy needed to maximize recovery when the brain is most primed to improve.

How Own Your Moment Therapy Helps Bridge the Gap

At Own Your Moment Therapy, we specialize in delivering intensive neuro rehabilitation in the home, allowing you or your loved one to continue meaningful recovery right where daily life happens.

Our services help clients:

• Rebuild arm and hand function
  
  

• Improve mobility, balance, and transfers
  
  

• Increase independence in daily tasks
  
  

• Reduce caregiver burden
  
  

• Improve safety and confidence at home
  
  

• Re-establish routines and meaningful activities
  
  

Because therapy occurs in your home, every session is functional, personalized, and directly applicable to daily life.

We also help clients navigate the complexity of stroke recovery by coordinating with:

• Primary care
  
  

• Neurologists
  
  

• Physical and speech therapists
  
  

• Nurses and case managers
  
  

• Home health agencies
  
  

• Mental health providers
  
  

• Eastern and integrative medicine providers
  
  

A Better Path to Recovery

Recovery should not stop when the hospital stay ends. The research is clear: the first weeks and months after a stroke are the most powerful time to receive frequent, intensive, high-quality therapy—yet this is often when services drop off.

Own Your Moment Therapy is here to change that for individuals on the Seattle Eastside. We bring skilled, evidence-based, home-based OT directly to you, helping you capitalize on the brain’s natural recovery window.

Contact OYMT today for a free stroke therapy consultation!