The stroke patient must be educated before leaving the clinic:

a. Overtraining in early childhood development is key to restoring hand function.

b. Reach overtraining is not just another therapy, rather it is the brain's formula for remapping its pathways back to functional movement.

c. Patients must understand that ADL’S, (eating, grooming, hygiene and home tasks) lacks the power of sequential drill. The brain must have a pattern to follow.

d. The reach pattern offered with these boards initiates the sequence in early development