include stroke-associated loss of cognitive and communication skills, depression and other mental health problems. These can reduce the persons motivation to mobilise, resulting in an exacerbation of any postural complications developed post cerebrovascular event. The long-term physical effects of stroke complications can lead to chronic discomfort, immobility and pain. These can result in sleep deprivation, poor sanitation and inadequate nutrition. These additional impediments can be infuriating for stroke patients, who for the majority of their lives would have been independently mobile and self-caring, and can compromise an effective rehabilitation programme