Touch & reach
↔️ Reach & Return
Move between a central Home target and a side you choose. Practise left, right or alternating reaches with adjustable target size and distance.
Try touch & reach →Movement Lab • wbaldwin.co.uk
Rebuilding movement, one key at a time.
I had an ischemic stroke in March 2025, which initially left me with left-sided paralysis. Movement Lab grew from my own recovery and now offers gentle practice tools for anyone rebuilding hand control, coordination or keyboard confidence after a neurological condition, brain injury, surgery or other upper-limb difficulty.
Choose how you want to practise
Start with the kind of movement that suits you today
You do not need to know the exercise names first. These three starting points cover touch and reach, keyboard movement and careful typing. Every activity is self-paced, and the full practice page has more choices when you want them.
Keyboard control
🎮 Movement Key Finder
Practise finding movement keys with visual guidance. Choose WASD, IJKL or arrow keys to suit your keyboard position and preferred control layout.
Try keyboard control →Typing & attention
⌨️ Typing Accuracy
Type a short paragraph at your own pace, with accuracy prioritised over speed and recent results kept privately in your browser.
Try typing practice →The specific feeling
“I know what key I want — but my finger goes somewhere else.”
That is the problem this site starts from. Not just weakness. Not just slow movement. The difficult part can be losing the automatic map between intention, hand position, and the keyboard.
Recovery principle
Many stroke rehabilitation recommendations emphasise high-repetition, task-specific practice. Here, the task is deliberately narrow: finding keys, correcting errors, and rebuilding confidence.
Keep it free
Help build Movement Lab
Movement Lab will remain free for everyone. If the project has helped you and you would like to contribute, Ko-fi support helps with site upkeep and the coffees that fuel future improvements.
☕ See how to support the projectHelp shape Movement Lab
This is a starting point. The long-term aim is to add more exercises, stories from others, accessibility options, and progress tracking.
About the project