Erin Lim

RCTH 2104 Modalities

Professor Burket

Activity Title: Odd or Even Game

Sources:

Ischemic Stroke. Cedars Sinai. (n.d.). Retrieved December 5, 2021, from https://www.cedars-
sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/i/ischemic-stroke.html.
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2021, February 9). Stroke. Mayo Clinic.
Retrieved December 5, 2021, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-
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pe%20of%20stroke.
Equipment needed: There is no equipment needed for this activity.

Activity description:

• This will be a two-player game and can be played in any position, but preferably sitting

up-right position.

• Before they begin the game, each person will designate if they think the outcome will be

odd or even.

• Each person will have a number in mind 1-5 and when they figure out their number, they

will begin the game. (Do not say or reveal the number)

• As each person has their number, they will reveal their number with the number of

fingers they lay out.

• On the count of three both people will reveal their number and see if the total number of

fingers shown is either odd or even.

 • If the result is odd, then the person who chose that outcome wins and vice versa if it is

even.

Primary social interaction pattern(s): The primary social interaction pattern of this activity is

interindividual because there is action of a competitive nature directed by one person toward

another. This game requires friendly competition between two people only.

Adaptation: Ischemic strokes are the most common type of stroke. It is caused when the brain’s

blood vessels become blocked, resulting in extremely reduced blood flow (Mayo Foundation for

Medical Education and Research, n.d.). The cause of blocked or narrow blood vessels are fatty

deposits that build up in blood vessels that travel into the bloodstream and enter the brain (Mayo

Foundation for Medical Education and Research, n.d.). The signs and symptoms of an ischemic

stroke are paralysis or numbness of the face, arm, or leg, confusion, trouble speaking or walking,

trouble seeing in one or both eyes, and or sudden dizziness—loss of balance or coordination

(Ischemic Stroke, 2021). An adaptation for this activity could be to modify the participants to

shout out the numbers rather than moving their arms and fingers when playing this game if they

have difficulty doing so.

Participant: A person with an ischemic stroke.