This is great news! Playing cards, dominos, bingo, Jenga, and ball games contribute to arm and hand recovery after a stroke in addition to your standard physio and occupational therapy…
Exercise helps the brain to recover movements after a stroke. Here is how it happens! Exercise stimulates the brain to create new neurons and new connections. This is exciting news;…
Basic rules As in the case of regaining arm and hand movements, the following five basic rules apply to regain walking after a stroke. Follow these rules to regain movements…
Evidence exists that stroke carers can help stroke survivors regain bladder control after a stroke. However, it seems that it is not in routine practice. Instead, Bladder leakage is managed…
Stroke can result in either urinary incontinence or retention. It occurs as a result of the killing of neurons that are responsible in regulating the peeing.
Bedsores after stroke is a serious problem. With proper knowledge and care, it can be avoided.
A stroke may either weaken vision or completely shut it off. And, those who are aged may have lower vision due to age. This is another barrier to improve communication…
This post discusses the concept of stroke rehabilitation. This is where stroke carers have a big role to play. Here, we discuss when the stroke rehabilitation begins, what aspects it…
Have you thought about this? About the detrimental effects of prolonged bed rest? This post is about that. A little bit of history about bed rest research Researchers say that…
Glial cells with a neuron: Source: Open Stax.org RICE University under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license We know about neurons; do we know enough about Glial cells? Glial cells outnumber neurons.…