According to the National Stroke Association (2011), stroke strikes about 795,000 Americans every year, killing 144,000, and forever changing the lives of many who survive. Stroke is an attack on the ...

Sophie Shockey developed a rehab wall blending physical and cognitive exercises for stroke survivors at NeuroFit Gym.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Occupational therapy helps stroke patients recover their ability to care for themselves and also keeps them independent longer, according to a new scientific review of the ...

A 2020 update from the American Heart Association notes that someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds. The need for post-stroke care is apparent, especially in the form of comprehensive ...

Every five minutes someone in the UK has a stroke. It is the equivalent of a heart attack for the brain. A stroke is sudden and its effects immediate. As well as affecting body functions it can damage ...

Humans have always had the tendency to be prepared for what we perceive to be of dire importance and necessity without thinking of other issues and circumstances that might arise. A diagnosis of any ...

One of the most common effects of strokes are hemiplegia, a partial paralysis occurring in the left or right side of the body. When it occurs in the arm or hand, it is especially devastating to a ...

When Nancy Dill works with clients seeking stroke therapy through the business she founded in 2021, Parzival Therapies in Phoenixville, her holistic approach means that no post-stroke issues stand ...

Every year, more than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke, according to the CDC-and for every one of those people, their life can change in an instant. Maybe you're one of them. Or maybe someone you ...

At a ward in Kenyatta National Hospital, clinical occupational therapist Mikie Baron moves between bedsides and rehabilitation spaces, guiding patients through everyday tasks that have become ...