Preventing and Treating Stroke in the Very Elderly
As today’s largest generations continue to mature, all age groups are in the center of a significant shift. Within the next 30 years, the population of people over the age...
The Hidden Connection Between Gum Disease and Stroke
If you haven’t been to the dentist in a while, it might be time to go. According to research conducted in the last 20 years, oral health is related to...
Tips for One-Handed Cooking After Stroke
After a stroke, many survivors find themselves either weakened or paralyzed on one side of their bodies. They may also experience spasticity in their limbs, which makes muscles tight and...
The Importance of Electrical Stimulation Machines in Stroke Recovery
Following a neurological injury or disease, it is common for clients to experience impaired arm and hand function resulting in decreased sensation and/or strength. If the arm has limited use,...
The Importance of Dynamic Arm Support in Stroke Rehabilitation
Following a neurological or orthopedic injury, it is common for patients to experience impaired arm and hand function resulting in decreased strength, coordination, and range of motion. Patients are often...
Diabetes and Your Stroke Risk
You may not think to connect two different health concerns like stroke and diabetes, but if you have diabetes, you are 1.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke. Why?...
Which Saebo Hand Rehabilitation Device is Right For You?
In 2001, two occupational therapists had one goal: to provide neurological clients access to transformative and life-changing products for improving arm and hand function. Frustrated with the current devices on...
Recovering from Foot Drop: The Benefits of Foot Drop Braces
After suffering an orthopedic or neurological injury or disease, it is common for clients to experience decreased lower-extremity coordination. When a client feels more weakness or spasticity in the muscles...
The Relationship Between Seizures and Strokes
Strokes can damage the brain in many ways, and these negative effects take different forms depending on the person and their stroke. But in general, strokes can influence emotions, mobility,...
The Benefits of Tai Chi and Stroke Rehabilitation
A stroke survivor has the potential to experience traumatic damage throughout their body. Making matters even worse, the process of recovery for an individual can feel like an uphill battle...
Essential Devices for Adapting the Home After Stroke
Strokes affect everybody differently, leaving victims to live with a variety of challenging physical and cognitive conditions. Many factors need to be considered when managing stroke recovery: damaged parts of...
Recognizing the Signs of PTSD After Stroke
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that runs its victims down emotionally and physically. Though most frequently linked to combat veterans and sexual-assault survivors, PTSD can present itself following...