Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover movement ... only turned on for a few pulses. The in-clinic therapy was followed by a three-month home ...

Exercises like these help the brain re-wire so it can get the arm moving again. Kristi Coltrane, Occupational Therapist A stroke basically kills part of the brain. It can happen because of a ...

According to the American Stroke Association, more than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke annually, with balance issues ...

The combination of this stimulation and stroke therapy exercises can help to restore lost functions in damaged parts of the brain and improve upper limb functioning. Ronald Benitez, a neurosurgeon ...

Just five minutes of extra exercise per day could help to lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new ...

"I wrote this for the patients," author Sarah Stollberg said of her new book guiding stroke survivors through recovery - both ...

Discover the latest innovations in stroke rehabilitation training for physical therapists, helping survivors regain mobility and more.

encourages the brain to bypass the areas damaged by stroke. Each time the patient performs a task during the therapy session, the therapist will trigger a computer to send a wireless signal to the ...

Department of Physical Therapy, National Cheng Kung University ... Objective: To ascertain whether progressive exercise preconditioning induces HSP72 expression in the rat brain and prevents ...

Sarah Stollberg got her start in physical therapy at a rural nursing ... The bulk of the book is the exercises. As far as the physical differences for stroke patients, not everybody is safe ...