Physical Therapy For Stroke Patients
Cerebrovascular disease; CVA; Cerebral infarction; Cerebral hemorrhage; Ischemic stroke; Stroke - ischemic; Cerebrovascular accident; Stroke - hemorrhagic
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A stroke is a medical emergency. Immediate treatment can save lives and reduce disability. Call 911 or your local emergency number or seek immediate medical care at the first signs of a stroke.
It is very important for people who are having stroke symptoms to get to a hospital as quickly as...
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JAMA Study: Lexapro and Problem Solving Group Therapy Reduce...
A study in the May 28 issue of JAMA reports that in the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram... Read more »
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From Our Sources
Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
Diagnosing a stroke Any type of stroke is considered a medical emergency and requires urgent medical assistance, because immediate treatment... Read more »
Stroke
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
A stroke occurs when the arterial blood flow leading to or in the brain becomes blocked or ruptures.Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the neurons... Read more »
Physical Therapy Helps After Hip or Knee Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Most patients have a good result after total hip or total knee replacement. Problems occur in about 15 to 20 percent of the rest. Physical therapists... Read more »
Physical Therapy Home Care After Hip Fracture
Source: eOrthopod
In this report, physical therapists (PTs) describe a tpical home care program for patients after a hip fracture. With shorter hospital stays and... Read more »
'Painful' physical therapy more effective for chronic pain: st...
A new study published in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation has found that an aggressive form of physiotherapy appears to be more effective at... Read more »
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