Stroke Rehab
Canadian researchers say stroke patients whose physical therapy is built around Wii video games improve better than patients treated with standard stroke-rehab therapies. Scientists say Wii video games may move beyond mere recreation and into use as a physical rehabilitation treatment.
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From Our Experts
"Wiihabilitation": A new method of stroke rehab
I'm not a gamer, nor do I want to be. I probably couldn't even turn on my son's Playstation 3. But for some reason, the boys in my... Read more »
A Thank You to My Nurses After My Stroke
This week, I visited the hospital where I was treated for my stroke. I'm actually there once a month doing my lab work. I'm also there a... Read more »
Stroke Symptoms in Children
It’s amazing how the little things seem to mean so much. This week, my 10-month-old daughter actually got off her stomach and crawled... Read more »
The Varying After Effects of Stroke
As I watch the events unfold about Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, it brings back memories of my own stroke and rehabilitation. I... Read more »
Stroke is the Number One Cause of Adult Disability
Stroke is the number one cause of adult disability. During a “brain attack,” brain cells die and abilities controlled by that area of... Read more »
From Our Sources
Stroke rehab method boosts function, quality of life
Researchers say a specific kind of stroke rehabilitation could significantly improve the hand functioning and quality of life of some patients.... Read more »
Stroke rehab harder for RA patients
The swelling and pain that accompanies rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus appears to interfere with stroke rehabilitation, University of Texas... Read more »
Wii may help with stroke, brain-injury rehab
In this segment from NPR's All Things Considered, a reporter discusses how a game system popular with teens is finding its way into rehabilitation... Read more »
Daytime sleeping slows recovery in rehab
Researchers have found that people who sleep more during the day while undergoing rehabilitation from a stroke have a longer recovery period. Results... Read more »
Improving Outcome of Rehab After Hip Fracture
Source: eOrthopod
Adults are living longer and with that means more hip fractures. Surgery and rehab are the most common treatments for hip fracture. Results aren't... Read more »
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