If you or a loved one has suffered a stroke, the road to recovery can be long. While the brain injury suffered by stroke patients cannot be reversed, recent strides in understanding the brain have helped us make great progress in restoring function so that many patients can live as independently as possible with a […]
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) treats people who have had a stroke or sustained injuries that lead to limitations in the mobility of one of their arms. The unaffected arm is constrained in a sling, forcing the use of the affected arm repetitively and intensively for two to three weeks. The American Stroke Association has said […]
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, disabling disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms and severity vary from person to person, but common symptoms include numbness and tingling in the face, body and extremities; balance, coordination and gait problems; spasticity, in which muscles involuntarily stiffen, tighten or spasm; […]
Recently, experts have been paying more attention to how physical therapy can help those with Parkinson’s disease. This degenerative neurological disease is usually treated with medication, but new studies suggest that certain types of therapeutic exercise can make significant improvements in the daily lives of those living with Parkinson’s disease. A 2012 study published in […]
Affecting up to four million people in the United States, chronic neuropathic pain is a type of pain relating to the nerves. It is more difficult to diagnose and treat than other kinds of chronic pain and comes about when there is damage or dysfunction to the nerves, spinal cord or brain. This damage could […]
About every 45 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, making it the leading cause of long-term disability. Survivors are often left with physical deficits and fear of suffering another stroke. As a stroke survivor, you can do two things to reduce the risk of a second stroke: control your blood pressure with […]
