A new rehabilitation strategy is showing promise helping patients recover lost motor function and independence after suffering strokes. When combined with rehabilitation therapy, the implantable ...

A clinical trial led by University of Auckland researchers found that high-intensity therapy for patients begun within two ...

A clinical trial led by University of Auckland researchers found that high-intensity therapy for patients begun within two weeks of a stroke did not improve hand and arm recovery beyond standard care.

Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, but a new randomized clinical trial has revealed that targeted therapy for ...

Strokes have a debilitating effect on quality of life; the combination of cognitive and physical effects can be especially devastating. A new study showed that moderate to severe hand and arm ...

Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the ability to walk. But when hands also are affected, therapy focused only on the legs can leave hand muscles contracted, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Every year, up to a million people suffer a stroke, a number experts say could soar to 200 million by 2050. The leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S., a ...

MONTH AND ONE SURVIVOR IS PAYING IT FORWARD BY VOLUNTEERING IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECOVERED. AND DESPITE HIS PHYSICAL STRUGGLES, HE’S REKINDLING HIS PASSION TO HELP OTHERS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ...

One of the most common effects of strokes are hemiplegia, a partial paralysis occurring in the left or right side of the body. When it occurs in the arm or hand, it is especially devastating to a ...