'Start small, build gradually, and stick with it,' says Abby Bales, PT, DPT, CSCS, founder of Reform Physical Therapy. She recommends starting with two or three sessions per week, focusing on five to ...

THE Disability and Rehabilitation Services Department of the Ministry of Health (MoH), on Friday afternoon launched Rehab ...

Moira Brute, from Rothesay, Bute is one of the recovering stroke patients who have benefited from sessions with the two ...

The first six months after a stroke, sometimes referred to as the “golden period,” are crucial for recovery. And studies have found the most intensive rehabilitation should begin 60-90 days ...

Seetharama, who’s been practicing medicine for 30 years, said he’s been frustrated that treatments available to stroke patients up until now have only offered temporary improvements.

Background and Objective: Airway clearance is essential for maintaining patency in critically ill patients and relies on the mucociliary escalator, expiratory flow, and cough strength. A weak ...

Share on Pinterest Strength training could be the best weapon against insomnia in older adults, a recent study advises. Image credit: Guille Faingold/Stocksy. As much as 50% of older adults have ...

Key Takeaways Stroke patients who walk more during rehab benefit from the added exercisePatients leave the hospital with ...

For the study, her team recruited more than 300 stroke patients rehabbing at 12 hospitals across Canada. At the start, patients could walk an average of about 500 feet, nearly the distance of two ...

800,000 people in the U.S. will suffer from a stroke this year. It’s the leading cause of long-term disability and can impact a person’s speech, movement and memory. When treating patients who ...

800,000 people in the U.S. will suffer from one this year. It can impact a person’s speech, movement and memory. When treating patients who have had their life changed by stroke, there are ...

Objective To examine the effects of strength training on patient-important outcomes of stroke recovery and to quantify the influence of the exercise prescription on treatment effects. Design ...