AVA Neuro Rehabilitation centre

Aphasia and dysphagia are language associated conditions. Aphasia is a total disruption of understanding and forming language. Specific regions of the brain control the understanding, written and spoken language. Frontal lobe and temporal lobe of the brain contains two of these key areas. The area close to the left temporal lobe in the pre-motor cortex of the left frontal lobe is the Brocha’s area. Damage to this area disrupts speech production. This is called expressive aphasia because the patients can understand speech well enough. Only verbal expression is disordered. They produce very short meaningful phrases with great difficulty. Often they know of their mistakes and are frustrated by it.There is a right sided weakness in patients with expressive aphasia because the same brain area is important for controlling movements of the right side of the body too. An area on the temporal lobe close to the parietal lobe is called Wernicke’s area. This area is responsible for unders...

    The problems after a stroke depend on which part of the brain was affected and how much damage the stroke caused. People who had a stroke often have: Problems with movement and sensation: They may have pain, numbness, or tingling in arms and legs; muscle stiffness or spasms; weakness; and trouble with walking and moving. They may have problems with sense of touch or how well they feel hot and cold, troubles in  swallowing and eating, and urinary or bowel problems. Problems with vision: They may have problems seeing in some or all of the normal areas of vision. Problems with not being aware of one side of their body. If they don't look to that side, they may forget or ignore that side of body. Problems with language and thinking: People after stroke may not be able to understand written or spoken language, read or write, or express their thoughts. They may also have problems with memory and learning. Emotional problems: A stroke can cause feelings of ...

Stroke rehabilitation is an important part of recovery after a stroke. The goal is to relearn basic skills that the stroke may have impaired - skills like bathing, eating, dressing and walking. It can help to do as well as you can and be as independent as possible also learn to live with the changes to your brain and body caused by the stroke. It helps to adjust to living within your home, family, and community so that you can improve the quality of life. The severity of stroke complications and each person's ability to recover vary widely. Researchers have found that people who participate in a focused stroke rehabilitation program perform better than most people who don't have stroke rehabilitation. When should stroke rehabilitation begin? It's common for stroke rehabilitation to start as soon as 24 to 48 hours after your stroke, while you're in the hospital. After you leave the hospital , you can continue treatment at a rehab center or at home. However...

The spinal cord is a collection of nerves that travels from the bottom of the brain down your back. There are 31 pairs of nerves that leave the spinal cord and go to your arms, legs, chest and abdomen. These nerves allow your brain to give commands to your muscles and cause movements of your arms and legs. The spinal cord runs through the spinal canal. This canal is surrounded by the bones in your neck and back called vertebrae which make up your back bone. The vertebrae are divided into 7 neck (cervical) vertebrae, 12 chest (thoracic) vertebrae and 5 lower back (lumbar) vertebrae. The vertebrae help protect the spinal cord from injury.  The spinal cord is very sensitive to injury. Unlike other parts of your body, the spinal cord does not have the ability to repair itself if it is damaged. A spinal cord injury occurs when there is damage to the spinal cord either from trauma, loss of its normal blood supply, or compression from tumor or infection. Spinal cord injury can b...

Having a stroke breaks vital connections between your brain and your muscles, which is why it is the leading cause of long-term disability and almost always results in some loss of mobility and movement. However, this loss isn’t necessarily permanent. In fact, rehabilitation is especially crucial during the early stages of recovery, when patients have little to no control over their affected muscles. No matter where you are in your journey toward recovery, your long-term progress will depend on a consistent physical therapy regimen. What is a Stroke? A Stroke is defined as an acute neurological deficit lasting more than 24hrs and is caused by a cerebrovascular aetiology.  The translation?  Neurological symptoms that last for more than 24hrs that can be attributed to changes in the blood supply to the brain. Just like your muscles, brain tissue relies on a constant blood supply to deliver enough oxygen.  In fact, did you know that the brain uses more than 20% o...