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Stroke can happen to anyone at any age. In fact, research shows among younger people stroke are on the rise.So, it's important to know about the risk factors that affect stroke and work to prevent those that can be managed, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Stroke risk increases with age, but stroke in young people, including infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, does happen. Even though the overall rate of stroke is decreasing, it is increasing for young and middle-aged people. There are several types of stroke, but all of them are caused by decreased blood supply to the brain. The most common type is an ischemic stroke , and they're either caused by a blood clot in the brain's blood vessels, or a blood clot that develops outside the brain and travels to those vessels. In young adults Cardiogenic causes which may include rheumatic heart disease, heart valve abnormalities, and being born with a hole between the right and left side ...

What Is Stroke? A stroke occurs when brain loses supply of blood by either a block or burst artery.Since brain cells cannot survive without oxygen, the lack of oxygen-rich blood causes brain damage which results in stroke side effects.There are many side effects after stroke. Some of the most common ones are: Impaired movement or paralysis on one side of the body Spasticity (stiff, tight muscles) Aphasia (difficulty speaking) Foot drop (difficulty lifting the foot) What is stroke rehabilitation? After treatment for stroke in hospital, many patients still have problems with mental, speech and physical functions. Rehabilitation helps the patient to overcome these problems. Rehabilitation programs helps patients to regain lost skills, relearn tasks and work to be independent again. It helps the brain to recover. Sometimes major neurological deficits do not improve, the patients functioning can improve as they learn ways to compensate for their problems. Factor...

Physical therapy (PT), commonly known as Physiotherapy , is one of the allied health professions that, by using mechanical force and movements. Manual therapy , exercise therapy , and electrotherapy remediate impairments and promote mobility and function. It is used to improve a patient's quality of life through diagnosis, prognosis, examination and physical intervention. It is performed by physical therapists . In addition to clinical practice, other activities enclosed in the physical therapy profession include education, consultation, research and administration. Physical therapy services may be provided as primary care treatment in conjunction with other medical services. Neurological Physical Therapy Neurological physical therapy includes the treatment of people with function disorders and movement which are originated from problems within the body’s nervous and neuromuscular system. These conditions often shows themselves as muscle poor balance, weakness...

About Paralysis Paralysis means the loss of muscle function and is usually accompanied by a sensory loss in the affected area. It’s usually caused by damage to the central nervous system especially the spinal cord. Causes include stroke, trauma, nerve damage, polio, multiple sclerosis, etc. Paralysis can occur either partially or fully. Paralysis of both arms and legs is called quadriplegia and lower half paralysis is called paraplegia. It happens because the brain can’t send messages to the different parts of the body for various reasons. If the nerve fibers are damaged the paralysis is usually irreversible. Causes of Paralysis Paralysis can happen for a number of reasons, but the most common causes are as follows: Stroke: Almost 30 percent of all paralyses are caused by stroke . It may due to the blood that flows to the brain get blocked, or a blood vessel inside the brain bursts.  Spinal cord injury: It is the second largest cause of paralysis after ...

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...

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...