City Needs Stroke Unit Says Health Campaigner

City needs stroke unit says health campaigner

Filed under: stroke rehabilitation centres

The review covers stroke care for adults from pre-hospital care through to rehabilitation/social care and end of life and aims to improve survival rates and reduce disability. Hyper acute stroke services deal with emergency care within the first 72 …
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Custom-made rehab helps victims of stroke

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The https://pt.wustl.edu/research/FacultyResearch/Pages/NeurorehabilitationResearchLaboratory.aspx%E2%80%9D%E2%80%9D">study is “Dose-Response of Movement Practice During Stroke Rehabilitation.” It's simple: Researchers tailor therapy to the …
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Robo-Gloves to Aid Stroke Victims

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After leaving the hospital, the majority of a stroke patient's rehabilitation consists of repetitive at-home exercises, says Nizan Friedman, a biomedical engineering student at the University of California, Irvine. "The therapist basically will give …
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The quick and the dead: evidence that movement is swiftest in response to events in the environment – See full article here: bit.ly Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Wellcome Trust at the University of Birmingham have carried out laboratory gunfights to show that we move faster when we react to something in our environment than we do when we initiate the action ourselves an idea inspired by cowboy movies but in reality more useful for avoiding oncoming traffic. The results of this work could help to develop better strategies for rehabilitating people after a stroke or managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. See more BBSRC videos here: www.bbsrc.ac.uk See BBSRC News for the latest news, features and events: www.bbsrc.ac.uk Follow BBSRC on Twitter: twitter.com