Recovering after a stroke may feel like a daunting task. Among other things, your brain must relearn skills it lost when it was damaged by the stroke. Recent research, though, shows that the brain is ...

Stroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one ...

In the US, someone has a stroke every 45 seconds. Around one-third of these strokes are recurrent and a significant amount of those strokes lead to death. Returning to previous levels of activity ...

If you encourage patients coming back from stroke to exercise, you're doing the right thing. Regular physical activity can help improve recovery and reduce the risk for another stroke. But emerging ...

BETHESDA, Md. (June 15, 2009) A person whose hand function has been affected by a stroke can release an object more quickly when the affected arm is supported on a platform, but the support does not ...

Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, ...

Contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation (CCFES), managed by the patient, is superior to therapist-controlled cyclic neuromuscular electrical stimulation (cNMES) in improving hand ...

Stroke stands as a prominent cause of disability globally, impacting millions annually. Among its devastating consequences is the loss of hand function, significantly hindering individuals in their ...