Managing Your Stroke Medications
Taking many medications over the course of a day can be confusing. For medications to work they need to be taken at the right time and in the correct amount. Not taking your medicine or taking too much can be harmful; you might get sicker. UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEDICATIONS Understanding the benefits of your medications and why they are ordered to be taken at particular times can help you better remember to take them. To better understand your medications ask your Healthcare Professional or Pharmacist the following questions: What is the medicine’s name and what is it for? When and how do I take this medicine? What are the possible side effects? When should I expect the medicine to start working? Will the medicine interact with any of my other medicines? Is it okay to...
Read moreParalysis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
Paralysis is loss of the ability to move one or more muscles. It may be associated with loss of feeling and other bodily functions. It is not usually caused by problems with the muscles themselves, but by problems with the nerves or spinal cord the brain uses to... Read more
What is A Stroke?
A stroke occurs when part of the brain loses its blood supply and stops working. This causes the part of the body that the injured brain controls to stop working. A stroke also is called a cerebrovascular accident, CVA, or "brain attack." The types of... Read more
40 Things A Stroke Survivor May Need
We would highly recommend Jill Bolte Taylor's My Stroke of Insight, the story of the author's experience with her own stroke and recovery. We particularly like the appendix section titled "Forty Things I Needed Most." In fact, immediately after a parent's stroke, it may be difficult... Read more
Dealing With the Emotional Effects of Stroke
When someone experiences a stroke, or related attack, the physiological consequences are not nearly so grave as they might have been 30, 20, even 10 years ago. Medical treatments have been able to greatly reduce the negative effects of stroke, and new medications and recommendations... Read more
29 Remedies On How To Treat Stroke Naturally At Home
Stroke (also known as cerebrovascular accidents) is the medical condition caused by sudden cerebrovascular lesions. This condition can be caused by a blockage of blood vessels of the brain (cerebral infarction), halting the blood flow to the brain behind the obstruction; or due to the... Read more
Which Stroke Exercises Are Best For Stroke Recovery?
A vital aspect for what stroke exercises to perform is determined by what part of the brain has been damaged by the stroke event. A stroke occurs when blood to the area is compromised and this results in decreased oxygen. It can also be called... Read more
The Importance of Sleep in Stroke Recovery
In one sense Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor died the morning of her cerebral hemorrhage when the burst blood vessel flooded her left hemisphere and destroyed a large section. Read more
Gaining Arm Use In Stroke Recovery
How to gain function faster after a stroke Bill had a massive stroke thirty+ years ago and has not had the use of his right arm for the same amount of time. When he came to me his brain had NO awareness of the arm, shoulder... Read more
Recovering From Stroke? 9 People Who Will Help You Heal
To recover physically and mentally after stroke, you need a team of healthcare specialists.Thanks to treatment advances, 85 percent of Americans who suffer a stroke will survive, joining 4 million other U.S. stroke survivors. Read more
15 Things Caregivers Should Know After a Loved One Has Had a Stroke
It’s better to find out than miss out. Be aware of the medications that have been prescribed to your loved one and their side effects. Ask if your home should be modified to meet the specific needs of the stroke survivor. Ask a doctor, nurse or... Read more
What You Should Know About Post-Stroke Seizures
If you’ve had a stroke, you have an increased risk for having a seizure. A stroke causes your brain to become injured. The injury to your brain results in the formation of scar tissue. This scar tissue impacts the electrical activity in your brain. Disrupting... Read more
28 Stroke Recovery Tips for Healing, Habits, and Happiness
These stroke recovery tips start with the brain and and end with your lifestyle… Why? Because stroke recovery is about more than just the ‘brain thing.’ It’s about the ‘life thing,’ too. So we’ll start with some basic tips on healing the brain after stroke, and then we’ll cover 3... Read more
8 Tremendously Important Ways That Gratitude Can Change Your Life
It’s amazing how one simple, easy, positive action can change so much in a person’s life. One of the things that has had the biggest effect on my life is the realization of the power of gratitude. Simply giving thanks. It has affected everything. It... Read more
Helping a Person with Aphasia Understand Your Words
Fred is red in the face and clearly upset with the waitress. “Listen,” he says with great effort. ”Talk slow. I am stroke…aphasia.” The waitress laughs. “I know, honey. Everyone says I talk too fast. Can’t seem to change it.” And she keeps talking rapidly... Read more
