News tagged with stroke therapies
Stroke patients benefit from family involvement in exercise therapy
Your family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Mar 04, 2011 |
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UK stroke care is improving, but inequalities still exist
The quality of stroke care in the UK is improving, but significant inequalities still exist, warns a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Stroke rehab doesn't have to be high-tech to help
(AP) -- The largest study ever on stroke rehabilitation found that doing physical therapy at home improved walking just as well as a high-tech treadmill program.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Study looks at getting stroke patients back on their feet
Home-based physical therapy to improve the strength and balance of stroke survivors works about as well to get them walking again as treadmill training done in a physical therapy lab, according to the results of a study presented ...
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Study yields promising results for patients with stroke
One year after having a stroke, 52% of people who participate in either a physical therapy program that includes a walking program using a body-weight supported treadmill or a home-based program focused on progressive strength ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 11, 2011 |
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UTHealth, Athersys preclinical research on stem cell therapy for stroke presented at AHA conference
Medical researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) presented new research results at the American Heart Association International Stroke Conference that demonstrated how MultiStem, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Many hands make light work: Robotic therapy to help stroke patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- Putting on a coat may not seem like a large achievement, but new technology that could help stroke patients do just that now makes the act an attainable goal.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Blood-thinning treatment standards changing for heart patients, new research shows
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Massachusetts General Hospital have found that warfarin, a known anticoagulation (blood-thinning) drug, may not be as beneficial to some patients with atrial fibrillation ...
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Dec 09, 2010 |
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World first in-human stem cell trial begins in Glasgow
The first patient has been treated with stem cell therapy in a ground-breaking UK clinical trial led by the University of Glasgow.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Rhythm of life: Music shows potential in stroke rehabilitation
Music therapy provided by trained music therapists may help to improve movement in stroke patients, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. A few small trials also suggest a wider role for music in recovery from brain ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Clinical Trial May Reduce Stroke in Patients With Irregular Heartbeats
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study at UC Health University Hospital may help reduce stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, a condition that causes irregular and dangerous heart rhythms.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Non-intense physical activity to reduce depression and boost recovery of stroke patients
You don't always need to build up a big sweat to reap the healing benefits of physical activity. Research has found that even a low-intense exercise program can reduce depression symptoms and boost physical therapy results ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Robotic therapy helps stroke patients regain function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke patients who received robot-assisted therapy were able to regain some ability to use their arms, even if the stroke had occurred years earlier, according to a study published April ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Clinical study shows patients gain limb movement years after stroke
Patients show modest yet meaningful gains in limb movement and an improved outlook on life years after suffering a stroke, a major clinical study has found. The paper, published online this week in the New England Journal of ...
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Apr 16, 2010 |
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Novel stroke treatment passes safety stage of UCI-led clinical trial
A clinical research trial of a new treatment to restore brain cells damaged by stroke has passed an important safety stage, according to the UC Irvine neurologist who led the effort.
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Mar 10, 2010 |
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