DEAR DOCTOR K: My mother recently had a stroke, and it's severely impacted her ability to speak. What can be done to help her regain her speech? DEAR READER: Losing the ability to speak, or to ...

The exercise involved an additional half-hour of weight bearing and walking workouts FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients leave the hospital with better prospects if they’re ...

Every year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke. And 40 percent end up having a second stroke which can be even more debilitating. But the key to prevention may be very simple. Research found a ...

New research has found that music therapy sessions have a positive effect on the neurorehabilitation of acute stroke patients, as well as their mood. New research has found that music therapy sessions ...

Up to three-quarters of all stroke survivors experience some form of difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). This condition often results in food or liquid entering the lungs, significantly affecting ...

Balance board workouts are a training method involving a series of standing and weight-bearing exercises completed on an unstable surface. They aim to train the muscles around the ankle and improve ...

Repeated 1-minute bursts of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are more effective than conventional moderate, continuous exercise for improving aerobic fitness after stroke, according to a ...

Correspondence to Dr Ali N Ali, Department of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK; ali.ali{at}sth.nhs.uk Objective Secondary ...

Stroke patients who walk more during rehab benefit from the added exercise Patients leave the hospital with better quality of ...