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 ...

Specialized arm exercises may actually lead to brain changes during stroke recovery (search), a new study shows. The results were seen in a stroke recovery program called BATRAC (bilateral arm ...

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 ...

Starting aerobic exercise just two months after a stroke is safe and may help protect thinking skills, according to new research. The study provides fresh hope for stroke survivors that they can ...

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

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients leave the hospital with better prospects if they’re forced to hoof it more during recovery, a new study suggests. Adding a half-hour of ...