My Contribution to World Stroke Day : Innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Techniques - Awareness Blog

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This particular blog has been designed to do two things. The first is to create more awareness for Stroke victims or patients all of the world and to spread the World Health Organization News about identifying stroke victims.

The second part of the blog is to share with everyone some really innovative Stroke rehabilitation techniques in the world of medical science.

This is going to be my contribution to the recently observed World Stroke Day.

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The 29th of October was World Stroke Day 🌎🧠 where we acknowledged all victims of stroke diseases and created awareness for them.

The World Health Organization, WHO spread on different social platforms especially on WhatsApp Channels about how to identify someone you suspect could be having a stroke.

We were adviced to waste no more time and call for emergency services right aware. A few pointers were given to us to be able to notice whether someone is having a stroke or not.

I took the liberty of writing these pointers or signs down and it's a privilege to share them with everyone.

Signs That Someone Could be Having A stroke.

• If you notice that the individual's face is drooping

• If you notice that the individual's arm or legs are getting weak

• If you notice that the individual is having difficulty with speech

If you notice any of these signs please do not hesitate to call for an ambulance immediately because the person's life could certainly be in danger.

A link was shared by WHO if you're interested in learning more about the signs of stroke and how to respond to it when you notice someone experiencing these signs.

Link To Learn More

Innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Techniques

Dealing with stroke diseases or conditions can be life altering. It's really challenging, and the path to recovery can be a serious battle for many that go through it.

This is what makes it necessary for the world of medical science and technology to come up with innovative and advanced ways to help deal with the issue, provide effective drugs and also treatments for stroke victims.

There's some really good news though. The world of stroke rehabilitation is truly changing for the better.

There are currently some really innovative techniques for handling stroke victims and helping then recover.

In our modern world today, the doctors have quite a lot of treatment options to choose from based on the type or level of stroke the patient has.

Without wasting anymore of your time, let's take a quick look at some of the innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Techniques out there today.

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The Brain's Adaptability - Neuroplasticity

Our Brains are quite flexible organs. They have the ability to rewire themselves after a stroke. This incredible ability is known as neuroplasticity.

We have rehabilitation experts who become personal trainers for stroke victims, creating custom exercises that wake up their shutdown brain and help them relearn those skills they thought were lost forever.

A New Reality - VR Rehabilitation

Virtual Reality helps stroke survivors improve their balance, motor skills, and brainpower. It's a more thrilling and effective approach to regaining your abilities.

VR platforms can create really immersive and engaging environments that can motivate stroke survivors to engage in therapy and improve on their motor functions.

Robotic Companions

Robots are the latest inclusion in the stroke rehabilitation technique options . They become aid or support, helping stroke victims with walking, lifting stuff, and also fine-tuning the motor skills.

What makes Robots effective tools to help in stroke rehabilitation is that they are precise, reliable, and they can do a great job of keeping an eye on surviving stroke patient progress. They become very dependable partners on the journey to recovery from Stroke.

The "Use It or Lose It" Trick - CIMT:

I believe that Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) may be a simple but very powerful trick.

It's almost like having your personal coach that would help by saying, "Use the hand you've got" by strapping down the good one.

It's indeed a good motivator to relearn skills and regain functionality in the affected limb of stroke victims. It's mainly about making the most of what you've got.

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)

These I believe are the most advanced options in the rehabilitation techniques. Just imagine you have the ability to control stuff just by thinking about it.

BCIs tech makes this very possible and I believe they are true game changers in the recovery process for stroke victims.

What makes Stroke a bit of a problem is the shutdown of the motor functions of your body. So now that your body part cannot move, imagine being able to control a robotic device to do the movement for you.

BCIs let stroke victims use their mind to operate devices and perform everyday tasks. BCIs bring back a sense of independence. Surviving Stroke patients would not need others to help them with things that much, since they can depend on controlling devices to do that job.

Tele-Rehab

Telemedicine really makes recovery faster and more convenient. The stroke patient wouldn't need to leave home. The therapy literally comes to them.

Therapists are meet with the stroke patients online, keeping an eye on their progress and also adjusting their treatment plan if the need be. It's indeed a really comfortable and convenient way to make progress with recovery.

Creative Therapy - Music and Art

Now guys, who ever said that rehab has to be dull and boring? Music and art therapy come in to add color and fun to the recovery journey.

Surviving Stroke victims get to express themselves and improve their emotional well-being through some of these creative therapies. These creative therapies do a great job of boosting the cognitive and motor skills of stroke patients.

To draw the curtains on today's blog, stroke rehabilitation is indeed going through an awesome transformation.

These new techniques are really more about making the journey to recovery as exciting, convenient and effective as possible.

I'll end by reminding you about the News spread by WHO on the 29th of October on how to quickly identify signs of stroke. It can save a life.

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Thank you all for taking the time to read today's blog. Let's all come together and create more awareness for all people suffering from stroke.

I am really hopeful that with nore advancement in the field of medical science, dieseases like these will have better treatment.

As always if you have any questions or comment regarding today's blog, please feel free to share them and I'll be more than happy ot respond guys.

Have a lovely day and catch you next time on StemSocial. Goodbye 👨‍🔬