Stronger After Stroke

2008-10-01 Health & Fitness

Author : Peter G Levine
Release : 2008-10-01
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 119/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Stronger After Stroke by : Peter G Levine

Download or read book Stronger After Stroke written by Peter G Levine. This book was released on 2008-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billions of dollars are spent on stroke-related rehabilitation research and treatment techniques but most are not well communicated to the patient or caregiver. As a result, many stroke survivors are treated with outdated or ineffective therapies. Stronger After Stroke puts the power of recovery in the reader's hands by providing simple to follow instructions for reaching the highest possible level of healing. Written for stroke survivors, their caregivers, and loved ones, Stronger After Stroke presents a new and more effective treatment philosophy that is startling in its simplicity: stroke survivors recover by using the same learning techniques that anyone uses to master anything. Basic concepts are covered, including: Repetition of task-specific movements Proper scheduling of practice Challenges at each stage of recovery Setting goals and recognizing when they have been achieved The book covers the basic techniques that can catapult stroke survivors toward maximum recovery. Stronger After Stroke bridges the gap between stroke survivors and what they desperately need: easily understandable and scientifically accurate information on how to achieve optimal rehabilitation.

Acute Stroke Nursing

2013-05-07 Medical

Author : Jane Williams
Release : 2013-05-07
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 629/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Acute Stroke Nursing written by Jane Williams. This book was released on 2013-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention. With active and efficient nursing management in the initial hours after stroke onset and throughout subsequent care, effective recovery and rehabilitation is increased. Acute Stroke Nursing provides an evidence-based, practical text facilitating the provision of optimal stroke care during the primary prevention, acute and continuing care phases. This timely and comprehensive text is structured to follow the acute stroke pathway experienced by patients. It explores the causes, symptoms and effects of stroke, and provides guidance on issues such as nutrition, continence, positioning, mobility and carer support. The text also considers rehabilitation, discharge planning, palliative care and the role of the nurse within the multi-professional team. Acute Stroke Nursing is the definitive reference on acute stroke for all nurses and healthcare professionals wishing to extend their knowledge of stroke nursing. Evidence-based and practical in style, with case studies and practice examples throughout Edited and authored by recognised stroke nursing experts, clinicians and leaders in the field of nursing practice, research and education The first text to explore stroke management from UK and international perspectives, and with a nursing focus

After the Stroke

1988 Biography & Autobiography

Author : May Sarton
Release : 1988
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 309/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book After the Stroke written by May Sarton. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and poet, May Sarton, chronicles her battles for "real life" and health after suffering a stroke.

Life After Stroke

2006-05-22 Health & Fitness

Author : Joel Stein
Release : 2006-05-22
Genre : Health & Fitness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 644/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Life After Stroke by : Joel Stein

Download or read book Life After Stroke written by Joel Stein. This book was released on 2006-05-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compassionate guide, three expert physicians who treat people with stroke describe how to navigate the path to recovery. Their practical advice on treatment, rehabilitation, and lifestyle changes is also designed to help prevent another stroke. Drs. Stein, Silver, and Frates begin by explaining how stroke occurs and what happens when different parts of the brain are injured. They describe diagnostic tools such as CT scans and MRIs as well as medications used to prevent and treat stroke, and they explain in detail how stroke survivors can heal optimally. They also set out plans to help survivors reduce the risk of another stroke, including the Stroke Savvy Exercise Plan and Stroke Savvy Diet Plan. Relating patients' experiences and bringing readers up to date on promising new treatments, Life After Stroke offers hope to stroke survivors and their families.

Broken Movement

2022-06-07 Medical

Author : John W. Krakauer
Release : 2022-06-07
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 837/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Broken Movement written by John W. Krakauer. This book was released on 2022-06-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the neurobiology of motor recovery in the arm and hand after stroke by two experts in the field. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults and recovery is often difficult, with existing rehabilitation therapies largely ineffective. In Broken Movement, John Krakauer and S. Thomas Carmichael, both experts in the field, provide an account of the neurobiology of motor recovery in the arm and hand after stroke. They cover topics that range from behavior to physiology to cellular and molecular biology. Broken Movement is the only accessible single-volume work that covers motor control and motor learning as they apply to stroke recovery and combines them with motor cortical physiology and molecular biology. The authors cast a critical eye at current frameworks and practices, offer new recommendations for promoting recovery, and propose new research directions for the study of brain repair. Krakauer and Carmichael discuss such subjects as the behavioral phenotype of hand and arm paresis in human and non-human primates; the physiology and anatomy of the motor system after stroke; mechanisms of spontaneous recovery; the time course of early recovery; the challenges of chronic stroke; and pharmacological and stem cell therapies. They argue for a new approach in which patients are subjected to higher doses and intensities of rehabilitation in a more dynamic and enriching environment early after stroke. Finally they review the potential of four areas to improve motor recovery: video gaming and virtual reality, invasive brain stimulation, re-opening the sensitive period after stroke, and the application of precision medicine.

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