A 2020 update from the American Heart Association notes that someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds. The need for post-stroke care is apparent, especially in the form of comprehensive ...

Question: How can occupational therapy help me or my loved one regain independence after a stroke? Answer: Occupational therapy (OT) is all about getting you back to doing the things that matter ...

According to the National Stroke Association (2011), stroke strikes about 795,000 Americans every year, killing 144,000, and forever changing the lives of many who survive. Stroke is an attack on the ...

Every five minutes someone in the UK has a stroke. It is the equivalent of a heart attack for the brain. A stroke is sudden and its effects immediate. As well as affecting body functions it can damage ...

Physical therapy and occupational therapy are two types of rehabilitative care. The goal of rehabilitative care is to improve or prevent the worsening of your condition or quality of life due to an ...

Occupational therapy (OT) helps you regain your ability to perform daily tasks and live independently. OTs create personalized plans to help improve your physical, emotional, and social needs. An OT ...

The Western Michigan University Unified Clinics offer many services for individuals with low vision. Diagnostics and equipment purchases take place in the Vision Clinic while training and assistance ...

Occupational therapists focus on enabling people to do what they want and need to do in their everyday lives. Some people use the abbreviation OT for occupational therapy. In this article, we explain ...

A recent paper by Logan et al. describes a community rehabilitation intervention designed to help stroke patients to recover outdoor mobility. A total of 168 patients diagnosed with stroke within the ...

Medicare-covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care is strongly associated with positive health ...