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 ...

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

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Strokes have a debilitating effect on quality of life; the combination of cognitive and physical effects can be especially devastating. A new study showed that moderate to severe hand and arm ...

Researchers from McMaster University have found that repeated one-minute bursts of high intensity interval training (HIIT) were more effective in improving aerobic fitness after a stroke than ...

A sensor-equipped computer program can accurately identify and count arm movements in people undergoing stroke rehabilitation, a new study shows. Now that it can do so, the next step, say the study ...

Correspondence to Dr Ada Tang, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Canada; atang{at}mcmaster.ca Objective To determine the superiority of ...

Every year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke—and more than half of survivors develop swallowing difficulties. Left untreated, this serious medical condition called dysphagia can cause ...

Sarah Stollberg got her start in physical therapy at a rural nursing home in Mississippi. She saw it all: post-op care, hip fractures and stroke patients. Now in Metairie, Stollberg specializes in ...