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Posted in After the Stroke
Prolotherapy, or proliferative injection therapy, is a controversial treatment designed to stimulate the growth of new, normal ligament and tendon tissue. It is based on the theory that the cause of most chronic musculoskeletal pain is ligament and/or tendon weakness or looseness. Stimulating growth of these structures would then strengthen these structures and alleviate pain, injections of irritative substances produces mild inflammation, which in turn stimulates growth and repair.
Posted in Caregiving for a Strokee: The Nuts and Bolts
Reluctant caregiver?! Was there ever any other kind? Did anyone, when confronted with a need to give long term-care to a relative or close friend, ever gleefully clap hands and squeal “Oh - Boy- Oh-Boy-Oh-Boy what fun! I get to sacrifice my pleasures and projects and personal life for the twenty-four-seven responsibility for another person?” Not that you’d even consider not doing it, especially since
Posted in Recovery
During recovery I had an adventure with my blood pressure. Using 50 milligrams of Zestril (an ACE inhibitor) per day I always kept my blood pressure in the 120 to 130 range. If it sneaked over the upper border, I had permission from my doctor to add another 10 milligrams. I take my blood pressure every day so I can spring into action if it goes higher than it should be.
This particular morning I was aghast
Posted in Recovery
Two common effects of a stroke are dysarthia and aphasia, and they can be among the most frustrating disabilities a strokee is faced with during rehabilitation. Happily, there are many eager professionals ready to help you reclaim language.2
incidentally - or not so incidentally - speech therapists not only treat stroke-induced aphasia, but equally, if not more importantly, they help with swallowing. The therapy
Posted in Recovery
Despite its name, occupational therapy (OT) has nothing to do with getting you back to the office after the stroke. Occupational therapy has to do with such things as getting in and out of bed, usually completed without much thought in our pre-stroke days. It also deals with any kind of communication, such as writing, phoning, tape recording, or using a computer. Basically, OT helps the things you do everyday with the upper body (arms and hands mainly.)
Posted in The Science of Strokes
Diabetes can cause small blood vessels to close prematurely. When that happens to vessels in the brain, strokes may occur. There are two kinds of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. At this stage of medical science, you can’t kick type 1 diabetes no matter how hard you - and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation - try. Just ask the woman who’s had type 1 for thirty-six years. But the good news is that you can control it; by keeping your blood sugar in the normal range you will greatly diminish your risk of a stroke.
