Caregivers
Stroke recovery is challenging for all, including you. Here you will find useful articles and resources that will help you stay mentally and physically healthy in your role as caregiver.
Stroke in women – risk and symptoms
Although more men have strokes per year than women, women’s strokes tend to be deadlier. This is due to a variety of factors, including significantly
Types of aphasia
Aphasia is the inability to speak, read, write and/or listen. Around 20-40% of stroke survivors will experience some degree of aphasia and thus can have
Disability after a stroke
Every year, 15 million people around the world are affected by stroke. Of those, it is estimated 50% will live with permanent or chronic disability.
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT)
Rehabilitation of upper limbs can look very different for many people. However, constraint-induced movement therapy (or CIMT) is frequently used as a therapy to re-learn
Telehealth during quarantine
Since lockdown started, pretty much everything in our lives changed. Our entire routine was thrown out of the window and we had to suddenly adjust
Stroke prevention — what you need to know
As mentioned in the warning signs, there are elements of stroke we can control and others we don’t. Those factors that we can control have
What are the types of stroke?
There are three main types of stroke; each one of them results in different treatment and recovery therapies. Ischemic stroke An ischemic stroke occurs when
Stroke risk factors — what we do and don’t control
As with most diseases, there are elements of risk that we can control or do something about and others that we simply cannot do anything
