Leading rehabilitation specialists share breakthrough techniques that help stroke survivors regain independence, with remarkable success stories of recovery When Sarah Thompson woke up one morning ...

Share on Pinterest Higher-intensity walking combined with physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery and quality of life. alvarez/Getty Images In a new study, stroke survivors in a ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover. Most others suffer from ...

North Idaho Advanced Care Hospital’s new rehabilitation unit in Post Falls will help people to their new normal after a ...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of serious and complex adult disability; anyone reading this could be the next stroke survivor.

Women have a harder time getting back to baseline in the year after a stroke when it comes to daily activities like eating, ...

An early-stage clinical trial has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS) applied to the cerebellum may aid the recovery of upper limb function after stroke. Researchers studied 12 people with ...

Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical ...

Dr. Mark Hellmann says dogs can provide an alternate channel of communication and stimulation, and he cites broader research, ...