How to Rehabilitate After Stroke

Speaker: Learn more about how stroke survivors work to recover their mobility.

Dr. Stephen Silberstein: Paralysis and Spasticity lead to balance problems. In fact, 40% of stroke survivors have a serious fall in the year falling their stroke. Proper rehabilitation can prevent this. The goal of rehabilitation is to make the patient as independent as possible.

Stroke survivors mobility problems can work with a physical therapist to restore their walking ability, range of movement and balance. Physical therapy is used to treat Spasticity. A therapist who works daily with a patient gently stretching tight muscles and repositioning body parts in an effort to restart a normal movement.

Occupational therapy is another primary part of rehabilitation. It involves relearning skills necessary for everyday life, such as dressing, eating and using the bathroom.


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