Stroke

What is it?

 

A stroke happens when the blood supply to the brain is stopped, causing damaged brain tissue.

This brain damage can cause physical, emotional and cognitive symptoms.

The exact symptoms depend where in the brain that the damage occurs, and how big this damage is.

Every five minutes a person suffers from a stroke, with 100,000 people having a stroke each year. Currently there are 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK.

 

Recovery following stroke is different for everyone, as no two strokes present the same.

Some people experience slight symptoms and a quick recovery, others have significant symptoms and are left with a life long disability.

Specialist therapy input from Northern Neuro Rehab can influence how quick you recover and enhance your recovery potential.

 

Some of the symptoms you make experience include:

- Weakness

- Changes in sensation

- Reduced co-ordination

- Altered vision

- Altered cognition (memory and thinking skills)

- Reduced balance

- Reduced mobility

- Reduced day to day functioning

 

How Northern Neuro Rehab can help

 

Following a stroke you are likely to have a range of symptoms and our therapists at Northern Neuro Rehab provide specialist assessment and treatment, working with you to identify and achieve your personal goals, setting an individualised treatment plan.

 

Some of the things that we will consider for your personalise treatment plan are:

 

- Strength exercises

- Sensory awareness

- Balance exercises, for sitting and standing

- Postural stability

- Gait re-education

- Functional electrical stimulation

- Upper limb therapy

- Visual rehab

- Cognitive rehab

- Supporting you back to your hobbies or previous lifestyle

- Exercise prescription

 

Some of the clients we see have finished a course of NHS therapy treatment following their stroke and are looking for ongoing therapy at home.

We aim to help you achieve you goals and get you well on your way to recovery.

 

If you have had a stroke, get in touch today for more information on how we can help you

You can find support at: https://www.stroke.org.uk/stroke/support