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Here is some general guidance on recovery:

  • “More than 80% of stroke survivors in the U.S. live in the community, most of them at home.
  • More than two-thirds of stroke survivors in the U.S. receive rehabilitation services after hospitalization. 
  •   35-40% of survivors have limitations in basic activities of daily living 6 months after their stroke.
  • 40% experience moderate to severe impairments.
  • 10% require care in a nursing home or other long-term care facility.”                            (American Heart Association , 2023)


We want to encourage you to take action and try rehabilitation! Here listed below is the kinds of therapy that we recommend for post-stroke patients: 

Speech language pathologists (slp's)

  • Help improve talking, reading, writing, and strategies to swallow


Dysphagia: can occur post stroke, which is difficulty swallowing foods/liquids. SLPs offer swallowing assessment and treatment. If this is not treated, risk of malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, etc. can arise.

Aphasia can also arise post stroke, which is loss of ability to understand or speak. Can cause difficulty speaking/ writing clearly, understanding speech/written words, and remembering words.

PHYSICAL THERApy (PT)

  • Improve movement, balance and stretching and conditioning for the muscles 
  • Improves walking, independently or assisted (primary goal). 

 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT)

  • Helps manage daily Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
  • Improve motor control and hand function skills
  • Asses impact in managing ADLs of:  motor function, sensation, coordination, visual perception and cognition 

Activities of DAILY LIVING (ADL) 

  • Eating 
  • Bathing 
  • Dressing 
  • Cooking 


Transcranial DC Stimulation (START t-DCS)

  • Helps increase hand motor function 

Rehabilitation nurse

  • Helps with disabilities
  • Manage health

dietician

  • Improve healthy habits
  • Encourage diets low in sodium, fat, calories
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We have put together a list of AT-HOME exercises that could be of help during your stroke recovery. This is just an encouragement as there is a positive relationship for post-recovering patients and physical activity.