When Survivors Are Hurting: Understanding Post-Stroke Pain
Up to half of stroke survivors may experience some type of pain after their stroke – further complicating life after stroke for not only the survivor, but for those who care for them.
Helping Others Understand: Post-Stroke Fatigue
Stroke is unpredictable, but one extremely common effect of stroke is fatigue. Some studies indicate that as many as 70 percent of survivors experience fatigue at some time following their stroke.
Helping Others Understand: Post-Stroke Fatigue Info Sheet
It can sometimes be hard for family and friends to recognize how much post-stroke fatigue may be affecting a survivor. We’ve created a quick-reference sheet that you can share with family and friends to help them better understand.
Am I Losing Ground?
Survivors are sometimes concerned that they are losing function after they leave formal therapy – making gains while working with therapists, but feeling loss of strength and function even when continuing to do exercises at home. Rehabilitation experts weigh in on the topic.
Dr. Glen Gillen Weighs In on 'Am I Losing Ground?'
Occupational therapist, Dr. Glen Gillen, adds his perspectives to those of the physical therapists featured in "Am I Losing Ground?" in this supplemental web-only feature.
Half a World Away: Visual Field Cuts
Strokes can often affect vision and processing of visual information. The most common visual deficit is hemianopia, or visual field cut. Understand different types of field cuts and learn about potential treatments.
Visual Field Cuts Infographic
This infographic depicts what survivors with some common field cuts may be missing in their visual field. Free downloadable PDF available.
First Robotic Exoskeleton Cleared For Use With Stroke
Ekso Bionics Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, recently announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Ekso GT robotic exoskeleton for use in the treatment of individuals with hemiplegia due to stroke.
Seeing Things Differently
Exploring visual challenges brought on by stroke.
When the Pain Never Goes Away
Central pain syndrome, also knows as thalamic pain, can be not only challenging to live with, but challenging to diagnose and treat as well.
Fatigue After Stroke
A stroke leaves physical and emotional changes - it can also zap energy and cause fatigue.
Watch Your Tone: Spasticity After Stroke
Spasticity is commonly referred to as tone. Whatever you call it, the muscle stiffness can be a hard thing to live with.
