What is stroke rehabilitation?
A stroke is a disease that is associated with a violation of cerebral blood flow, after which the intensity of bleeding in some parts of the brain becomes less active. After treatment, restoration of functions lost as a result of the disease is required. This goal in most cases is achieved with the timely start of rehabilitation. A whole range of various activities is being carried out that allow recovering from a disease.
Causes
Recovery from a stroke is required because there is a violation of certain functions. The most common are dysfunctions of the motor apparatus, speech, cognitive, emotional disorders. Moreover, the set of consequences after the disease can be very different, depending on:
- From the type of disease;
- The nature of its course;
- Timeliness of treatment.
Features
Some say that rehabilitation measures can be carried out at home. However, at home, it will not be possible to achieve the same effect as if rehabilitation after a stroke in a hospital is provided, where:
- Qualified medical staff works;
- There is all the necessary equipment;
- There are all conditions for organizing a normal recovery process.
To obtain the desired result, experts recommend starting rehabilitation treatment a week after a stroke, unless, of course, there are any contraindications. The exception is a hemorrhagic stroke, in which you need to start rehabilitation measures later, after about 2.5 weeks. It is proved that early rehabilitation after a spinal stroke , another type of this disease, gives better results. The effectiveness of rehabilitation measures is higher if they were carried out in the first six months after a stroke.
Views
The recovery process includes:
- Motor rehabilitation, when various exercises are performed to recover from a stroke during physiotherapy exercises, as well as other activities;
- The fight against complications after the disease, which involves performing a massage, the use of heat therapy, etc .;
- Speech rehabilitation conducted by a speech therapist;
- Help in psychological, social adaptation.
