A new study published in JAMA Network Open has shown that increased physical activity leads to better functional outcomes in the six months following a stroke. The study included over 1,300 ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

If you encourage patients coming back from stroke to exercise, you're doing the right thing. Regular physical activity can help improve recovery and reduce the risk for another stroke. But emerging ...

Stroke patients who walk more during rehab benefit from the added exercise Patients leave the hospital with better quality of ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --While a stroke doubles a person's risk for dementia, a new study suggests that fairly intensive exercise can improve cognitive function in adults who are several months into recovery.

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. When you do the math, that translates to almost 800,000 people in the U.S. who have a stroke each year. And experiencing a stroke can be ...

A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet. This leads to diminished quality of life and mental health in addition to increased susceptibility to ...

A sensor-equipped computer program can accurately identify and count arm movements in people undergoing stroke rehabilitation, a new study shows. A sensor-equipped computer program can accurately ...

A stroke can disrupt various aspects of life, and communication is often a crucial area that requires rehabilitation. Losing the ability to speak clearly or fluently can be incredibly frustrating.

Women experience worse stroke recovery than men when it comes to completing daily tasks such as eating, dressing, and driving, a new study found. Women continued to struggle with these tasks for 12 ...

Patients leave the hospital with better quality of life and mobility The exercise involved an additional half-hour of weight bearing and walking workouts FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- ...