stroke care

Colchester: Assurance Hospital Can Manage Stroke Care Load

...  Assurance hospital can manage stroke care load The EADT has launched the Save Our Stroke Services campaign after it emerged that the NHS Midlands and East Stroke Review is considering three options for the future of stroke care in Suffolk – including downgrading services to provide rehabilitation … Read more on East Anglian Daily Times My miracle recovery: Doctors said I had 1% chance of survival but my husband … The surgery went well but later that evening, she suffered a haemorrhage, which resulted in a large stroke. She was rushed back into theatre as fluid had built up in her brain. Paul Maliakal, an interventional neuroradiologist on the medical team that … Read more on ...

Mens Prostate Health Event 9-17-2012

  Mens Prostate Health Event 9-17-2012 – Springfield Clinic physicians, Thomas Baron, MD, and David Lieber, MD, discuss prostate cancer, the most common non-skin cancer in men in the United States. …   Stroke victim heading east for hyperbaric treatment The road to recovery starts with a single step, and for Janice Firlotte the step will probably take place in Picton, Ont. Firlotte suffered a … Firlotte said time is a major factor for stroke victims, with therapy and treatment being more effective … Read more on Moose Jaw Times-Herald Read more... ...

Hospital's Lead Role in Stroke Initiative

...  lead role in stroke initiative YEOVIL District Hospital has been the most successful in the country at recruiting patients to an international health trial into stroke care. The Avert trial is testing the impact of … HEALTH TRIAL: Winifred Clarke, 87, one of the volunteers taking … Read more on This is Somerset Boston woman to run Brighton Marathon in aid of Brain Tumour Research She remained in Queen's Medical Centre for more than a month before being transferred to Pilgrim Hospital Stroke Unit after suffering left-sided paralysis. Kelly, 26, who will run the Brighton Marathon on April 14 in aid of Brain Tumour Research, said … ...

Kinect for Elderly Exercise and Stroke Rehabilitation

  Kinect for Elderly Exercise and Stroke Rehabilitation – Rehabilitation Games; Coordinated Training on Upper Limb; Two HK-style recipes: egg tart & BBQ pork; Training on Upper Limb; Support multiple players; Training on Lower Limb and Balance; Seven Language versions: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Spanish; The range of motion can be calibrated for individual subject.   Exhibition on technology for rehabilitation to be held in February Exhibition on technology for rehabilitation to be held in February. Published on Jan 29, 2013 6:52 PM. newspost Purchase this … Now on the road to recovery, he has set up a fund to help other stroke patients who have no money to pay for the advanced … Read more on Straits Times Read more... ...

The Joint Commission, AHA/ASA Recognize HUP With Comprehensive Stroke

...  Joint Commission, AHA/ASA recognize HUP with Comprehensive Stroke … In complement to Primary Stroke Centers, Joint Commission-designated Comprehensive Stroke Centers, like the one now certified at HUP, are required to have rapid-response stroke treatment teams; the operation of designated inpatient stroke care units … Read more on News-Medical.net Walkbot exoskeleton rehabilitates stroke survivors Now, the leading health care facilities in Korea have adopted a rehab robot that only requires one therapist – the Walkbot combines an adjustable lower-body robotic exoskeleton that moves a patient's legs in time with a treadmill. A physical therapist … Read more on Gizmag Read ...

Rehabilitation – Mercy Neurological Institute

  Rehabilitation – Mercy Neurological Institute – Mercy Neurological Institute’s Albert Hwang, MD, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, talks about Mercy’s approach to rehabilitation for stroke patients, a team approach including occupational, physical and speech therapy.   Mark Kirk Says He Saw Angels After Suffering Stroke Mark Kirk's office, Kirk performs various walking exercises at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago following a stroke he suffered in January 2012. In the video, Kirk gives his first public remarks since suffering the stroke. On May 3, Senator Kirk … Read more on Huffington Post Read more... ...

Work Begins on Neuro Rehab Facility

...  begins on neuro rehab facility Filed under: neuro rehab services 'The Gateway' at Middlehaven is a multi-million pound project that will create over 100 new jobs in the region and is being led by Keiro (formally Whickham Villa LLP), which specialises in providing community based neuro-rehabilitation and support … Read more on bdaily   Lehigh Valley Hospital gets top stroke care designation Filed under: neuro rehab services She then received care in a neurological intensive care unit from a staff dominated by nurses certified in neuroscience. … To receive the certification, the center has to have a full stroke team on-site at all times, including trained rehabilitation … Read more on Allentown Morning Call Read ...