stroke care

Stroke Care Changes Welcomed by Mid Wales Health Chief

by Christiana Care Stroke care changes welcomed by Mid Wales health chief Stroke care changes welcomed by Mid Wales health chief. Treating all stroke patients in Telford has improved the quality of care for patients including those travelling from Wales, according to a Welsh health chief. The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford … Read more on shropshirestar.com In the Nick of Time: Telestroke Treatment in Rural Virginia According to medical studies, different types of stroke can be treated differently and have different windows of time to get to patients to the ...

Robotic Training System Helps Patients Recovering From Conditions Affecting

...  Training System Helps Patients Recovering from Conditions Affecting … 13, 2013 — The risk and fear of falling often affects patients who are recovering from a stroke, spinal cord or brain injury, and orthopaedic injuries, and that fear may inhibit their progress in rehabilitation. The University of Maryland … Read more on Science Daily (press release) Silver Cross Awarded for Success in Stroke Care Dr. Harish Shownkeen, Medical Director of Neuro Interventional Surgery at Silver Cross, will discuss the signs, latest minimally invasive treatment and recovery options for new and recurrent strokes. This free program – Spot a Stroke FAST! – will be … Read more on Patch.com Read ...

Silver Cross Awarded for Success in Stroke Care

...  Cross Awarded for Success in Stroke Care The award recognizes Silver Cross Hospital's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. … features a team … Read more on Patch.com Cocaine bust derails fledgling GOP congressman Trey Radel, divides southwest … In a flash, an ambitious lawmaker known to few outside his southwest Florida district became America's "Cocaine Congressman," the first sitting member of Congress to be charged with a drug offence in more than three ...

Stroke Care in Wales Could Be Significantly Improved Says Report

Stroke care in Wales could be significantly improved says report The first annual Welsh government report on the condition shows people from the most deprived areas are most likely to suffer a stroke. It comes as a new £11m rehabilitation centre for stroke victims opened at Llandough Hospital, near Cardiff. Health … Read more on BBC News Lawsuit after man, 70, run over twice Rowan is now recovering in a rehab facility. His family … A federal lawsuit filed by the victim's family ...

Is It Difficult to Get Into a Good Occupational Therapy Master’s Program?

Question by April: Is it difficult to get into a good Occupational Therapy Master’s program? I am very interested in Occupational Therapy as a career, but I am concerned that OT’s growing popularity will make it difficult to get into a good Master’s program (I am particularly interested in USC). I am currently a sophomore at a prestigious university with a 3.97 GPA, and it is feasible for me to take all of the prerequisites before starting the Master’s program. Additionally, this summer, I will shadow an OT at a brain injury rehabilitation center. However, I am concerned that I will not be a competitive applicant to OT programs because my major choices (Philosophy and French) are totally unrelated to OT. How difficult is it to get into a top-notch OT school, such as USC? And how much does major choice matter in admissions? Read more... ...

New Patient Introductions – Evolve Wellness – ACUPUNCTURE GROUP

  New Patient Introductions – evolve wellness – ACUPUNCTURE GROUP – www.evolvewellness.com ACUPUNCTURE GROUP 607 N.Huntley Drive West Hollywood, Ca 90069 * Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy using moxa, or …   Stem Cells Used as Stroke Treatment in Mice Many of these patients will exhibit long-lasting handicap and will never fully recover. Following a stroke, nerve cells in the brain die and if these cells could be replaced by new healthy cells, this approach might be developed into a treatment. At … Read more on Bioscience Technology Read more... ...

Inpatient Rehab Centers: Effective Treatments for Inpatient Alcohol Rehab

Inpatient Alcohol rehab centers are the kind of rehab centers which treats the patients who are severely addicted to alcohol and need 24 hours surveillance. During an inpatient treatment program the patient is kept under constant supervision. In this process the patient is kept in a different environment where they are kept under vigilance and proper care all the time.  Furthermore, the patients are being detoxified and proper medication is provided by the doctors. The programs here are well structured and follow a rigid routine format. In addition to proper medication, the patients are taught to adapt new situations and how to deal with the withdrawals that comes after quitting alcohol. Mostly inpatient alcohol treatment’s duration is 30 days but in some cases it can be stretched to 60 to 90 days also. Read more... ...