10 Outstanding Leg Exercises for Stroke Patients

shop-mgr2023-01-11T15:28:01+08:00 If you’re a visual learner, then you’ll love these leg exercises for stroke patients. You’ll find something for all ability levels here. Whether you’re trying to improve your gait (manner of walking) or balance, you can benefit from these rehab exercises. Feel confident knowing that each stroke exercise for legs features our favorite physical therapist, Liliana. Video: Leg Exercises for Stroke Patients with PT Liliana Physical therapist Liliana guides you through some great leg rehab exercises in this video: If you prefer written direction, keep reading. The rest of this article contains more leg exercises from Liliana, DPT. They are organized from easiest to hardest. Physical Therapy Leg...

10 Cognitive Exercises for Stroke Patients to Help Improve Mental Clarity

shop-mgr2023-01-11T15:02:14+08:00 Stroke patients who experience poor memory or impaired thinking may benefit from cognitive exercises. You’re about to discover some effective cognitive exercises for stroke patients that you can do at home. Let’s start with a quick explanation of why these exercises are important during recovery. How to Improve Memory and Thinking with Cognitive Exercises Cognitive exercise can help sharpen your memory and thinking, but need to be practiced consistently. Consistency is key for neuroplasticity, which is how the brain heals after stroke. Although memory may be impaired due to the damage from stroke, neuroplasticity allows the brain to heal and recuperate. Specifically, it allows the...

The Best Speech Therapy Exercises to Get Your Voice Back

shop-mgr2023-01-11T14:58:34+08:00 Speech therapy exercises can help you improve your ability to communicate and produce language. They can be especially helpful after a neurological injury like stroke. You’re about to discover some great speech therapy exercises that you can try at home. Then, we’ll share some tips to help you get started even if you can’t talk at all. Benefits of Speech Therapy Exercises Speech therapy exercises are great for improving language disorders like aphasia. These disorders occur when the language center of the brain becomes damaged after injury like stroke. The language center resides in the left hemisphere of the brain. Therefore, aphasia often occurs after...

10 Swallowing Exercises for Stroke Patients to Regain Function

shop-mgr2023-01-11T14:45:37+08:00 Swallowing exercises for stroke patients may help you overcome dysphagia, a post-stroke condition that makes it difficult to swallow. Be sure to check with your Speech-Language Pathologist before starting new swallowing exercises before proceeding as a measure of safety. The potential side effects of dysphagia are serious – such as choking or silent aspirations. Therefore, it’s critical to consult with your medical team before attempting anything new at home. Regaining the Ability to Swallow After Stroke Before beginning the swallowing exercises, it’s helpful to understand how it helps with recovery. First, swallowing exercises help strengthen the muscles associated with swallowing and build coordination. But more importantly, practicing these...

9 Eye Exercises After Stroke That Help Restore Vision

shop-mgr2023-01-11T14:42:52+08:00 Eye exercises after stroke can help patients improve their vision. Up to a quarter of stroke survivors suffer vision loss, according to the Stroke Foundation. Luckily, partial recovery or natural vision improvement is possible. Eye Exercises After Stroke May Help Restore Vision There are many kinds of vision problems after stroke, and if you suffer from severe visual deficits, it’s best to work with a professional. However, if you struggle with impaired eye movement control (which can present as blurry vision, double vision, or difficulty focusing eyes), then these eye exercises can help. They will help you rewire the brain to control the 6 muscles that control your...