Essential Devices for Adapting the Home After Stroke

shop-mgr2023-01-26T14:39:22+08:00 Strokes affect everybody differently, leaving victims to live with a variety of challenging physical and cognitive conditions. Many factors need to be considered when managing stroke recovery: damaged parts of the brain, severity of injuries, numbness or weakness of the body, loss of motor skills, extreme fatigue. The problems seem overwhelming, but victims can move forward. With love, support, and hope, a stroke survivor has the potential to successfully regain independence. By implementing safety precautions at home, changes in lifestyle, and utilizing adaptive equipment, a victim can improve their rehabilitation and maintain self-sufficiency. Living at Home After a Stroke For someone who has...

Recognizing the Signs of PTSD After Stroke

shop-mgr2023-01-26T14:27:11+08:00 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that runs its victims down emotionally and physically. Though most frequently linked to combat veterans and sexual-assault survivors, PTSD can present itself following any traumatic experience, and that includes medical emergencies. Following a stroke and its resulting medical treatment, it is common for patients to feel overwhelmed. According to a study published in the journal PLoS ONE in June of 2013, almost one quarter of patients who survive a stroke will suffer from PTSD. Unfortunately, it is common for the symptoms of PTSD following a stroke to go unnoticed; due to the intense nature of physical recovery,...

Saebo Stories: Testimonials from our Patients and Therapists

shop-mgr2023-01-26T14:19:32+08:00 After a neurological or orthopedic injury, rehabilitation is the key to regaining function and independence for many people. Despite this, it can be difficult for patients to find the motivation to keep up with their rehabilitation when they don’t feel its effects or can’t afford its costs. But now more than ever, there’s hope for recovery. While treatment options for these types of conditions used to be limited, new rehabilitation devices have made it possible for people around the world to reach new levels of independence. Do Your Homework Many rehabilitation devices are not accessible to clients because of cost. For some, it can be...

Guide to Safe Bathing After Stroke

shop-mgr2023-01-26T14:19:14+08:00 It’s not pleasant to feel dirty or grungy, but after a stroke it can be such a challenge to maintain personal hygiene that you may not be as meticulous about it as you once were. When you have limited mobility, hemiplegia or hemiparesis, or are suffering from spasticity, tasks that seemed simple before your stroke have become exhausting. When it comes to washing up, it can really seem like a chore. Getting in and out of the bathtub, washing your body, drying yourself, and even walking around a slippery bathroom floor are struggles. Although it’s taxing, keeping up personal hygiene after a stroke is...

Driving After Stroke: Is it Safe?

shop-mgr2023-01-26T12:24:10+08:00 After having a stroke, many survivors are eager to start driving again. Driving offers independence and the ability to go where you want to go on your own schedule, so it is no surprise that survivors want to get back behind the wheel rather than rely on someone else for their transportation needs. Unfortunately, having a stroke can have lasting effects that make driving more difficult. A survivor might not be aware of all of the effects of their stroke and could misjudge their ability to drive safely. Driving against a doctor’s orders after a stroke is not only dangerous, it...