improvements after hemoragic stroke Posted: 12-25-07 15:50pm
I am a 53 year old woman who suffered a
hemoragic stroke last February. I was
competely paralized on my right side and
totally aphasic. After 2 months in
hospital rehab and then 6 weeks in home
rehab and another 3 months going to out
patient rehab I have made tremendous
progress. I ran out of pt and ot
insurance benefits but I will be able to
resume in January. I now have use of my
right hand and arm with some weekness in
my shoulder, but my leg is still not
cooperating. I have no use of my ankle,
and minimal use of my knee and hip. I can
walk with a cane and an AFO (brace). Does
anyone know of anyone who has regained use
of a limb this far post stroke?
Carol
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PrettyPT
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Posted: 03-05-08 20:55pm
stroke recovery varies... depending on the
site of injury and extent of injury.
but usually the last to recover are the
distal parts of the body (or the part
located fartest from the trunk) it can be
the hands, but mostly the lower limbs,
especially the ankle.
you should continue to do your exercises.
many have had progress and recovery though
it takes some time, but there are some
that thier condition's plateau in which
case, adaptation is the key to functional
activities such as assistive devices.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 03-15-08 19:51pm
PrettyPT is right. There are many
excerises you can do at home. Abduction
and extention of the parts of the body
like you leg and ankle do well. Lay on
your back and extend you leg out then back
in again and do the same with you ankle.
For you hands you can use a soft rubber
ball and kneed it for a few minutes at a
time. If you don't excercise these parts
there is a chance of a longer recovery
time. Keep them legs going!
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homerx
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Posted: 03-19-08 18:30pm
Right On. I had a stroke myself when I was
42. You have to exercise those legs and
arms and mind...its hard work and can make
you cry but you gotta keep going and one
day you will find that things have gotten
better and it was all worth it. Good Luck
to you.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 03-19-08 21:55pm
I won't go into detail, but when I was on
the ventaltor for 10 out of 16 days in
CCU, they never gave me any ROM (range of
motion) excercises. Till this day I suffer
when I get down on my knees or even bend
at the knees, I can't get up without
holding on and straining to get back up my
leg muscles have gotton so weak. I need to
get on of those home bikes for
streanghening.
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homerx
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Posted: 03-20-08 10:31am
Yeah, that would probably help. I use my
treadmill almost every day for my leg
muscles to stay strong.
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antigone
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Posted: 03-22-08 01:05am
Use only your bad hand. Restrain your good
hand and force yourself to use only the
injured side. This forces the brain to
create new neuro pathways. You will be
slow at first and may not be able to
achieve much but over time this will
improve. When you are doing your exercises
or walking do the activity to music. Move
to the beat of the music. The type of
music does not matter. Again, new neuro
pathways are formed and people see
wonderful results. You have nothing to
lose and everything to gain so give it a
try.
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Aries
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improvements after hemoragic stroke Posted: 04-13-08 23:34pm
Right on! The key is to re-train the
brain, (it's not an injury to the body,
it's an injury to the brain) and keep
working the bad areas! Like antigone said,
you may not achieve much at first, but
it's really important to keep trying.
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DJ2
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Nutrients? Posted: 04-29-08 18:52pm
I would also look into nutrients that can
help regenerate nerve cells. After my
stroke, my mom sent me to a chiropractor
who does muscle testing. She gave me
something that is supposed to help nerve
function - my stroke was not very bad at
all, but I felt better physically after
taking the supplements she gave me.
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homerx
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Posted: 04-29-08 19:19pm
DJ2...WHAT WERE THE SUPPLEMENTS? i HAD A
STROKE AT AGE 42...(sorry about the
caps... )
How old were you if you don't mind me
asking...
Peace and love and good health, Homer
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DJ2
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Nerve Supplement Posted: 04-30-08 11:23am
Nerve 1 cap
Calcium 90 mg
Riboflavin 60 mg
Niacin 90 mg
Selenium 210 mcg
Chromium 120 mcg
The bottle is at home, so not sure who the
manufacturer is - The bottle is just
called "NERVE". Most of my chiropractors
supplements are Standard Process, but this
was not... Looks like there is nothing
special in it... I think I was taking
two, maybe three a day for a while.
I was taking several other things as well,
so it is hard to pinpoint if all of it, or
just one or two things in particular were
making me feel better.
I was 49 when I had the stroke.
Depending on what you are looking for, you
might poke around the heartfixer.com
website. Dr. Roberts is my cardiologist
and he has several things going on. From
what I can tell, stroke and heart attack
are really the same things - one just
impacts the brain while the other impacts
the heart.
Right now I am dealing with my
Nutrigenomic Testing - trying to find
reasons for the stroke - and there is some
information on nerve function in the
information he gave me - most of it should
be posted on the web site.
)
How old were you if you don't mind me
asking...
