Stroke Rehab a Tricky Issue
Like moving a foot or an arm. Rather than focusing on the damaged side of the body, the researchers erected a mirror that reflected the healthy side of the body. news you may not know
Nothing Like a Parade…
It’s the mind that matters. A totally different approach – trick the mind into thinking the damaged side is functioning normally.
A stroke stops us in our tracks. But, rehabilitation after stroke is often quite effective. Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy has focused on the side of the body that has lost operate.
So, who knows? But, though the body is the one out there leading the parade, it’s the mind that’s conducting the orchestra. All that walking, talking, and jumping around. So, when the patient moved the healthy leg it looked as whether both sides of the body were moving. To read about adopting a lifestyle that will help you prevent a stroke, see that from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
certain, the body is pretty terrific too. The walking, talking, and jumping around are replaced by painful efforts to perform the simplest of tasks. It’s a complete joy. But…
The new study shows that engaging the mind in the process provides better results. Hmm…
To read more about the study, see that from Reuters. Remember those funhouse mirrors that made you look really skinny?
And it works!
And, when the mind rebels, the parade comes to a crashing halt.
The scientists found the patients treated with the mirror, tricked into thinking their weakened side was functioning normally, showed much more rapid improvement.
Not only is the mind involved in the stroke itself, the new study shows that the mind may be the most critical factor in the rehab process. Concentrate on it, focus, struggle, move. And, new research out of Japan shows once again the potential of the mind.
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