According to the World Stroke Organization, one-in-four people will suffer a stroke at some point in their life.
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. Each year more than 15 million people worldwide have strokes, and three-quarters of stroke survivors will experience impairment, weakness ...
A Chandler teen just received a $50,000 scholarship for engineering innovation in stroke rehabilitation. Brad Wu created a robotic arm device that could help stroke patients regain movement. “It is ...
Losing the use of an arm after a stroke can be devastating, but new research could offer survivors fresh hope. The study found that a combination of targeted brain stimulation therapy, along with ...
A study published in the medical journal Nature on Monday found that targeted electrical pulses delivered to the spinal cord can help improve arm and hand movement after a stroke. Two patients were ...
Having lived with an ALS diagnosis since 2018, Kate Nycz can tell you firsthand what it's like to slowly lose motor function for basic tasks. "My arm can get to maybe 90 degrees, but then it fatigues ...
After a massive stroke left Heather Rendulic with limited use of her left arm and hand at age 23, she had to learn how to do even simple tasks with just one hand. It took years – and the help of an ...
If you encourage patients coming back from stroke to exercise, you're doing the right thing. Regular physical activity can help improve recovery and reduce the risk for another stroke. But emerging ...
Statistics indicate that globally 1 in 4 adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime. One of the most serious consequences of this disease is disability. The joint study by Rytis ...