Stroke Therapy

Though it may sound cruel, splinting the good hand when the other hand doesn't function is actually an effective stroke therapy. Read how it works here.

Scroll down this page to see the stroke therapy video, "Stroke Recovery Basics," and click on it to play. Therapy should start within 72 hours.

See this academic review article for a discussion of stroke therapy using robots. Improving robots and the robotic environment may boost effectiveness.

Find out what problems can result from a stroke, and read about the various health professionals involved in post-stroke therapy and rehabilitation.

Read about an experimental stroke therapy that uses infrared energy to prevent brain damage.

Click "Watch Video" to see and hear survivors, caregivers and professionals talk about stroke therapy for spasticity and the frustrations of spasticity.

Read about the therapies a stroke survivor may need, including physical, occupational, recreational, speech-language and vocational therapies.

See this practical guide to finding good stroke therapy services. You'll find a useful checklist at the end of the guide.

Read this about a study that supports inclusion of occupational therapy as one type of stroke therapy and a bit on how it works.

See this impressive list of technological resources for stroke therapy, other therapies and physical assistance.

This article makes the point that trying acupuncture as a stroke therapy is low risk and may be very effective, even though western medicine has not empirically tested it.

See how participation in music can be good stroke therapy for many people. This brief beginner's overview of music therapy may give you some ideas.

Read about a stroke therapy also used for other injuries, called hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Controversial in the US, it's more common in other countries.