The combination of this stimulation and stroke therapy exercises can help to restore lost functions in damaged parts of the brain and improve upper limb functioning. Ronald Benitez, a neurosurgeon ...

At the University of Michigan Health, researchers are exploring a new way to enhance this method by incorporating virtual reality. Led by Chandramouli Krishnan, PT, Ph.D., the team developed a ...

A progressively higher-intensity walking exercise program, combined with standard physical therapy, significantly improved ...

A protocol designed to progressively increase physical therapy intensity for stroke survivors improved walking distance, ...

Mirror therapy rehabilitation is a technique commonly used with stroke survivors to help them ... and watch their stronger limb complete an exercise, making it appear that the weaker limb is ...

At rest a person's cardiac output is approximately 5 litres per minute, while during exercise it can increase to as much as 30 litres per minute as both their heart rate and stroke volume increase.

New research suggests that adding higher-intensity walking to physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery. Stroke survivors in a progressive-intensity walking rehabilitation program showed ...

A progressively higher-intensity walking exercise program combined with standard physical therapy significantly improved the quality of life and mobility in stroke survivors, according to a ...

A new study suggests that stroke survivors can improve their ability to walk and their overall quality of life by following a ...

Objective To compare the effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercises (PTLE) with eccentric exercise therapy (EET) in patients with patellar tendinopathy (PT). Methods In a stratified, ...