New research suggests that adding higher-intensity walking to physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery. Stroke ...

Stroke is a major global health challenge, ranking as the second leading cause of death worldwide and the fifth in the United ...

While guidelines currently recommend progressive exercise after a stroke, Janice J. Eng, PhD, a professor in the neurorehabilitation research program in the department of physical therapy at the ...

After having a stroke, people with diabetes are also less likely to fully recover and they also ... This includes changing eating habits, managing weight, stopping smoking, getting good quality sleep, ...

Because it takes a while for post-stroke pain to begin, stroke survivors often consider the physical pain after a stroke to be related to "aging," stress, or something else. It is important to have ...

Methods: During a 32 year follow up of 1621 subjects ⩾40 years of age, 410 developed first ever stroke. These were followed up prospectively for 10 years after stroke onset. Results: During follow up, ...

to the point that the chance of stroke approximately doubles every 10 years after age 55, according to the CDC. In addition, the risk of having a first stroke is nearly twice as high in Black ...

More people are surviving stroke to experience its long-term consequences, but outcomes in people living more >10 years after stroke have not been described in detail. Methods Data were collected for ...

Cardio sometimes gets a bad rap after 40 because it's difficult for our bodies to handle high-impact activity. But low impact cardio such as swimming, walking or biking, can protect joints while ...

To help continue an active lifestyle as we get older, incorporating the following 10 exercises can increase your strength, endurance, and stamina. Don't forget to engage your core! Rucking amplifies ...

Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers have revealed how an overlooked type of indirect brain damage contributes to ongoing disability after a stroke. The paper shows how the thalamus -- a sort of central ...

Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers studied what happens immediately after a stroke in the stem cell niche known as the subventricular zone, using a mouse model. This revealed a mechanism that results ...