For people over 50, cardiovascular exercise is also important. Aerobic activities, such as cycling on a stationary bike, ...

At the University of Michigan Health, researchers are exploring a new way to enhance this method by incorporating virtual ...

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

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

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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 ...

By integrating 30 minutes a day of progressive walking exercise into standard stroke rehabilitation (30 to 60 minutes of physical therapy five days a week) stroke patients had a measurable improved ...

However, she says her health improvements were neither instantaneous nor easy, and required daily exercise, regular physiotherapy and dietary changes. "The key to stroke recovery is to keep going ...

This condition means that patients who have suffered a stroke must undergo long rehabilitation processes to recover their balance and gait. The traditional techniques used in exercise-based ...

“Gait and balance deficits are the most frequently occurring disability in stroke patients and represent the largest market opportunity for PoNS Therapy ®,” said Dane Andreeff, Helius Medical ...

The therapy had been widely used until 2002, when early clinical trial results showed an association between hormone therapy and increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke and blood clots.