Rehabilitation
for Stroke
What is stroke rehabilitation?
Stroke
rehabilitation or "rehab" helps you achieve the highest level
of independence and quality of life possible — physically,
emotionally, socially, and spiritually after stroke. It helps restore
you to optimal health, functioning, and well-being. Rehabilitate comes
from the Latin "habilitas" which means "to make able
again."
The stroke rehab team
The
stroke rehab team revolves around the patient and family. The team helps set
short- and long-term treatment goals for recovery and is made up of many
skilled professionals, including:
·
Doctors, such as a neurologist (a doctor
who treats conditions of the nervous system such as stroke) and physiatrist
(a doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation)
·
Internists
·
Other specialty doctors
·
Critical care nurses
·
Rehabilitation specialists
·
Physical therapists
·
Occupational therapists
·
Speech and language pathologists
·
Registered dietitians
·
Social workers and chaplains
·
Psychologists, neuropsychologists, and
psychiatrists
·
Case managers
The stroke rehab program
The
outlook for people who have had a stroke today is more hopeful than ever due to
advances in both stroke treatment and rehabilitation. Stroke rehab works best
when the patient, family, and rehab staff works together as a team. Family
members must learn about impairments and disabilities caused by the stroke and
how to help the patient achieve optimal function again.
Rehabilitation
medicine is designed to meet each person's specific needs. So, each
program is different. Some general treatment components for stroke rehab
programs include:
·
Treating the basic disease and preventing
complications
·
Treating the disability and improving function
·
Providing adaptive tools and altering the
environment
·
Teaching the patient and family and helping them
adapt to lifestyle changes
There
are 5 main types of disabilities that stroke can cause:
·
Paralysis or problems controlling movement, such
as walking or balance and/or swallowing
·
Sensory (ability to feel touch, pain,
temperature, or position) disturbances
·
Difficulty using or understanding language
·
Thinking and memory problems
·
Emotional disturbances
Stroke
rehab can help you recover from the effects of stroke, relearn skills, and
develop new ways to do things. The type and extent of rehab goals depend
on many variables, including:
·
The cause, location, and severity of stroke
·
The type and degree of any impairments and
disabilities from the stroke
·
The overall health of the patient
·
Family and community support
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/adult/cardiovascular_diseases/rehabilitation_for_stroke_85,P00805/
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