Stroke

A stroke is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. Blood carries essential nutrients and oxygen to your brain. Without blood your brain cells can be damaged or die.

Can Pilates help someone after having a stroke?

Physical, occupational and speech therapies are often prescribed to help a patient recover lost function. Medically, these treatments are proven to help. But a number of stroke survivors are finding success with alternative treatments, such as Pilates, to help them rediscover body awareness and strength.

With Clinical Pilates, the focus is continuously on centring and strengthening those deeper core postural muscles with an emphasis on control. With the guidance of the Reformer and a trained practitioner, the treatment becomes “self-correcting” and facilitates rewiring of the nervous system with minimal compensatory patterns through the encouragement of fluid movement patterns that emphasise control, stability and alignment all at the same time. As a result, patients gain a better understanding of their bodies at this critical point in their recovery process. During the initial rehabilitation process, it becomes a powerful combination to integrate Pilates principles such as core strengthening and control into traditional therapeutic techniques such as gait and balance training to maximise functional recovery.

Can Yoga help someone after having a stroke?

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People tend to think of yoga as exercise for youthful, limber folks. A new study from Indianapolis suggests it may also help older stroke survivors improve their balance and become more active. Thanks to medical advances in detecting and treating stroke, the risk of dying from one is lower now than it used to be. Unfortunately, many stroke survivors are left with a disability. In fact, stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United

Can rehabilitation help someone recovering from a stroke?

Rehabilitation actually starts in the hospital as soon as possible following a stroke. In patients who are stable, rehabilitation may begin within two days after the stroke has occurred, and should be continued as necessary after release from the hospital.