About Stroke
A stroke occures when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted and be caused by a clot or a rupture of a blood vessle in the brain. The effects of a stroke vary widely. Strokes can affect strength, balance, cognition, vision, sensation, and communication, and can drastically affect one's independence.
Therapy realizes your potential and facilitates stroke recovery by exploitating the brain's remarkable ability to heal through neuroplasticity. By identifying and challenging the exact functions that are affected by the stroke, therapists can craft a bespoke recovery program and guide the way through convalescence.
Stroke therapy is available at our clinics in Huntsville, AL and Dectur, AL and include:
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy focuses on improving mobility. They perscirbe therapuetic exercises and activities aimed at gaining strength and control of the trunk, pelvis, legs and feet to improve balance, sit-to-stand, transfers and more normalized walking. They address pain and spasticity through use of stretching, soft tissue mobilization and modalities to enable you to return to the highest level of independence and safe mobility in the home and community.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy focuses on improving strength and control of the arms and hands to enable you to reach and grasp so you can better interact with your environment. In addition to improving fine motor skills, they work on training how to complete daily living skills such as bathing, dressing, cooking and cleaning. They make recommendations for adaptive equipment to compensate for weakness or limits in mobility and assess driving readiness. If needed, they provide train to drive with adaptive equipment.
Speech Therapy
Speech Therapy provides treatment for swallowing ability, speech clarity, language use, and cognitive function (thinking/memory). They perscribe exercises to strengthen weak muscles in the tounge and throat to enable safe swallow and clear articulation. They provide strategies to improve attention, memory, organization and problem solving. And they facilitate independent communication so you can understand and be understood during communication with others.
