According to the National Stroke Association, a stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of adult disability. They also go on to say recovering from a stroke can be a lifelong process. Stroke recovery is the process of relearning physically and mentally what you knew before the stroke damaged your body. There is a lot of work, energy and rehabilitation when recovering from a stroke.
The National Stroke Association also says a stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel breaks and causes an interruption of blood flow to the brain. When this happens, brain cells are damaged and begin to die. Stroke recovery needs to start as soon as possible to be successful.
A stroke can permanently damage brain cells, or can temporarily damage them. About ten percent of stroke victims recover fully from strokes. Twenty five percent recover with little impairments, forty percent experience moderate to severe damage. The National Stroke Association also states that ten percent require nursing home care and fifteen percent die. Stroke recovery is geared towards the forty percent with moderate to severe damage, but is also used with all stroke victims.
Rehabilitation takes a team of experts who can work together to help the stroke victim. Stroke recovery can begin as soon as the patient is stable, some days as soon as two days after the initial stroke. The sooner the rehabilitation can start the better results you will usually get.
The first expert on the team is usually the nurse. Along with a nurse, there is usually an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, some therapeutic recreation, a speech therapist and some vocational rehabilitation. Stroke recovery focuses on daily living activities such as eating, drinking, toileting, dressing, bathing, reading and writing.
Where does the actual rehabilitation take place? Generally stroke recovery treatment starts in the hospital as soon as the patient is stable. Once the patient is able, they could be transferred to a rehabilitation unit in the hospital, treatment could be done at home, or they could be transferred to a long term care facility that provides skilled nursing.
Most of the time a stroke can be prevented with a healthy life style. When there is a stroke, stroke recovery as soon as possible is the key to rehabilitation. Yet, rehabilitation depends on the ability of each patient and full recoveries are very rare
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