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Intense Daily Rehab Exercises for Stroke recovery


I had a stroke almost two years now that effected my right side. I can now walk again and go to the gym for one hour for exercises,however, my right is still slow in recovering. Will intense rehab help?

Response from stroke-rehab.com: It sounds like you are working diligently on your recovery spending an hour plus in the gym. I don't know if "intense rehab" as you say will help or not as there are a lot of factors involved such as how much return do you have, will you have a good therapist, how dedicated are you to doing your home exercises and also there is the unknown of how your body will respond. I think it is likely you would see improvement, but it may not be the results you expect. I think it is important to identify your specific physical deficits and determine what exercises/treatment would most benefit you. Identify weak muscles, tight muscles, irregular gait patterns, etc. and then address these issues.

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Karen Murray, MOT, CHT, CSRS, is a licensed occupational therapist,  Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist, Certified Hand Therapist, and Certified Personal Trainer with over 29 years of experience working with stroke survivors in hospital, outpatient, and home settings. She created Stroke-Rehab.com to help patients and caregivers better understand recovery and regain independence at home.


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