| An important determinant for which stroke | | | | despite no issues with the vocal cords, mouth or |
| exercises to do depends on which area of the | | | | tongue. It is a problem with the brain area |
| brain has been affected by the stroke. A stroke | | | | responsible for processing language or expressing |
| occurs when oxygen carried in the blood is | | | | language. So cognitive work if needed can form |
| gradually or suddenly stopped. It is also referred | | | | part of the rehabilitation program. |
| to as a cerebrovascular accident or CVA. The | | | | Motor rehabilitation focuses on working on |
| symptoms experienced after a stroke depend on | | | | improving the movement of the body or limbs of |
| the severity of the injury, which can be related to | | | | the body. This is a frequent aspect of |
| the size of the affected brain area. Other factors | | | | rehabilitation post stroke. After a stroke people |
| that determine the symptoms a person may | | | | may have spasticity which results in rigidness or |
| have following a stroke are the side of the brain | | | | they may have severe decrease in muscle tone |
| and region of the brain that was affected. | | | | resulting both of which result in a decrease ability |
| An important part of the rehabilitation process are | | | | to move properly. The task of increasing |
| the stroke exercises. The newest research | | | | movement and improving co-ordination is very |
| findings in science about the brain and stroke | | | | important. Helping the stroke survivor to regain |
| recovery show a process that has been termed | | | | the ability to dress themselves, walk, get out of |
| 'neuroplasticity'. This word is made up of the word | | | | bed and feed themselves can go a long way to |
| neurology which means brain and nervous system | | | | improving their independence and self confidence. |
| and plastic which in this regards means not hard | | | | Sensory problems can refer to areas of the skin |
| or rigid but soft and malleable. What this discovery | | | | or body that feel numb or do not have the |
| says is that the brain is a plastic organ which can | | | | proper feeling or sensation. And this can affect |
| change and adapt or mold it's physical connections. | | | | the ability to discriminate sharp or dull objects and |
| This finding explains what has been happening for | | | | hot and cold objects. It may be that there is |
| decades with stroke recovery, people changing | | | | some feeling in that area but the sensitivity of it |
| and improving their brains. This article will touch | | | | is greatly reduced from what it normally should |
| upon three areas of stroke exercises that are | | | | be. This can in turn affect movement of the limb |
| the cognitive exercises, motor exercises and | | | | because you can not sense the movement of the |
| sensory exercises. | | | | limb very well. |
| Cognition can include functions like thinking, | | | | Post stroke rehabilitation consists of stroke |
| remembering and reasoning. Basically any | | | | exercises and is a very important component of |
| functions that happen in your brain. Commonly for | | | | recovery. By taking the time to select the right |
| people with the left side of the brain affected by | | | | exercises you can be more specific in your |
| speech they may have some cognitive issues | | | | recovery efforts by targeting a part of the brain |
| related to language. For example what is referred | | | | that needs recovery. This can in turn make your |
| to as aphasia and this may be a difficulty in | | | | road to recovery faster and produce better |
| understanding speech despite hearing it with no | | | | results. |
| problem or difficulty putting words together | | | | |