Stroke
Here, in the final part of our three-part series on young stroke survivor Garrett Mendez, Dr Alyse Sicklick shares with SR Times her experience of treating younger stroke patients. SRT: What are the key elements that elevate a younger person's risk of stroke? AS: "Many of the risk factors that can affect an older person’s [...]
New evidence has found that exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) ozone limit, is linked to substantial increases in hospitalisation for cardiac events such as stroke. They also found that ozone levels below the WHO maximum were linked with worsened health. Study author, Professor Shaowei Wu, explains why this increased is caused by exceeding the [...]
Dental researchers at Newcastle Dental Hospital have teamed up with researchers at Edinburgh Napier University to conduct a trial that could identify those with a stroke risk factor that often goes undiagnosed. The dentists and dental students will soon start monitoring patients foratrial fibrillation (AF). This comes after recent research which suggests a link between [...]
Wales’ first in-patient aphasia-friendly choir has helped stroke survivors with communication difficulties find their voice again and regain confidence. In 2019, Vicky Guise, a music therapist at Chroma, joined speech and language therapist Esther Goodhew and stroke consultant Dr. Jelley of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to develop an aphasia-friendly choir project for patients [...]
Specialist rehab centre partners with Neuromersiv on six-month pilot project
A specialist rehabilitation provider based in Cambridgeshire has recently partnered with an innovative Virtual Reality (VR) technology company to trial its latest products on those recovering from strokes – which are designed to create immersive and engaging neurorehabilitation. Neuromersiv, which is a brand that looks to enable therapists and medical professionals to make neurorehabilitation therapy [...]
My Stroke Companion, the first personalised educational package for stroke patients, launched in December last year, which kickstarted a year-long trial. This project aims to reduce health inequalities, by means of connecting people with personalised health information with an eye to help them manage their condition in a way that suits them. The project was [...]
A fire and rescue service in the North East is the first in the UK to offer support to research that could help save firefighter’s lives. Firefighters at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) have undergone health monitoring to help research into the potential effects of contaminants produced by fires, to support research [...]
In the second part of a three-part series on young stroke survivor Garrett Mendez, who was only 19-years-old when he had a stroke, his mother Eileen Mendez shares her recollection of her son’s stroke and recovery. Garrett's stroke was caused by a head first hit into the boards during a hockey game. The hit occurred [...]
Meet 51-year-old, Wigan Athletic fan Ian Carter who had a stroke whilst watching his beloved Tics, here he shares his stroke survival story with SR Times. 1st September 2018, Ian attended a home game of his beloved Wigan Athletic, as they hosted Rotherham United in a EFL Championship fixture, in which they won 1-0. For [...]
