Stroke

The natural mineral can also boost memory and learning in older brains, a new study reveals

A new programme which uses a head-mounted display and hand-tracking technology is widening options in recovery post-stroke

Morrello is a Newport-based rehab clinic offering the very latest in rehabilitation techniques and technologies. Stroke Rehab Times checked in with Clinical Director Jakko Brouwers to find out more about how Morrello is helping stroke patients get back on their feet. How and why was Morrello established? We started Morrello in 2009 with the aim [...]

Patients with high blood pressure should opt for the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time, research concludes

InterAct Stroke Support takes professional actors into hospitals to read to stroke survivors. Stroke Rehab Times had a chat with Chief Executive and former actor/writer Nirjay Mahindru to find out more about how creativity and the arts can motivate and inspire stroke survivors. How does your work help stroke survivors? We believe it makes an [...]

Andy Bailey is three weeks into rehab and itching to get back home. A resident of Lower Saxony, Germany for the past 25 years, the 57-year-old is winding down with a cuppa after pounding the treadmill. Andy describes his lifestyle in the months before his stroke. “Sedentary. Drinking too much, eating all the kinds of [...]

A potential treatment has been identified to help remove cholesterol and reduce inflammation in the brain

KardiaMobile by AliveCor is a pocked-sized ECG capable of detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) - a leading cause of stroke in the UK. The NICE-backed technology can be prescribed to NHS patients for at-home AF monitoring. Sean Warren is UK&I Business Director at AliveCor. We sat down with him to find out more about how KardiaMobile [...]

IT manager Paul Howard was living a pretty sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle at 42. But the thought of having a stroke never crossed his mind. “Probably in the back of my head I thought it was possible. But it was not the sort of thing I thought about,” he tells Stroke Rehab Times. “I knew [...]

Women aged under 35 were found to be 44 per cent more likely than men to have an ischemic stroke