A University of Cincinnati study, funded by a $445,000 Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

For people over 50, cardiovascular exercise is also important. Aerobic activities, such as cycling on a stationary bike, ...

A high rate of falling is common after stroke, and fall risk is highest in the first months postdischarge from rehabilitation.23 RBT is a novel type of exercise that aims to improve reactive balance ...

A protocol designed to progressively increase physical therapy intensity for stroke survivors improved walking distance, ...

The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST.

Bradford B. Worrall, MD, a University of Virginia professor of neurology and public health, says many stroke survivors develop spasticity.

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

Definitive answers haven't come, but father and son share a genetic abnormality that increases the risk of blood clotting, ...

The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has presented a promising device designed to conduct measurements reliably and repeatably when treating the after-effects of stroke, vertigo ...

F.A.S.T. stands for facial drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty, all of which are symptoms of a stroke. The T stands ...

New research suggests that adding higher-intensity walking to physical therapy could help improve stroke recovery. Stroke survivors in a progressive-intensity walking rehabilitation program showed ...