Therapy Types
This type of therapy focuses on swallowing, communication, thinking skills and voice.
What is speech therapy?
This person can answer questions about your discharge, including the discharge date, discharge location and additional therapy or equipment that is recommended.
Case manager
This type of stroke is a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain. The clot usually dissolves on its own or gets dislodged, and the symptoms usually last less than five minutes.
What is a mini-stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)?
This is the biggest risk factor for a stroke and it can be negatively affected by sodium intake in your diet.
What is high blood pressure or hypertension?
You should do this if you are in your bed or sitting in the wheelchair in your room and you need to use the bathroom.
What is press the call button and wait for the nursing aide to come to the room to assist you with going to the bathroom?
This type of therapy focuses on standing, walking, balance and strengthening.
What is physical therapy?
This person can answer questions about healthful foods that can support recovery and nutritional changes to help maintain health.
Who is the dietician?
This type of stroke occurs when a vessel supplying blood to the brain is obstructed. It accounts for about 87% of all strokes.
What is an ischemic stroke?
This medical condition is a risk factor for a stroke and it involves watching your intake of sugar and carbs and monitoring blood sugar levels.
What is diabetes?
You should do this before standing up from the wheelchair to prevent the wheelchair from rolling away from you during the transfer.
What is put on the wheelchair brakes?
This type of therapy focuses on grooming, getting dressed, using hands and arms, vision, thinking skills and safely transferring from one place to another.
What is occupational therapy?
This person can answer questions about test results, the best medications to address specific medical issues and how medications may interact with each other.
Who is the doctor or nurse practitioner?
This type of stroke makes up about 13% of stroke cases. It occurs when a weakened vessel ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain. The blood accumulates and compresses the surrounding brain tissue.
What is a hemorrhagic stroke?
This medical condition is a risk factor for a stroke and it involves watching your intake of dietary fat from animal products.
What is high cholesterol?
This device can help support your balance when you are walking to prevent falls.
What is a rolling walker?
This type of therapy focuses on hobbies and leisure activities.
What is recreational therapy?
This person can answer questions about equipment that may be recommended for home or modifications to the home that may promote safety.
Who is the PT or OT?
These are the most common symptoms of a stroke.
What is trouble with balance, vision loss, slurred speech, face drooping or arm weakness?
This medical condition is a risk factor for a stroke and it involves irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, and is managed by taking blood thinners every day to prevent blood clots.
What is atrial fibrillation or afib?
This bathroom device can make it easier to use the toilet because has handles to hold onto and provides a high surface to transfer to from the wheelchair.
What is a commode?
This type of therapy focuses on discussing feelings and emotions about the recovery process and how to manage them.
What is psychology?
This person can answer questions about modified food or liquid consistencies and safe swallowing strategies.
Who is the speech therapist?
This is what you should do if you or someone else is having stroke symptoms.
Call 911 immediately. Fast medical care can make a difference in the impact of the stroke.
These are some lifestyle changes that can decrease the risk of another stroke.
What is eating healthy foods, exercising, taking prescribed medicines and quitting smoking and drinking?
These devices can be installed in your bathroom to give you something to hold onto to prevent falls.
What are grab bars?