Stroke General Knowledge
When bleeding occurs and or blood flow has stopped in the brain
What is a stroke
_% of stroke sufferers incapable of walking unaided six months after stroke
1. 10%
2.30%
3.50%
30%
The number you dial after experiencing stroke-like symptoms
What is 911
What is Hydrotherapy?
Aquatic Therapy
What type of training improves gait stability?
What is lower body training
What is the gender at the highest risk for a stroke
Female Population
At what age do the majority of people have a stroke?
What is 65 and older
What are the warning signs of a stroke?
Face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech
What do OT's call exercises for our fingers?
Fine Motor Coordination exercises
FMC
Effects of Aqua therapy after a stroke?
Improved balance, mobility, strength, reduces pain
The 5th leading cause of death and the number 1 cause of disability in the U.S.
What is a stroke
Disability to the right side of the body occurs on the ....side of the brain?
A.Right B. Left
What is a stroke in the left brain hemisphere
What are 3 leading causes of stroke?
obesity, high blood pressure, smoking
What are the names of some test to assess mobility.
Timed up and Go (TUG)
6 minute walk test
Improving core strength, and balance after a stroke can assist in preventing...?
Falls
Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke
What are the two most common types of strokes
What word is used for weakness or paralysis of one side of the body after a stroke?
Hemiplegia or hemiparesis
A moderate level of exercise can reduce the risk of stroke by what percentage?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C.30%
C.30%
What type of exercise helps with reducing tone after a stroke?
Weight bearing exercises.
What type of exercise has been shown to improve glucose tolerance in people with a stroke?
Aerobic
This temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain is often considered a warning sign of a future stroke?
What is a TIA Transient ischemic attack
or Mini Stroke
This type of stroke occurs when a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain in blocked?
A. Ischemic, B. Hemorrhagic
Ischemic - blood vessel blocked.
(Hemorrhagic- blood vessel burst)
What are anticoagulants Medications?
Medicine that is given to help prevent strokes.
Eliquis, Plavix
Pradaxa, Aspirin
Xarelto
Coumadin
What is the exercise we use when our non affected UE assist our affected extremity?
PROM-Passive Range of Motion or AAROM Active Assistance Range of Motion
What piece of equipment can assist in reducing shoulder subluxation, improving proprioception, and upper extremity function.
NMES -neuro muscular electrical stimulator or ESTIM