Category results for: Depression

October 2, 2018

Interested in learning how to improve your breathing and relaxation? Let us know! We will contact you to participate in our next course or challenge and help you to improve your health....

Recovering from stroke with the comforts of home

July 13, 2018

Want to try tele-rehabilitation? It’s not a bad idea! It looks like there are many benefits to using tele-rehabilitation. It’s more convenient and seems to work just as well as regular rehab....

Depression after stroke – including family improves outcomes

July 13, 2018

A review shows that unstructured programs are generally less effective than structured ones by most measures, including dealing with depression. Programs with a limited number of face-to-face visits did little...

Relaxation training: could slowing it down be the key to combating post-stroke anxiety?

July 5, 2018

it seems that when it comes to post-stroke anxiety, the answer could come from meditation, rather than medication, a recent study from Australia suggests....

Unleash your inner rock star with music-supported therapy

June 29, 2018

Results from a study suggested that different types of improvement appeared in the music makers. These patients tested better in things related to the speed of recovery, wellbeing (measured by social and...

Moving beyond medication — brain stimulation to treat post-stroke depression

June 28, 2018

A recent review indicates that both rTMS and tDCS can help alleviate PSD. The researchers speculate that rTMS may be more appropriate for severe depression and that tDCS may be more appropriate for milder...

Depression limits functional recovery after stroke – but there is an exception to this rule!

June 7, 2018

A study shows that patients show clinical improvements in their depression symptoms following constraint-induced movement therapy....

Regaining balance takes practice: getting biofeedback may help

June 1, 2018

Biofeedback training positively influences patients’ static and dynamic body balance. This type of training helps post-stroke patients to increase their body control and lower the risk of losing their balance...

It does not feel like treatment, but it can help your recovery

June 1, 2018

Researchers concluded that gaming can improve several aspects of stroke rehabilitation. The participants felt that they were using their whole body during the activity, stimulating healing overall versus only...

Combining therapies – it worked for one patient, even years after the stroke!

June 1, 2018

One man was able to achieve the unthinkable. He was able to improve his function and activity despite suffering severe weakness in half his body due to stroke....