Researchers wanted to know whether step-up exercises, such as stepping onto a small platform, can improve balance in patients ...

HONG KONG, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in Hong Kong [1], hospitalising around 25,000 people each year [2]. Despite declines in stroke mortality over the ...

If you encourage patients coming back from stroke to exercise, you're doing the right thing. Regular physical activity can help improve recovery and reduce the risk for another stroke. But emerging ...

When someone has suffered a stroke, the resulting partial paralysis and/or loss of strength often leaves them with a poor sense of balance. A new rehabilitative platform could help in the recovery ...

A study by the Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia (UV), in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Madrid, has shown that a physiotherapy program that uses the Nintendo Wii ...

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. The exercise involved an additional half-hour of weight bearing and walking workouts ...

Stroke patients who walk more during rehab benefit from the added exercise Patients leave the hospital with better quality of ...