Perhaps the most compelling finding from a UW Medicine study to help stroke victims recover hand movement is that if its first subject applied to be part of the study today, he would not qualify.

Many stroke rehabilitation therapies are focused on the single-handed performance of tasks. But bimanual hand coordination may continue to improve after stroke, allowing rehabilitation patients to ...

A new rehabilitation strategy is showing promise helping patients recover lost motor function and independence after suffering strokes. When combined with rehabilitation therapy, the implantable ...

In the U.S., a stroke happens roughly every 40 seconds. That means, in the time it takes to read a five-minute news article, ...

One of the most common effects of strokes are hemiplegia, a partial paralysis occurring in the left or right side of the body. When it occurs in the arm or hand, it is especially devastating to a ...

Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the ability to walk. But when hands also are affected, therapy focused only on the legs can leave hand muscles contracted, ...

Adding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) after stroke offered no additional benefit in improving upper extremity function, new research ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Every year, up to a million people suffer a stroke, a number experts say could soar to 200 million by 2050. The leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S., a ...

Strokes have a debilitating effect on quality of life; the combination of cognitive and physical effects can be especially devastating. A new study showed that moderate to severe hand and arm ...