Patients with hemiplegia caused by a stroke show decreased limb sense and sensory movement due to weakening of the muscles; these problems cause difficulties in posture and tasks such as wearing clothes, eating and self-management18). BIA is reliable, non-invasive method, has high reproducibility, safe and easy-to-use.
In this study, prediction marker, resistance, reactance, phase angle of the affected and non-affected sides of hemiplegic stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation treatment were measured by using whole-body and segmental BIA. These results showed that prediction marker, reactance, and phase angle were significantly different when comparing the paralyzed side and non-paralyzed sides of hemiplegic stroke patients. Our experimental
In "Tina Theory: Notes on Fierceness," Madison Moore mostly concentrates on Tina Turner to explore the numerous layers of fierceness and how Turner impacted his life. On the other hand, Moore connects, with political issues about African-Americans and their contribution to the entertainment world and pop culture while utilizing fierceness to identified black individuals in the mid-twentieth century. Moore paints a boisterous essay by utilizing Tina Turner to explain his "concepts of fierceness" (Moore 176); yet, why does Moore think Tina Turner is the ideal way to approach and define fierceness? Moore also expresses that "fierceness embodies several contradictions all at once" (161). Does it genuinely have any kind of effect that he imagines
Cerebral vascular accidents are becoming a predominant health issue within society, effecting approximately 51,000 Australians each year (1,2), and has been identified as the second most common cause of death within communities. The Australian Government currently spends in excess of $5 billion annually on treatments for cerebral vascular accidents with costs continuing to increase dramatically (2,3). Strokes are a major cause of mortality and one of the most common causes of permanent disability, statistics show that there is over 440,000 people living with the debilitating effects following strokes in Australia alone (2,3).
Concurring with other studies (Carod-Artal et al., 2009; Castellanos-Pinedo et al., 2012; Dhamon et al., 2010; Haacke et al., 2006; Owolabi, 2010; Rønning, & Stavem, 2008), we found that initial stroke severity, functional status, and disability determine the HRQoL in stroke survivors. These factors mainly affect physical domains of HRQoL.
3a. There are several factors that make administering and accurately interpreting the results of neuropsychological tests difficult when dealing with stroke patients including visual neglect, aphasia, and hemiparesis. Visual neglect, or the loss of a section of one’s visual field often on one side, (right or left visual field), can occur in patients who have had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or a stroke. A stroke is caused by a clot that forms and occludes (blocks) an artery in the brain thus starving a portion of the brain of blood (which contains vital nutrients like glucose and oxygen). Although it is common for other blood vessels
(e.g., Rhudy, Williams, McCabe, Nguyen, & Rambo, 2005; Terry et al., 2011). For the Ischema Pain Test the individuals were to exercise their hand with 50% of their maximum grip for a total time of 2 minutes. Next, blood was drained from the arm by elevating it above their shoulder for 15 seconds. Then, a blood pressure cuff was placed around the forearm and inflated in order to obstruct blood flow to their hand. The Ischema test is measured in the amount of time for the individual to achieve a 50 or greater on the NRS. To test the NFR the researchers used 3 diodes placed on the participant’s sural nerve to provide electrical impulses directly to the sural nerve. These impulses went in a ladder pattern that ascended and descended in order to give the individual the stimulation of pain. The stimulus was given at 8-12 second intervals and the participants were asked to translate their pain to the NRS for every section of the test. Each time the power of the electrical shock is increased by 1 mA (milliAmp) and an EMG on the bicep was recorded the whole time. For the Electrical Pain Assessment a single shock was induced to each participant and every time it was increased by 2 mA until they reached 100 on the NRS. The researchers did not exceed 50 mA during this test as to not cause
The Visual Analogue scales reading was recorded, cervical range of motion was noted and the neck disability score was also noted.
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CVAs are a very prevalent cause of disability and death. They may strike at any age or in any ethnicity. It is vital that help is received in a timely matter when one is suffering a stroke in order to better the chances of survival and
Motor examination of the upper limb is only complete after performing the examination of the upper back.
Hemiplegia, a condition in which one-half of a patient's body is paralyzed usually results from stroke or cerebrovascular accident. Individuals affected by hemiplegia have difficulty dealing with frustration, swallowing, walking, forming words, dressing, feeding self and bowel/urine incontinence. Quality of life from the individual’s own perspective is paramount because hemiplegia leads to self denial, self care deficit and need for minimal to total dependence. Therefore the goal of treatment is to help the individual reach his or her fullest potential for independence, functioning and accepting who they are as individuals.
Stroke is also known as a “brain attack”, it occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body) or a vessel (a tube through which the blood moves through the body) breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When either of these things happens; the brain cells begin to die because of lack of oxygen and blood supply. When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities controlled by that area of the brain are lost. Depending on where they are dying at depends on which abilities are affected; these abilities include speech, movement and memory. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in America and a leading cause of adult disability. (1)(7)
Occurs from blood vessel blockage or damage leading to infarcts (strokes) or bleeding in the brain. The location, number and size of the brain injury determines how the individual's thinking and physical functioning are affected. Vascular dementia symptoms are most obvious when they happen right after a major stroke. Patients with post-stroke changes in thinking and perception may include the following: confusion, disorientation, trouble speaking and / or understanding speech, and vision loss. These changes may happen at the same time as more familiar physical stroke symptoms, such as a sudden headache, difficulty walking, or numbness or paralysis on one side of the face or the body.
Due to early detection and improved medical procedures, the number of people surviving from strokes has increased over time (Barker & Brauer, 2005). Despite this increase in survival rate, the recovery rate for upper limb function is poor with many victims disabled years after stroke because of a slow reach or grasp, excessive trunk compensation, or simply decreased finger and hand dexterity (Pereira et al., 2012). Nearly 80% of all stroke survivors suffer
While I was visiting him, I was able to observe his physical therapy sessions. Watching the therapists re-teach him how to walk and move again was such an eye-opening experience. The therapists were so level-headed, even when the patients were making no progress, and positive; they always encouraged the patient and made sure that each patient knew that he or she was going to improve and reach their goals. After each therapy session, there were astonishing improvements with my uncle’s movements. Around six months after his stroke, my uncle was able to walk on his own again. Although he walked at a much slower pace and inevitably shuffled his feet, the amount of progress he had made in those six short months was absolutely
Stroke is the second-leading cause of death globally (Johnson, Onuma, Owolabi, & Sachdev, 2016). There were estimated 6.5 million stroke deaths each year and approximately 58% were females (Girijala, Sohrabji, & Bush, 2017; Writing Group et al., 2016). Many stroke survivor patients have disabilities that could affect emotional problems, family burdens, and high costs of treatment (Abubakar & Isezuo, 2012; Bottacchi et al., 2012; Norrving & Kissela, 2013; Robinson & Jorge, 2016; Writing Group et al., 2016). Several studies showed females experiencing acute stroke were negatively impacted(Dehlendorff, Andersen, & Olsen, 2015; Gall et al., 2010; Girijala et al., 2017). Females not only suffered more severity, but also poorer functional recovery, troubled with higher post-stroke depression and had worse quality of life than males (Girijala et al., 2017; Lisabeth et al., 2015). Interestingly, one important cause that may involve these negative outcomes among women was the lower rate of appropriated treatment accesses; the thrombolytic treatment, the endovascular procedure, or the surgery(Boehme et al., 2014; Girijala et al., 2017; Jauch et al., 2013; Nagaraja et al., 2012).