Evidence behind stroke rehabilitation Stroke is a common and serious condition for which there is no routinely available curative treatment. Because of the high burden of disability and the lack of a widely applicable medical treatment‚ much of post-stroke care relies upon rehabilitation interventions. This article will discuss the evidence behind stroke rehabilitation interventions. but before doing so we need to define some terminology. Rehabilitation has a rather non-specific definition: “a problem
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Stroke is a foremost cause of disability [1‚ 2] and a common global health problem. One-third of people have a fatal outcome following stroke [1]. A third make a full recovery or suffer only minor complications; others are left with a permanent disability [1‚ 2] that limits activities of daily living and reduces social participation. The most common impairment caused by stroke is motor impairment‚ which is a loss or limitation of function in muscle control and mobility. Much of the emphasis of stroke
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I S S U E S A N D IN N O V A T I O N S IN N U R S I N G P R A C T I C E Expanding the role of the stroke nurse: a pragmatic clinical trial Christopher Burton DPhil PGCertHE BN RGN Research Fellow‚ Department of Nursing‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK Bernard Gibbon PhD MSc DipN DipANS RMN RGN Head of Department‚ Department of Nursing‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK Accepted for publication 16 March 2005 Correspondence: Christopher Burton‚ Department
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Mobility in Stroke Rehabilitation The purpose of this assignment is to identify the nursing role in the mobility rehabilitation of a patient who had a lacunar ischaemic stroke affecting the right corona radiata.The nursing care and the interdisciplinary management of the impairment will be critically evaluated as well as the patient progress during the stay in the hospital. The patient that will be discussed in this assignment was given the pseudonym of Martha. Martha is a 76 year old female
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Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Stroke‚ if survived‚ is the largest cause of long-term disabilities in the United States. Nearly 160‚000 Americans have strokes every year‚ killing one of three individuals (reference?). Due to our nation’s ageing population‚ the stroke epidemic is expected to increase nearly 25% by year 2030 (Brewer‚ 2012). These stroke-related disabilities impact the survivor’s quality of life and independence in everyday activities. Nearly 50% to 75% of all stroke survivors have residual
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With ~800‚000 stroke cases every year in the United States‚ stroke is considered the major cause of disability in adults [1]. The ability of the brain to reorganize in response to pathological or environmental changes such as lesions is critically important to the recovery of motor function after stroke [2]. Re-establishment of ipsilesional cortical excitability has been associated with improved functional outcomes of the paretic limb following stroke [3‚4]. Numerous approaches to modulate cortical
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Stroke is a leading cause of serious‚ long-term disability among middle-aged and older adults worldwide (1). After the age of 55‚ the risk of having a stroke doubles every ten years (2). Several factors are thought to be important for the long-term prognosis on functional recovery post stroke‚ including location and size of brain lesion‚ initial severity of motor impairment‚ spontaneous recovery capacities and the effects of rehabilitation (3). Active movement practice and repetition are thought
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Topic: Stroke Rehabilitation The aim of this assignment is to introduce the author (student) to the multifaceted role of rehabilitation‚ which affects most patients at some time in their treatment and to facilitate their awareness and understanding of the role of nurses within the team. The principles of rehabilitation will be approached through consideration of patient needs. The author will use the Rooper‚ N.Logan and Tierney model of nursing (2000) for daily activities of living. The author
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Practice The aim of this essay is to demonstrate the development of existing skills in health assessment and critically utilise outcomes of advancing health assessment as the basis for expert decision making in stroke patient care. This assignment will compare four cases describing my journey through the development of health assessment skills using the medical model of assessment‚ ‘history‚ examination and diagnosis ‘and
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The role of a nurse An bord altranais (2000) believes that‚ The code of professional conduct aims to equipped the nursing profession the highest standard of care possible to service users and to be their advocate .Nurses are more accountable for their actions and decision making due to modern medicine and society. It is important for the nurses to promote the image of people with intellectual disabilities that they are not second class citizens and they deserve to have equal rights to treatment
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