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 ...

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 ...

Stroke stands as a prominent cause of disability globally, impacting millions annually. Among its devastating consequences is the loss of hand function, significantly hindering individuals in their ...

Stroke recovery represents one of the most challenging yet hopeful journeys in medicine. While the brain damage from a stroke cannot be reversed, the remarkable ability of the human brain to rewire ...

The Neuromuscular and Rehabilitation Robotics Laboratory at the University of Michigan utilizes virtual reality technology in its clinics to help support rehabilitation for stroke patients. The ...

Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover movement in their arms and hands and maintain these improvements for one year, according to a study to ...

Imagine your brain as a bustling city with millions of interconnected highways carrying information at lightning speed. Now picture what happens when a major earthquake hits, destroying some of those ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. When you do the math, that translates to almost 800,000 people in the U.S. who have a stroke each year. And experiencing a stroke can be ...