Recovering from a stroke can be a long and challenging journey. Many survivors work hard to rebuild strength, mobility, speech, and independence. But physical recovery is only one part of the process.

When a stroke takes away someone’s words, the damaged part of the brain can seem like the whole story. Yet the size and location of an injury don’t fully explain why some survivors struggle far more ...

Stroke survivors living in areas with high levels of unemployment, low income, low education levels and poor housing quality had twice the risk of poor recovery after a stroke compared to those living ...

A year-long study of 314 older stroke survivors in China identified three frailty trajectories after hospital discharge, with ...

A seismic shift is underway in how experts view functional recovery after a stroke. For years, the prevailing belief was that regaining limb mobility beyond 6 months was nearly impossible, as damaged ...

For many stroke survivors, recovery is derailed by painful muscle stiffness and involuntary spasms that limit movement, independence, and quality of life. Often viewed as an unavoidable consequence of ...

A progressively higher-intensity walking exercise program combined with standard physical therapy significantly improved the quality of life and mobility in stroke survivors, according to a ...

Nirupama Yechoor, MD, MSC, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in JAMA Network Open, "Coherence of Stroke Survivors' Lived ...

Specialized physical therapy plays a defining role in post-stroke recovery, influencing mobility, independence and long-term quality of life. For health care leaders and clinicians, referral decisions ...

Share on Pinterest An observational study examines how age-related changes to white matter in the brain could impact recovery following a stroke. Rosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

New policy statement from the American Heart Association calls for patient-centered stroke rehabilitation, better data and the need to reduce disparities and improve recovery outcomes A new American ...