HOUSTON, Texas — Structured physical activity can improve brain function after stroke, a meta-analytic review of relevant studies shows. "We found that a program as short as 12 weeks is effective at ...

People with stroke can safely take part in programmes of exercise which involve muscle strength training. By engaging in muscle strength training, people with stroke can increase muscle strength and ...

The system, called mRehab, pairs a smartphone app with 3D-printed household objects, to help survivors recover better at home ...

If you encourage patients coming back from stroke to exercise, you're doing the right thing. Regular physical activity can help improve recovery and reduce the risk for another stroke. But emerging ...

Recovering from a stroke is difficult, to say the least. It makes sense that the period after may leave you feeling fatigued, irritable, weak, in pain or unable to problem-solve, for example. If ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --While a stroke doubles a person's risk for dementia, a new study suggests that fairly intensive exercise can improve cognitive function in adults who are several months into recovery.

Researchers from McMaster University have found that repeated one-minute bursts of high intensity interval training (HIIT) were more effective in improving aerobic fitness after a stroke than ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open has shown that increased physical activity leads to better functional outcomes in the six months following a stroke. The study included over 1,300 ...

Every year, nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke. And 40 percent end up having a second stroke which can be even more debilitating. But the key to prevention may be very simple. Research found a ...

Losing one's temper or exercising too rigorously could be contributing factors for a stroke, according to new research. In a study published Wednesday in the European Society of Cardiology's "European ...

People with stroke can complete programmes of exercise that target both aerobic fitness and muscle strength (this is called 'combined training'). By engaging in combined training, people with stroke ...

Losing one’s temper or exercising too rigorously could be contributing factors for a stroke, according to new research. In a study published Wednesday in the European Society of Cardiology’s “European ...