Recovering after a stroke may feel like a daunting task. Among other things, your brain must relearn skills it lost when it was damaged by the stroke. Recent research, though, shows that the brain is ...

After suffering from four strokes in two years, the right side of David Villareal’s body was completely debilitated. The 53-year-old retired Marine could no longer play music, his profession and ...

Patients recovering from strokes are often released from the hospital with exercises to do, in order to recover full function of their arm/hand. The problem is, doing those exercises alone and at home ...

Stimulating a nerve that runs between various organs and the brain with intense physical rehabilitation improved arm and hand function in people with stroke. The improved motor function remained at ...

David Gerfen slips on a headset and finds himself in a food truck, tasked with assembling a cheese-and-tomato sandwich to order. Transported to another virtual environment, Gerfen has to use one hand ...

VIENNA, Austria — A new handgrip device can improve the accessibility of mobile gaming technology among stroke patients for self-rehabilitation of arm function, a new study has shown. The device, ...

A stroke can disrupt various aspects of life, and communication is often a crucial area that requires rehabilitation. Losing the ability to speak clearly or fluently can be incredibly frustrating.