By Dr Vijay Janagama, Director- New Initiatives, SuVitas Holistic Healthcare
New Delhi, June 21, 2018: Stroke can hit anyone at any age. With India reporting more than 1.8 million stroke cases every year, of which almost 15% affect people in their 30s and 40s, there is enough reason to learn more about this disease. Stroke or a Cerebro Vascular Accident (CVA) results from a sudden blood loss to the brain or bleeding within the brain resulting in the impairment of neurological function. Obesity, smoking, hypertension, alcohol consumption, diabetes and family history are considered some of the common factors leading to stroke. While effective treatment for stroke is evolving in the country, a largely neglected area is the ‘golden period of stroke rehabilitation.’
The first 90 days after recovery of a stroke is referred to as the golden period. This phase is considered extremely important in the complete rehabilitation of a patient since most of the neurological recovery happens during this time.
Listed below are few reasons which underline the significance of the ‘Golden Period’:
Some of the critical signs to watch for after a stroke are,
The key objective of stroke rehabilitation is to restore health in an individual through neurological recovery (mainly through neuroplasticity), functional recovery with task specific training and improve the quality of life by focusing on emotional wellbeing.
The Primary steps of rehabilitation care which needs to be initiated within the first 90 days of Golden Period are,
As India battles a rising stroke epidemic compared to other developing nations, it is high time we focused on specialized programmes of stroke rehabilitation to effectively overcome the disability.
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