Rehabilitation
The aim or rehabilitation is to maximise your activity and quality of life following a stroke. Hospitals which deal with stroke patients have a range of specialists who help in rehabilitation. These include: physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dieticians, psychologists, specialist nurses and doctors. One or more of these may be required depending on how the stroke has affected you. Good quality rehabilitation is the most important part of treatment following a stroke, and can make a big difference your eventual outcome.
Further help and information
The Stroke Association, 240 City Road, London, EC1V 2PR Tel: 0845 30 33 100 Web: www.stroke.org.uk Provides information and help for people who have had a stroke, and their carers.
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, 65 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3LT Tel: 0845 077 6000 phone/textphone - local call rate Web: www.chss.org.uk Aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness.
Different Strokes, 9 Canon Harnett Court, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NF Tel: 0845 130 7172 Web: www.differentstrokes.co.uk A national charity for young stroke survivors.
Healthtalkonline
Web: www.healthtalkonline.org/Nerves_and_brain/Stroke
People who have had a stroke tell of their experiences.
Connect
16-18 Marshalsea Road, London SE1 1HL
Tel: 020 7367 0840 Web: www.ukconnect.org
Connect is a national charity. Their vision is a world where people with aphasia (communication disability) can find opportunity and fulfilment. They work to promote effective services, new opportunities and a better quality of life for people living with aphasia. (Some people with a stroke have aphasia).
© EMIS and PiP 2008 Reviewed: 23 Oct 2008
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CAROLINE MERCER, about 1 year
My husband has just had a haemorrhagic stroke. I have him home now and he is making excellent progress. Thank God. We are treating it as an urgent warning and we are most grateful that it was amild stroke. However the dietry advice was poor and we do not know if he is allowed an alcoholic drink or not. Your article has been most informative but only addresses the issue in cases of a clotting type stroke We are still uncertain as to its adviseability in the haemorrhagic cases. Other than that thank you for all the information.
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