Recent research has shown that quick intervention dramatically improves a patient s recovery. But equally important in a stroke patient s recovery is early rehabilitation and a complete understanding of and commitment to the rehabilitation process. It is extremely important for people to begin as soon as possible and to then continue exercising beyond their rehabilitation stay. After patients are treated for a stroke, their typical initial rehabilitation program will last 2-3 weeks depending on how severely the stroke disabled them. This program is critical to the patient s long-term recovery and well being.
Rehabilitation is a team sport with the patient and family included first and foremost.
The team may also include physical, occupational, and recreational therapists, speech language pathologists, psychologists and social workers. In this active partnership we strive to find out what motivates the patient and how we can use this to his or her benefit. Different Strokes Flanagan stresses that every stroke patient is unique as is every brain attack and the resulting deficits that occur. Therefore every recovery is unique. The good news is there is great potential for the brain to recover from stroke.