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The Next Home Based Therapy for Stroke

In the world of science, everything starts with ideas and concepts.  They are the building blocks of innovative technologies. The end result of these novel technologies is application to daily living: cellular phones, laptops, computers and even ordinary home-based appliances.  The technological craze in the gaming world includes the Sony PS3, its handheld counterpart the PSP, Microsoft’s X Box and Nintendo’s own handheld Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii.

Lately, scientists have been looking at the untapped potentials of these gaming consoles for medical purposes. Specifically, they are looking at the possibilities of applying these gaming consoles in the area of stroke rehabilitation. Continue reading

Posted on January 19, 2011

Cortical stimulation and Stroke Recovery

The disabilities caused by stroke are due to the damaged parts of the brain. Traditional occupational therapy helps physically the patients to regain lost functions. However, what if we try to directly train the brain?

Here is the story of Mr. D in a rehabilitation institute in Chicago. Last year, an innovative trial wascarried on to help patients to regain their motor function. This trial actually investigated the cortical stimulation, which used a small electrode to provide low-level stimulation to the brain when activated during intensive occupational therapy. Continue reading

Posted on November 3, 2010