“After a stroke what is the recommended physical therapy?”
My father suffered from a stroke but is now back home and doing a little better. What is the form of physical therapy that you would recommend for his faster recovery?
7 Answers
After stroke, some cases take up to a year of physical therapy, it depends on the severity of the stroke. So, I do recommend continuing PT at home and then outdoor rehabilitation.
It’s best to have an evaluation by a physical therapist for your father in order to tailor a specific program to address his needs. Each person’s symptoms post stroke vary.
Continue PT which focuses on functional activities, and strengthening exercises will help.
ANY!! Get him to a local Physical Therapist. Recent studies have shown greater return of function with early interventions. If he is unable to get out have a Home Health Physical Therapist come in. Best wishes and good luck
Your father needs to incorporate physical therapy type exercise/activity for a few hours throughout the day, everyday. Unfortunately, unless you are able to pay out of pocket for this, you will be likely be limited by insurance to a couple days of treatment per week for 2-3 months max.
If your dad cannot leave the house, you can start with a home PT. If he can leave the house, I would recommend a private practice that is not so busy that they cannot spend some quality time working with your dad vs a large corporate chain PT saying, "Here are some exercises. Do them while I go treat someone else. I'll be back in 5 minutes."
Ultimately though, his recovery will depend his desire and ability and on you and any family and friends that can help him perform exercises for a few hours every day. PT treatments a few times a week, which come to an end, are usually not enough. You will need to take the initiative and learn how to help him recover.
If your dad cannot leave the house, you can start with a home PT. If he can leave the house, I would recommend a private practice that is not so busy that they cannot spend some quality time working with your dad vs a large corporate chain PT saying, "Here are some exercises. Do them while I go treat someone else. I'll be back in 5 minutes."
Ultimately though, his recovery will depend his desire and ability and on you and any family and friends that can help him perform exercises for a few hours every day. PT treatments a few times a week, which come to an end, are usually not enough. You will need to take the initiative and learn how to help him recover.
I highly recommend outpatient physical therapy that has an extensive background working with neurological patients. Here at Ke Ola Kino Physical Therapy, I focus on functional plane motions.
Neurological physical therapy in terms of neuromuscular reeducation is the treatment of choice for stroke recovery. It is very important and must to start physical therapy immediately after stroke for good recovery.
