Ruth Carter lost the use of her right arm when she suffered a stroke a month ago. Just 10 days ago 64-year-old Horace Cox lost the use of his left arm when he had a stroke. These stroke survivors ...

The VITA project is a research project in the field of rehabilitation and is based on a virtual rehabilitation environment in which people with upper limb impairments (e.g. due to amputation or stroke ...

Constraint-Induced therapy or CI therapy is a well-known therapeutic approach to rehabilitation after stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS ... have meaningfully improved the amount of use in everyday life ...

"I couldn't imagine not doing music in my life," says Tony, who was initially unable to even swallow after the stroke happened ... even though his left hand and arm were out of action.

The most common form of stroke ... hand and arm strength. But in many cases, this isn’t fully effective, and patients are left with ongoing problems. However, a new form of therapy promises ...

People living in Dorset who have had a stroke within the last 10 years are being invited to take part in a "potentially ground-breaking" clinical trial. The trial is looking at how a specialised ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ischemic stroke, only about 5 percent fully recover. Most others suffer from ...

The trial is being run by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield, with 19 centres across the ...