World stroke day is celebrated to spread awareness and guide people about stroke or paralysis.
Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world wide.
The prevalence rate is 82 to 85% among Indian population. Stroke can be age specific, gender specific, geographic and racial variation, and socioeconomic variation. As stroke is caused due to abrupt outburst impaired perfusion through the blood vessels to the brain.

Risk Factors:

• Hypertension
• Smoking
• Diet
• Genetics
• Physical Inactivity
• Excessive Alcohol Intake
• Drug Abuse
• Diabetes

Stroke management :

1) Stroke Acute Care : Manage risk factors like blood pressure, diabetes, alcohol and drugs and hyperlipidemia.
2) Reperfusion : Intra Arterial Thrombolysis (IAT) & Intravenous Thrombolysis (IVT)
3) Rehabilitation: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy , Speech Therapy, Neuro-Rehabilitation
4) Cognitive Decline: Drug Development , Robotics, Cortical Stimulation, Stem Cell Therapy
5) Neuroprotection & repair: Anti Excitability, Anti-inflammatory, anti apotosis
6) Promote, repair, neuroplasticity and recovery

Prevention :

1) Control blood pressure and sugar level
2) Regular exercise
3) Proper diet
4) Regular full body check up
5) Stop smoking and drinking
6) Take medication only after doctors prescription
7) Lower the amount of cholesterol and saturated fat in your diet.

When to see a doctor :

Immediate medical attention after these signs and symptoms
1) Face : Person not able to smile, heavy tongue, not able to speak
2) Arms : Dropping of arm, numbness, not able to lift the arm
3) Speech : Slurred speech
4) Check for blood pressure

Importance of Physiotherapy after a stroke.

1) Physiotherapy helps to improve functional capacity and Independence.
2) Physiotherapists work with you after a stroke to help improve how you sit, stand, walk, and use your arms.
3) Physiotherapists work on things that are important for movement, including balance, muscle strength, range of motion, sensation, coordination and endurance.
4) Rebuild the persons quality of life
5) Helps to keep good respiration
6) Improve walking through proper gait training
7) Positioning the patient to prevent complications spasm/ injury
8) Take a patient from immobile to mobile gradually.

Cura Advanced Physiotherapy involves a group of supportive, co-operative motivated, experienced and certified Physiotherapists who are able to carry out all above Stroke rehabilitation. Here treatment is planned according to the patient’s assessment and focusing on patients well begin. Improving overall quality of life is the main goal of Physiotherapist at Cura Advanced Physiotherapy.