Muggles, we love Muggles they try and help us. We are Struggles, because it's a struggle. Read a full explanation
There is a "new" treatment which was invented in 2010 and works on 4 out of 5 stroke patients. Please follow through these pages.
Explanation - What the new treatment is.
Evidence - People being treated successfully including blind trials.
Progress - What has been achieved in each country.
Barriers - What/Who has been preventing progress.
How to Help - What you can do to help the thousands suffering. Simple quick cheap things you can do.
Things I've learnt while recovering.
Other possible treatments - Things that may help in different ways.
Time to learn the right terms - Specially for doctors lol.
Muggles and Struggles - are different.
Sound and Light - How bad it can get.
Invisible Pain - It's in the brain.
Light up like a Xmas tree - It's in the brain.
Temperature Regulation - Brain and circulation.
Understanding - How just understanding helps.
Ignorance is Bliss - You don't want to truly understand.
Finger massage - Finger massage.
Exercises - To help you recover as much as possible.
Sorry Brain - Sorry Brain.
My fuel tank - How noise and activity drains my brain.
Learnt a Lot - So much from experience.
It's difficult to explain - Hopefully upwards again.
Vital but Lacking - One beneficial gut bacteria.
Mobility Scooters - To get you out with independence.
Good Food - How good food helps your health and spirit.
Support Groups - Places to visit to find friends and support, which helps a lot.
Jokes - To help you smile.
Eat well and avoid illness.
Health Check - Still alive? Give some back and help others not to fall victim to a stroke.
Blood Pressure Monitors - Reviews.
Sleep Apna - How you sleep can contribute to a stroke. Sleeping well can help you recover.
Thanks: Steve Selwood, June 2023 stroke, Christchurch, New Zealand Email: StrokeRecoveryICU@gmail.com Website: StrokeRecovery.ICU