Stroke rehabilitation is provided in several different ways. The most common ways include physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. According to Dr. Jose Vega, stroke rehabilitation is the process by which a stroke survivor works with a team of healthcare providers with the aim of regaining as much of the function lost after a stroke as possible (Vega, 2008). Dr. Cluett states “A physical therapist is a specialist trained to with you to restore your activity, strength and motion following an injury or surgery.’ There are many exercises and training equipment that physical therapist can use without special training as a physical therapist (Cluett, 2008).
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Speech therapists are therapists who help patients with speech deficiency. There are numerous ways that speech therapists can help. Monitoring the patients progress is a way that speech therapist can determine the extent of rehabilitation, that is going to be needed. Some patients have what you call dysarthria, which is slurring of the speech. According to Dr. Hamilton, patients treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS} see an extended recovery, where not only will they experience immediate improvement, but they will also gain continued development of their language capacity months after treatment (Hamilton, …show more content…
This device also lets them know when they have put in a wrong answer to a question (no author, 2012}. Dr, Burkman stated “Occupational therapists focus on patients’ regaining the ability to do basic daily activities-dressing, grooming, and using the toilet. Occupational therapist show patients how to use many types of adaptive equipment wheel chairs, home bath benches, special eating utensils and long handled doorknobs”(Burkman,1994).Occupational therapists also teaches patients how to transfer from one place to another. Transfers are done by both the patient and the therapist from the bed to the wheelchair or other movements that need to be made (Burkman,
The job of the physical therapist is to re-train stroke survivors how …show more content…
Speech therapists are therapists who help patients with speech deficiency. There are numerous ways that speech therapists can help. Monitoring the patients progress is a way that speech therapist can determine the extent of rehabilitation, that is going to be needed. Some patients have what you call dysarthria, which is slurring of the speech. According to Dr. Hamilton, patients treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS} see an extended recovery, where not only will they experience immediate improvement, but they will also gain continued development of their language capacity months after treatment (Hamilton, …show more content…
This device also lets them know when they have put in a wrong answer to a question (no author, 2012}. Dr, Burkman stated “Occupational therapists focus on patients’ regaining the ability to do basic daily activities-dressing, grooming, and using the toilet. Occupational therapist show patients how to use many types of adaptive equipment wheel chairs, home bath benches, special eating utensils and long handled doorknobs”(Burkman,1994).Occupational therapists also teaches patients how to transfer from one place to another. Transfers are done by both the patient and the therapist from the bed to the wheelchair or other movements that need to be made (Burkman,