Post-stroke recovery and paresis

It is possible to get back on your feet after a stroke.

Our patient came to ELF Center with loss of movement in the left leg and arm. Following a diagnosis of paresis, we began physiotherapy, rehabilitation, acupuncture and massage treatments — and the patient now walks independently.

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Methods used

  • Electrotherapy and electrical stimulation — restoring the neuromuscular connection
  • Rehabilitation exercises — increasing functional mobility
  • Acupuncture
  • Therapeutic massage
  • Osteopathy

Our patient, who came to us with a lumbar disc herniation and related motor and sensory nerve damage in the legs, is able to walk independently after 10 sessions, and the pain has decreased by 90%.

Methods we use

Rehabilitation

Restoring abilities — a comprehensive set of treatment methods aimed at regaining lost or limited functional c…

Myostimulation and electrical stimulation

A procedure that helps your muscles work more actively. During the procedure the muscles do the work while you…

Acupuncture

Stimulation of specific active points on the body with fine needles — a method from Chinese medicine that is r…

Physiotherapy

No two pains are the same — so no two patients’ treatments should be the same either.

Recommended reading on this topic

Related conditions

Sources and further reading

  1. Stroke recoveryNHS (Böyük Britaniya)

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