What is a stroke and how will this condition affect me?
A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted, resulting in damage to brain cells and sudden neurological deficits. These deficits vary depending on the severity and location of brain damage and can include weakness or paralysis, speech difficulties, memory and thinking challenges, and emotional changes.
We collaborate closely with both you and your team to help you reach your goals. Our clients include individuals who have experienced a stroke ranging from a few weeks to a decade ago. While there’s a common belief that progress may stagnate three months post-stroke, we share Henry Hoffman’s sentiment from Saebo: “It’s not the patient that plateaus, it’s their treatment options that do.”
Exercise Physiology
- Cardiovascular conditioning
- Enhancing mobility
- Building strength
- Improving balance and walking (using harnesses or overground)
- Functional electrical stimulation
- Enhancing movement quality with task-specific training for activities of daily living
- Hydrotherapy
What technologies at WCN would benefit me?
- LiteGait
- Reformer pilates machine
- Electrical stimulation
- Functional weight trainer
- Standing frame
- Wheelchair Scales
What specialty services at WCN would benefit me?
- Locomotor training
- Intensive therapies
- Hydrotherapy
- Manual Therapy: Enhancing pain management, mobility, and overall function.
- Mobility Training: Exercises to improve movement capabilities.
- Strength Training: Building muscle strength and endurance.
- Balance and Gait Retraining: Techniques for improving balance and walking, either with harness support or over ground.
- Functional Electrical Stimulation: Using electrical stimulation to aid muscle activity.
- Movement Quality and Task-Specific Training: Improving the quality of movement and performing activities of daily living.
- Assistive Technology and Equipment Prescription: Recommending and fitting necessary devices and equipment.
- Hydrotherapy: Water-based therapy for improving mobility and strength.
- Spasticity Management: Techniques to manage muscle tightness and improve function.