Stroke patients Aided by the Complementary and Alternative Medicine "Increasingly, patients require care beyond what most consider to be traditional health services, say researchers
Sita Ananth of Health Forum and William Martin, PsyD, College of Commerce at DePaul University in Chicago, a new release. "Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) includes therapies not based on traditional teachings of Western medical and may include acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, diet and lifestyle, herbal medicine, and
massage therapy, among others.
Using magnetic fields to activate the brain and improve the circulation of sounds like something from a science-fiction. While testing the effectiveness of new drugs in acute stroke and secondary prevention is essential, there is an urgent need for more funding for non-drug treatment and, in particular on aspects of delivery stroke services and the organization.
Improved automatic detection of embolic signals using a new approach of frequency filtering. Today, the technology of robotics is revolutionizing the way stroke is diagnosed (telemedicine) and treated robot therapy (assisted).
Recent clinical trials have shown that robot-assisted therapy can help stroke patients regain arm movement, even years after a disabling stroke. A monitor connected to the controller plays a series of video games to encourage patients to extend their arms, with the help of the robot. Robot-assisted therapy is a tool in the arsenal of rehabilitation after a stroke. Robots are also the front help to accelerate the process of diagnosis of stroke.
Developed in China as traditional Chinese medicine to help stroke patients achieve better rehabilitation. NeuroAid is safe and has very few side effects reported, which were found to concern beof minors (such as nausea, vomiting and increased thirst).
NeuroAid has shown its effectiveness in patients who have suffered a stroke in six months have passed and could cause loss of motor function or independence.
Posted on April 6, 2010.