Fucking useless because guidelines don't tell exactly what to do. That is what protocols are for.
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/New-stroke-rehab-guidelines-aim-to-get-patients-back-on-feet-391363771.html
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Already a heart attack survivor, Diana Houser had another scare in early August.
Diana suffered a mild stroke. In the weeks since, she's worked hard to get back on her feet, as an in-patient at Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital.
"I couldn't walk very well, couldn't speak very well," she said of her condition when she first checked in. "We started kind of from the beginning over it seemed to me."
The journey through in-patient therapy falls in line with the American Heart Assoc. and American Stroke Assoc.'s first-ever guidelines for adult stroke rehab. They recommend 24/7, intense multi-disciplinary treatment.
"What the rehabilitation phase focuses on is regaining that quality of life, addressing the specific impairments that they have and implementing a variety of techniques and technologies to optimize quality of life when they do get home," said Barry Muninger, marketing director for Kansas Rehab Hospital.
"It's just a wide variety (of activities), and so, with breaking it up into the different sessions throughout the day, we can focus on one task at a time versus trying to fit it all in," said Jamie Pfannenstiel, CPTA, a physical therapist who's been working with Diana.
The constant contact also allows staff to get a better overall picture of their patients' strengths and weaknesses.
"It provides us with a lot of opportunities to see different impairments with the patient that might not otherwise be detected," Muninger said.
Diana's made great strides and is almost ready to take the next step - going home to enjoy her husband and their family.
"I'm so grateful for what I've got and what I've regained," she said. "They helped me put it all together."
The new guidelines also recommend formal education for patients and families on preventing falls at home.
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