20 years and I bet your doctor is doing nothing on environment enrichment. Wow, teaching rats pole exercises, bet your doctor will never translate that to humans.
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/27/2/324
Abstract
Background and Purpose The aim was to determine whether a delayed transfer to an enriched environment improves outcome after focal brain ischemia.
Methods Performance on a rotating pole,
prehensile traction, limb placement, and postural reflexes were tested
in 15 spontaneously hypertensive rats housed in standard laboratory
cages for 2 weeks after middle cerebral artery ligation. Seven of the 15
rats were then transferred to an enriched environment, and the two
groups were tested 1, 3, and 5 weeks later.
Results The enriched environment significantly improved pole performance, prehensile traction, and limb placement.
Conclusions Delayed postoperative environmental enrichment improves outcome in experimental stroke.
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