Deans' stroke musings: Research Shows 9zest App Guided at Home Therapy Helps in Stroke Rehabilitation

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Research Shows 9zest App Guided at Home Therapy Helps in Stroke Rehabilitation

Well then write up a protocol on this so millions of other survivors can benefit.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180206005992/en/Research-Shows-9zest-App-Guided-Home-Therapy

DOVER, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new clinical study of stroke patients shows promising improvement in recovery through the 9zest Stroke Rehab mobile health app. The study, published by the Journal of Neurological Sciences this month, was conducted at the end of last year comprised of 20 stroke patients approximately 6 months post-stroke. The purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy and feasibility of tele-rehabilitation delivered through the 9zest Stroke Rehab app via mobile device.

NIH research shows 9zest app helps in stroke recovery of existing deficits in motor impairments, cognition function.
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Researchers Fred S. Sarfo and Bruce Ovbiagele, along with Nathaniel Adusei, Michael Ampofo, and Frank K. Kpeme found, “In the present study, we noted significant amelioration of existing deficits among patients involved in this study particularly in motor impairments as well as cognition function… We have demonstrated feasibility and excellent user satisfaction involved with administering a mobile phone administered physical rehabilitation intervention for stroke survivors.”

The study was funded by the National Institute of Health, specifically the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke and the Fogarty International Center. It concludes, “overall, the intervention was associated with improvements in baseline motor deficits over the 12 weeks of follow-up.” This study’s results show improvement to patients’ stroke levity scale scores (SLS), Modified Rankin scale (MRS), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA). Combined with excellent user feedback and universal intention to continue using the app, 9zest is shown to be a both effective and feasible solution for stroke patients.

“This is a great validation of our belief that mobile health can transform how therapy is delivered,” explains Manoj Agarwala, 9zest co-founder and CEO. Manoj developed this concept based on his own personal experience. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013 and his health and mobility declined dramatically over the first 2 years. Things turned around when he began daily tele-therapy after experiencing the frustration of a lack of progress from traditional therapies.

9zest provides therapies for Parkinson’s, Stroke, and Chronic Pain through mobile apps that are multidisciplinary and holistic in nature. What ties these 3 conditions together is that there are no cures and no magic pills to manage symptoms. Physical, speech, and occupational therapy have been shown to be effective treatments, but they are expensive and inaccessible for many.

In the US, there are 1 million people battling with Parkinson’s and 5.4 million stroke survivors. The amount of people suffering from chronic pain is significantly larger, “More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain at a cost of around $600 billion a year in medical treatments and lost productivity,” according to a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). These costs are not sustainable, innovative new treatments and therapies must be developed. Manoj continues, “We are committed to making therapy affordable and available to people worldwide in the convenience of their home at a time chosen by them.”

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About 9zest:

9zest’s mission is to enhance quality of life by leveraging neuroplasticity principles through physical therapy, occupational therapy, yoga, speech therapy and meditation for debilitating conditions such as Parkinson’s, Stroke, and Chronic Pain.