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.

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Guidance for Common Post-stroke Condition of Spasticity Released by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

 Send me hate mail on this: oc1dean@gmail.com. I'll print your complete statement with your name and my response in my blog. Or are you afraid to engage with my stroke-addled mind?  Survivors would like to know why you are being so fucking incompetent that you can't cure spasticity! You'll want it cured when you are the 1 in 4 per WHO that has a stroke and have spasticity?

 

Guidance for Common Post-stroke Condition of Spasticity Released by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Guidance for Common Post-stroke Condition of Spasticity Released by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

PR Newswire

ROSEMONT, Ill., May 21, 2024

ROSEMONT, Ill., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) has today released spasticity guidance to establish a framework that reviews treatment options, endorses the highest quality of evidence-based care(NOT CURE!), and encourages research where there are knowledge gaps.

(PRNewsfoto/American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

When spasticity symptoms are recognized early, physicians can better manage(Survivors don't want it managed, they want it cured! Are you that much of a blithering idiot you don't understand that?) and treat it through a range of therapies. Leaders solve problems; obviously you are NOT leaders!

Spasticity is a group of symptoms characterized by muscle tightening or reduced stretchability following injuries to or conditions affecting the brain and spinal cord, including stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, or spinal cord injuries.

Spasticity symptoms include uncontrollable rhythmic, shaking movements, cramping, spasms, and tight, rigid muscles that cannot be stretched easily and may cause pain. Other symptoms may include incoordination, fatigue, weakness, and impaired motor control.

Spasticity is often delayed and an evolving condition. If left untreated, spasticity can cause muscles to become stuck, leading to joint deformity.

"Physicians have a growing toolbox of treatments for spasticity," said guidance author Dr. Preeti Raghavan, MBBS. "When patients or their caregivers recognize the symptoms of spasticity and seek treatment for those symptoms, we have even better chances to manage(NOT CURE!) and treat their spasticity symptoms through a range of therapies."

The first line of treatment and management interventions aimed at reducing the effects of spasticity is rehabilitative therapy. Simple, non-pharmacologic interventions that facilitate movement and improve function should be attempted before resorting to treatments that carry more risks and side effects.

Therapeutic interventions can be used individually or in combination, including oral medications, injectables such as Botulinum toxin, and surgical options. An integrated, multi-disciplinary, goal-centered management approach is essential to providing long-term, comprehensive care for spasticity.

PM&R physicians are leaders in recovery and regularly care(NOT CURE!) for patients with conditions that cause spasticity, such as rehabilitating patients post-stroke or other conditions causing spasticity. Because of this, PM&R physicians have the necessary specialized equipment, supplies, and prior authorization procedures in place to treat spasticity patients and work with their insurance providers. The guidance is published in the PM&R Journal.

The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is the national medical specialty organization representing more than 10,000 physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. PM&R physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons. PM&R physicians evaluate and treat injuries, illnesses and disability and are experts in designing comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plans. Physiatrists utilize cutting-edge as well as time-tested treatments to maximize function and quality of life.

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SOURCE American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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