Use the labels in the right column to find what you want. Or you can go thru them one by one, there are only 33,305 posts. Searching is done in the search box in upper left corner. I blog on anything to do with stroke. DO NOT DO ANYTHING SUGGESTED HERE AS I AM NOT MEDICALLY TRAINED, YOUR DOCTOR IS, LISTEN TO THEM. BUT I BET THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET YOU 100% RECOVERED. I DON'T EITHER BUT HAVE PLENTY OF QUESTIONS FOR YOUR DOCTOR TO ANSWER.
Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain!trillions and trillions of neuronsthatDIEeach day because there areNOeffective 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.
Your competent? doctor already has created brain waste removal protocols, right? Only 5+ years and even your board of directors is so incompetent they don't know they are running an INCOMPETENT HOSPITAL?
Send
me personal hate mail on this: oc1dean@gmail.com. I'll print your complete
statement with your name and title(If you can't stand by your name don't bother replying anonymously) and my response in my blog. Or are you afraid
to engage with my stroke-addled mind? No excuses are allowed! You're
medically trained; it should be simple to precisely state EXACTLY
WHERE I'M WRONG.
New research suggests yawning might help your ‘glymphatic system’—aka the brain’s waste clearance pathway.
In
a small study of 22 participants who underwent MRI scans, yawning sent
cerebrospinal fluid (or CSF) away from the brain. This suggests that it
“reorganizes neurofluid flow,” per the researchers.
Experts
suggest yawning might be a “potential backup system” for the brain,
acting as a sort of backup pump to clear brain waste.
It
can be hard to stop a yawn once the urge strikes, but now, new research
suggests that going with it might be good for you. The latest study
suggests that yawning might actually help “clean” your brain by
facilitating fluid movement along brain waste-clearance pathways.
While
yawning in the middle of your boss’s big work presentation might not
ever be socially acceptable, you can at least console yourself with the
knowledge that the yawn you just unleashed may help your brain.
Before
you start yawning all day, every day in the name of health, know this:
The study didn’t definitively prove that yawning is good for you—but it
had some interesting findings that suggest a good yawn here and there
might help more than hurt. Here’s the deal.
Over
the past decade, aging clocks have become widely adopted as important
tools for understanding biological aging and have been redefining
notions of “pro-longevity” lifestyles. However, this work is still at an
early stage. Some leisure activities, such as arts and cultural
engagement (ACEng), have never been studied at all, while others, such
as physical activity (PA), have only received scant attention.
Research Design and Methods
This
study used data from 3,556 adults (2010–2012) in the UK Household
Longitudinal Study, a large, nationally-representative cohort study,
which includes 7 derived epigenetic clocks. We used a doubly robust
estimation using the inverse-probability-weighted regression adjustment
estimator adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic, data collection gaps,
and technical covariates of epigenetic clocks.
Results
ACEng
and PA were related to slower epigenetic aging in the PhenoAge,
DunedinPoAm and DunedinPACE clocks, although not to the other measured
clocks (Lin, Horvath 2018, Horvath 2013, and Hannum), with comparable
effect sizes between ACEng and PA. Evidence was consistently found
across different measures of engagement, including diversity and
frequency for ACEng, as well as frequency, diversity, and activeness for
PA. These results were generally stronger amongst middle-aged and older
adults aged 40 or above.
Discussion and Implications
Our
study provides the first evidence that ACEng, a much more recently
recognized health behavior, is related to epigenetic aging, with
magnitudes comparable to PA. These findings position ACEng as a
potential contributor to healthy aging at the biological level,
supporting its inclusion in public health strategies.
This neurologist is not very good; missing the chiropractic link. Really disappointed they didn't call out this head/neck trauma directly like chiropractic adjustments or beauty parlor strokes.
Baibing Chen, M.D., says he avoids habits like using a massager on his neck.
Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD
Key Points
Avoid using massage guns on your neck to prevent rare artery injuries that could lead to stroke.
Limit prolonged neck hyperextension to reduce the risk of blood flow restriction and potential stroke.
Refrain from popping pimples in the facial "danger triangle" to avoid infections.
When we think about stroke prevention, we generally focus on the big-picture lifestyle factors. Managing blood pressure, eating a balanced diet, staying active and avoiding smoking are all well-known ways to reduce your stroke risk. However, some everyday habits carry hidden risks that most of us never think twice about.Baibing Chen, M.D., MPH, a board-certified neurologist, recently shared on Instagram three common habits he personally avoids because of the rare but serious risk of stroke he’s witnessed in his practice. While these habits could be harmless for some people, in rare instances they can trigger a chain of events leading to a stroke.
Here’s what he recommends steering clear of, plus the science he provides to explain each risk.
Using a Massage Gun on Your Neck
Massage guns have become incredibly popular for relieving sore muscles after a workout or a long day at the desk. While they can be great for your calves, thighs and back, it’s best to keep them away from the front and sides of your neck.
He shares that your neck houses vital blood vessels, specifically the carotid and vertebral arteries. The carotid arteries run up the sides of your neck, and the vertebral arteries run up the back. Together, they are responsible for supplying your brain with the oxygen-rich blood it needs to function.
Applying aggressive, rapid percussion or deep pressure to this sensitive area can physically injure the blood vessels, he explains. In rare cases, the mechanical force of a massage gun can damage the inner lining of these arteries. This type of injury can lead to a condition called a dissection, which is essentially a small tear in the blood vessel wall, he adds.
When an artery tears, he explains that the body tries to heal it by forming a blood clot. The danger arises if that clot breaks loose. Because these arteries lead directly to the brain, the clot can travel upward, block a smaller blood vessel in the brain and cause a stroke.
Avoid using massage guns on your neck to prevent rare artery injuries that could lead to stroke.
Limit prolonged neck hyperextension to reduce the risk of blood flow restriction and potential stroke.
Refrain from popping pimples in the facial "danger triangle" to avoid infections.
When we think about stroke prevention, we generally focus on the big-picture lifestyle factors. Managing blood pressure, eating a balanced diet, staying active and avoiding smoking are all well-known ways to reduce your stroke risk. However, some everyday habits carry hidden risks that most of us never think twice about.
Baibing Chen, M.D., MPH, a board-certified neurologist, recently shared on Instagram three common habits he personally avoids because of the rare but serious risk of stroke he’s witnessed in his practice. While these habits could be harmless for some people, in rare instances they can trigger a chain of events leading to a stroke.
Here’s what he recommends steering clear of, plus the science he provides to explain each risk.
Using a Massage Gun on Your Neck
Massage guns have become incredibly popular for relieving sore muscles after a workout or a long day at the desk. While they can be great for your calves, thighs and back, it’s best to keep them away from the front and sides of your neck.
He shares that your neck houses vital blood vessels, specifically the carotid and vertebral arteries. The carotid arteries run up the sides of your neck, and the vertebral arteries run up the back. Together, they are responsible for supplying your brain with the oxygen-rich blood it needs to function.
Applying aggressive, rapid percussion or deep pressure to this sensitive area can physically injure the blood vessels, he explains. In rare cases, the mechanical force of a massage gun can damage the inner lining of these arteries. This type of injury can lead to a condition called a dissection, which is essentially a small tear in the blood vessel wall, he adds.
When an artery tears, he explains that the body tries to heal it by forming a blood clot. The danger arises if that clot breaks loose. Because these arteries lead directly to the brain, the clot can travel upward, block a smaller blood vessel in the brain and cause a stroke.
If you have neck tension, stick to gentle stretching, a warm compress or light manual massage instead of using more intense percussive devices.
Hyperextending Your Neck
Hyperextension happens when you tilt your head far back, stretching the front of your neck and compressing the back. You might find yourself in this position while painting a ceiling, looking up at a screen or having your hair washed at a salon sink.
While a quick stretch is perfectly fine, holding your neck in a hyperextended position for an extended period can be problematic. The issue relates back to the vertebral arteries, which thread through the small bony spaces in your neck vertebrae.
When you severely tilt your head back for a long time, it can compress or "kink" these arteries, he explains. This compression can temporarily reduce the flow of blood to your brain. For most healthy people, this might only cause mild discomfort. But in certain individuals, this restriction can lead to dizziness, vision changes or even a stroke.
To protect your neck, try to keep your spine in a neutral position whenever you can, especially when lounging and looking at a screen for long periods. If you need to look up for a project, try to take frequent breaks to look forward and roll your shoulders. And when you do need to stretch your neck backwards, like at a hair salon, make sure your neck is properly supported with a rolled towel to avoid more extreme backward bending.
Popping “Triangle of Death” Pimples
While it sounds like a concept from a dramatic movie, the "triangle of death"—also called the danger triangle—is a real anatomical term. According to Dr. Chen, this area forms a triangle starting from the bridge of your nose and extending down to the corners of your mouth, covering your upper lip and parts of your cheeks.
Most of us have squeezed a blemish at some point, but doing so in this specific zone carries a rare risk beneath the skin. The veins in this facial triangle connect to deeper veins in your skull, which ultimately drain into an area called the cavernous sinus. The cavernous sinus is a hollow space located right under the brain, behind your eye sockets.
When you pop a pimple, you break the skin and expose the area to bacteria from your hands and face. If that bacteria enters your bloodstream, it can travel backward through these veins into the cavernous sinus. A severe infection in this sinus can cause blood clots to form in an attempt to stop the infection from spreading.
If a clot forms in or near the cavernous sinus, it can block blood flow, leading to serious neurological complications, brain infections or a stroke. While this type of complication is highly uncommon today thanks to modern antibiotics, the risk still exists.
Our Expert Take
Our bodies are resilient, and it is important not to panic over everyday actions. The complications Dr. Chen warns about are rare, but they highlight the delicate and vital connections between our neck, face and brain. Avoiding high-intensity massage guns on your neck, preventing prolonged neck hyperextension and leaving pimples in the facial triangle alone are simple, proactive steps you can take to protect your vascular health.
If you experience sudden neck pain, unexplained dizziness or signs of a skin infection on your face, consult a healthcare professional for personalized medical advice and treatment.
