Leg compressions may enhance stroke recovery

This is a novel idea, but  I would think its only useful for ischemic strokes.
How long after the stroke would it still be useful? More research needed.
http://www.healthcanal.com/surgery-rehabilitation/31832-Leg-compressions-may-enhance-stroke-recovery.html
Successive, vigorous bouts of leg compressions following a stroke appear to trigger natural protective mechanisms that reduce damage, researchers report.
Compressing then releasing the leg for several five-minute intervals used in conjunction with the clot-buster tPA, essentially doubles efficacy, said Dr. David Hess, a stroke specialist who chairs the Medical College of Georgia Department of Neurology at Georgia Health Sciences University.
“This is potentially a very cheap, usable and safe – other than the temporary discomfort – therapy for stroke,” said Hess, an author of the study in the journal Stroke. The compressions can be administered with a blood pressure cuff in the emergency room during preparation for tPA, or tissue plasminogen activator, currently the only Food and Drug Administration-approved stroke therapy.
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