Deans' stroke musings: Erlanger Hosts Power To End Stroke Conference - Chattanooga State CommunityCollege Health Science Center

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.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Erlanger Hosts Power To End Stroke Conference - Chattanooga State CommunityCollege Health Science Center

Don't let them give you the generic eat healthy, exercise, blood pressure reduction, take care of cholesterol blather. Ask why they don't give you specific risk reduction steps like these 11 referenced and specific ideas.
And why don't they tell you about the 50% reduction of a marijuana bud a day?
Then you need to redirect the discussion to exactly what they are doing to prevent the neuronal cascade of death in the first week. My 30 actions in the immediate aftermath of my next stroke.
You have to put them on the spot and prove to them they know nothing about stroke prevention and rehab.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/9/7/258653/Erlanger-Hosts-Power-To-End-Stroke-Conference.aspx
The Erlanger Southeast Regional Stroke Center and local healthcare specialists will present Power to End Stroke on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Chattanooga State Community College Health Science Center.

Officials said, "Our region has one of the highest incidences of stroke per capita in the United States. On average, a stroke will occur every 45 seconds, and someone will die from a stroke every 3 minutes. The presentations during the event will educate the community on how to take a proactive approach to reduce the chances of a deadly or debilitating stroke."

Dr. Thomas Devlin, local neurologist and medical director of the Erlanger Southeast Regional Stroke Center, and other medical specialists will speak about the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and lifestyle changes you need to take to prevent becoming one of the statistics.
Officials stated, "Attendees will also learn how Erlanger has become one of the leading stroke centers in the nation with research and cutting edge treatment options. "

Power to End Stroke is presented by Erlanger Health System, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and Chattanooga State Community Health Institute. The event is free, and a light lunch will be provided. Registration is required. Call Erlanger's HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465), seven days a week from 8 a.m. until midnight for more information and to pre-register.

A very simple question to ask while there:
If you had a stroke, what are your chances of getting to 100% recovery.
No excuses like; 'All strokes are different, all stroke recoveries are different'