I attribute my relatively decent ability to do most things(I'm not even close to recovery) to my previous excellent physical shape. For others and older persons this rejuvenation seems likely to be required as a first step in your stroke rehabilitation.
Deric Bownds blogging about it here:
Mechanism of muscle decay on aging, and its reversal.

The abstract this is all based upon here:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v506/n7488/full/nature13058.html

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Ageing: Genetic rejuvenation of old muscle

Mo Li
& Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte

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Nature

506,

304–305

(20 February 2014)

doi:10.1038/nature13058

Published online: 12 February 2014

In advanced age, the stem cells responsible for muscle regeneration switch from reversible quiescence to irreversible senescence. Targeting a driver of senescence revives muscle stem cells and restores regeneration. See Article p.316

Subject terms:

Ageing
Stem cells
Cell biology

Deans' stroke musings

Monday, March 31, 2014