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.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

How a New Six-Minute Treatment Could Improve Memory in Dementia Patients

With your memory problems caused by your stroke you should DEMAND YOUR DOCTOR AND HOSPITAL bring this in for your therapy. If not done, YOU need to get the board of directors fired for incompetence.  With the increased blood flow caused by this it should be immediately done in the first days post stroke to help penumbra neurons survive. But nothing will occur, your stroke hospital is incompetent regarding application of research to treatments.

How a New Six-Minute Treatment Could Improve Memory in Dementia Patients

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infrared light therapy helmet

infrared light therapy helmet

Courtesy of Durham University/North News & Pictures

There are plenty of ways you can protect your memory as you age, including maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and staying active in your community. But what if you could improve your memory in mere minutes? According to a new study conducted by researchers at Durham University in England, a new six-minute treatment could help patients with dementia and other brain disorders improve their memory. "I wasn't sure it would make a difference, but to be honest I think it did. After a few weeks I noticed that my sleeping pattern was better, I felt more relaxed and I had more energy," says study participant Tracy Sloan.

Researchers asked participants to wear a specially adapted helmet that delivers infrared light deep into the brain. It delivers 1,368 joules of energy during each treatment cycle, which helps generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the biochemical reaction in the brain's cells. The treatment leads to a rise in an organic compound that's significantly lower in patients with dementia.

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The treatment has the potential to be a breakthrough therapy for people with Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injuries, or motor neuron disease, according to researchers. They found the therapy improved memory, motor function, and processing skills. It also helped increase blood flow in the brain, which allows more oxygen to reach the organ's white matter. To track improvements, scientists conducted verbal, memory, and motor skills tests on participants before and after using the helmet. Their latest pilot study found notable progress in healthy adults, aged 45 and older who received six minutes of therapy twice a day, over a four week period.

Although the new technology is currently priced at $9,953.52, researchers believe the results are promising. "We've shown what appears to be real improvements in memory and other neurological processes for healthy people when their brains are exposed to a specific wavelength of infrared light for consistent, short periods of time," says study co-leader Dr. Paul Chazot of Durham University. "While this is a pilot study and more research is needed, there are promising indications that therapy involving infrared light might also be beneficial for people living with dementia and this is worth exploring."

 

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