Deans' stroke musings: The American Stroke Association focusing on defeating stroke through education and collaboration

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.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

The American Stroke Association focusing on defeating stroke through education and collaboration

You do realize your supposed constituency(stroke survivors) wants 100% recovery? And you are DOING NOTHING TO GET THERE!

Complete failure of the ASA in solving stroke.

The American Stroke Association focusing on defeating stroke through education and collaboration

TUCSON (KVOA) —Globally, about one in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.

During American Heart Association Month, the American Stroke Association, will teach people that a stroke is preventable, treatable, and beatable.(None of this is true! Show me protocols to prove your point.)

Most adults in the U.S do not know the F.A.S.T. warning signs of stroke, and that stroke is largely treatable if you call 911 as soon as you recognize the symptoms. Actresses Susan Lucci and Jennie Garth, NBA player Paul George, and NFL player Bobby Wagner share their personal connection to stroke, inspires others to “honor someone you love” by learning the stroke warning signs with F.A.S.T. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S.

A stroke occurs when normal blood flow in the brain is interrupted. When parts of the brain don't get the oxygen-rich blood they need, the affected brain cells die.

A large majority of strokes can be prevented through education and lifestyle changes such as moving more, healthy eating, managing your blood pressure, getting healthy sleep and quitting smoking and vaping. Uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity are major risk factors for stroke. High blood pressure is a leading cause and controllable risk factor for stroke. It’s important to know your numbers and work with a health care professional to manage risks.

“The best way to avoid strokes is to learn the warning signs in advance,” said Dr. Scott Van Valkenburg, Chief Medical Officer for Arizona Complete Health. “We are proud to join alongside the American Heart Association to encourage our Arizona communities to recognize a stroke F.A.S.T. Every 40 seconds in the U.S., someone has a stroke. Together, we can make a difference.”

Learn how to spot a stroke F.A.S.T. If you see face drooping, arm weakness or speech difficulty, call 911.