Stroke recovery can be a long and challenging process. While the greatest changes often occur within the first six months after a stroke, significant changes can continue many years after a stroke or what is called chronic stroke. Neuroplasticity, or the ability of the brain to rewire or reorganize [...]
Sciatica is a common cause of low back and leg pain. Between 10 – 40 percent of people will develop sciatica in their lifetime with the greatest incidence occurring in patients in their fourth decade.[i] Although the pain can be severe, most cases resolve within weeks with non-surgical treatment [...]
Apraxia is a motor disorder characterized by the inability to perform learned purposeful movement (such as brushing teeth or combing hair) despite intact areas of motor and sensory systems. The person affected has both the desire and physical ability to carry out the movement but due to certain disruptions [...]
Bell’s palsy is a form of facial paralysis that is thought to occur after a viral infection. Symptoms like facial drooping, difficulty closing the eye on the affected side, drooling and loss of taste can appear suddenly. Symptoms generally resolve on their own within a few weeks but can [...]
