Things Caregivers Should Know After A Loved One Has Had A Stroke

Stroke rehabilitation for cognitive defects is often called cognitive rehabilitation. Once able, resistance training has yielded amazing results (compared to a control group) in terms of regaining mobility.4 It can even improve both paretic and nonparetic lower extremity strength — that being mobility lost either in part or completely as a result of the stroke.
Dynamometry; timed up and go; six-minute walk test; stair climbing test; sit and stand up test; isokinetic strength; walking speed; exercise for stroke victims peak FC; peak VO2; 1MR; quality of life; balance; scales used to monitor perception of effort; EMG; strength platform.

This is important, since physiological manifestations are often related to one's sensorimotor recovery ( MacIntosh et al., 2008 ) that might be interesting to investigate while patients are exposed to a VR-based environment augmented with a Kinect device.
Aerobic exercise, the main form of cardiac rehabilitation, may play an important role in improving aerobic fitness, cardiovascular fitness, cognitive abilities, walking speed and endurance, balance, quality of life, mobility, and other health outcomes among stroke patients.

These problems can create a vicious circle” of further decreased activity and greater exercise intolerance, leading to secondary complications such as reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, and impaired circulation to the lower extremities in stroke survivors.
Caregivers should consider assistance from a physical or occupational therapist if their loved one has: dizziness; imbalance that results in falls; difficulty walking or moving around daily; inability to walk six minutes without stopping to rest; inability to participate in or complete daily activities.
Literature review indicates that the tonic component of the EDA can be associated with a task being executed and the perceived challenge by the post-stroke patient ( Chatterjee et al., 2018 ) with a reduction in tonic activity indicative of one's functional recovery ( Clarkson et al., 2010 ).

The current evidence supports a role for exercise which combines cardiorespiratory training (including walking as an exercise mode) and strength training (particularly involving the upper body) presented in a group setting with other stroke survivors.