Rehabilitation after a stroke in Odessa – symptoms and signs of injury

The difficult situation in the country's geopolitics and economy, caused by the war in Ukraine, has a very detrimental effect on the well-being of the population. This especially affected those residents of the state who belong to the age category 65+. According to statistics, cases of neurological, psycho-emotional and cardiovascular exacerbations have become extremely frequent. In particular, in the Odesa region, restorative courses of health measures, which are provided at the European level by the center of social, physiotherapeutic and patronage care "R-Clinic", have become more popular. Patients especially often need rehabilitation after stroke in Odessa. Unfortunately, cerebral hemorrhages, strokes, acute thrombosis and aneurysm ruptures are very common. Symptoms and signs of trauma sometimes go unnoticed against the background of constant malaise, a painful state of the body and psyche.

What alarming symptoms indicate a stroke that has already occurred or is approaching?

• Slurred speech - the patient's speech dysfunction often becomes the very factor that the neurologist focuses on during the initial stage of the rehabilitation program.

• Misunderstanding of words and suggestions addressed to the patient by people around and close to the patient.

• Paralysis of facial muscles – often the face is distorted, one corner of the mouth droops down, and the victim is unable to control the facial muscles or change the painful grimace.

• Inability to raise both arms and hold them upright. This indicates paresis or partial paralysis of one half of the body.

• Loss of balance – a person weakened by illness stumbles literally on the same spot, their legs give out, and they may fall.

• Dizziness and visual defocus, fainting, body covered in sticky sweat.

If the symptoms disappear within a few minutes, it may be a TIA.

Indeed, a TIA (transient ischemic attack) can be over in as little as 5 minutes, but minimal trauma has already occurred. In this short period of time, the blood supply to the brain has been blocked, which can portend an ischemic, hemorrhagic or subarachnoid stroke. In any case, after a TIA, medical care from an experienced specialist and strict preventive measures are required.

Recovery at R-Clinic after injuries and exacerbations

Attacks of heart and vascular diseases are a danger to the life of patients. This is especially true for citizens of retirement age. Care for the elderly, outpatient treatment or day hospital help to solve current health problems and restore body functions lost after injury. Therapeutic massage, physiotherapy, gymnastics, manual therapy, acupuncture, exercise therapy (physical therapy) and many other effective methods, which are prescribed by a neurologist and performed by a physiotherapist, massage therapist and manual therapist, invariably have an effect on the well-being of patients.