Imagine losing your ability to convey tone and emotion through facial expressions. The loss of facial function due to facial nerve paralysis can significantly affect confidence and emotional wellbeing. Facial nerve paralysis is a result of damage or injury to the seventh cranial nerve, a.k.a. the facial nerve. The facial…
There is a strong need for non-pharmaceutical approaches to managing the cognitive and physical symptoms of dementias including Alzheimer’s disease. Treating dementia with specially designed exercise therapy programs is an exciting possibility. In this post I outline guiding principles for developing your own dementia exercise program. Medications for dementia offer…
New clinical research suggests that certain types of physical exercise may significantly improve the physical and cognitive symptoms of dementia. Dementia including Alzheimer’s disease is common in our aging population, and represents a growing burden to our health care system and to the lives of family and friends of those…
Stroke rehabilitation is a rapidly evolving field of research, and so it is necessary to periodically re-evaluate what constitutes state-of-the-art in stroke rehabilitation practices.
