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Post stroke rehab

Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: Sep 16 1:22pm | Replies (18)

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I had about 18 months of weekly outpatient PT.
It helped a lot. I only stopped because of covid; the mask requirement inhibited my breathing so much I couldn't exert myself.
But my therapists were very helpful and taught me exercises and activities that I'm still doing now, years later.
Please keep in mind that recovering from a stroke isn't like recovering from a broken bone. It can take a very long time to retrain your brain. I will never regain full use of my right hand, for example.
It takes commitment, persistence, and patience.

Here's a video of me taking my first unaided steps, a couple of months after the stroke:
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/ieuRR0a5FdY

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Thanks for sharing your experience, Scott! i'm so happy to hear that the therapy was helpful to you, overall. they have only scheduled me for 3 and a half months so far. did medicare cover your whole 18 months?