Cerebrovascular Accident Therapy to Helps Stroke Patients
Right now, 36.9 percent of americans have some type of heart disease, including high blood pressure, cerebrovascular accident and other conditions. By 2030, that number will rise to 40.5 percent of the population, according to the report.

CHULA VISTA, CA, October 15, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A heart diesease, cerebrovascular accident or stroke, for example, can create a number of troublesome symptoms, including problems with physical mobility. Millions of cerebrovascular accident survivors experience difficulty in walking. But now here's some ood news: for those recuperating after a cerebrovascular accident, more expensive, high-tech therapy isn't necessarily superior to intensive at-home strength and balance training.

The National Institutes of Health study randomly assigned 400 patients into three study groups who participated in 36 90-minute sessions over 12 to 16 weeks. All patients had either severe or moderate walking impairments. The average age of the patients was 62 years old.

In a massive cerebrovascular accident rehabilitation study, patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those who were treated in a training program that required the use of a body-weight supported treadmill device followed by walking practice called locomotor training.

At the end of one year, 52% of all the study participants had made significant improvements in their ability to walk.

The researchers found that the at-home group was the most likely to stick with the program, however. Only three percent dropped out of this arm of the study, compared to 13% of the more high-tech locomotor training groups.

All groups achieved similar gains in the speed and distance of their walking, their physical mobility, motor recovery and social participation, resulting in improved quality of life.

And some more good news: patients made significant improvements in walking speed long-term, despite widely held beliefs in the medical community that most improvements after cerebrovascular accident are complete by six months. The researchers noted that, based on these results, recovery beyond six months could be helped with continued therapy.

The home exercise program in this study requires less expensive equipment, less training for therapists, and fewer clinical staff members. The researchers suggest another benefit, too: this intervention may help keep cerebrovascular accident survivors active in their own homes and community environments.

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