Can Physiotherapy Cure Stroke?

Can physiotherapy cure stroke? This is a question many stroke survivors and their families ask. While there is no complete ‘cure,’ physiotherapy plays a vital role in recovery by improving movement, strength, and quality of life.

Hemiplegia popularly known as stroke is a sudden disabling attack or loss of brain function cause by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain mostly through thrombosis.

This loss of brain function might be as a results of:

blockage of blood flow to the brain (ischemic stroke)

Stroke can happen when blood flow to the brain is blocked,a condition known as an ischemic stroke.This blockage are usually caused by blood clots or other debris, restricts the brain’s oxygen supply resulting to brain damage.

High blood pressure

Known as hypertension significantly increase the risk of stroke.

It’s a major modifiable risk factors, controlling of high blood pressure is reducing stroke risk substantially.

Diabetic

Diabetes significantly increase the risk of stroke, people with diabetes are more likely to have hemiplegia than compared to those without.

This is as a result of high blood sugar levels overtime can damage blood vessels, making them more susceptible to blockage that lead to stroke.

Cardiovascular diseases

e.g heart failure and irregular heart rhythm.

Specifically, conditions like heart disease, mostly coronary artery disease can increase the risk of stroke due to plaque buildup in arteries, potentially blocking blood flow to the brain.