Blog Posts: Stroke

Would you know what to do if you or someone you love showed signs of a stroke? In this webinar recording, stroke neurologist Dr. Luciana Catanese explains how to recognize the warning signs, why acting quickly matters, and what you can do to help reduce your risk of stroke.

Research shows that physical rehabilitation may hold benefits for stroke survivors.

Learn about an easy online survey to determine your personal stroke risk profile and get a customized action plan based on your unique health history, lifestyle, and life stage.

Women face unique stroke risks, including older age at first stroke, higher likelihood of living alone, and greater pre-stroke disability. Learn about the sex and gender risk factors for stroke, including how stroke presents differently in women, and the important role exercise plays in reducing risk.

Did you know one in four people die of conditions related to thrombosis? In this three-minute video, hematologist Dr. Wendy Lim discusses how blood clots can impact blood flow, potentially leading to serious health issues like strokes or heart attacks. Learn how to recognize symptoms and take preventive measures.

Did you know that stroke disproportionately affects women, resulting in worse outcomes and higher mortality rates? Women also face more challenges as they recover. In this 2-minute video, Dr. Ada Tang, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, explains the various factors that affect women throughout their lifespan.

In this 3-minute video, Dr. Ada Tang, Assistant Dean of Rehabilitation Science, explains what you need to know about stroke, including signs, prevention, and rehabilitation.

From regaining arm function to communication skills, post-stroke recovery is no easy feat. However, research highlights a variety of strategies that stroke survivors can lean on.

Get gaming! Virtual reality therapy may help stroke survivors regain arm function and ease back into their daily activities.

After a stroke, depending on the area of the brain affected, various communication problems may occur, including creating sentences, using incorrect words, repeating words or sentences, misunderstanding others, inability to read and write, or slurred speech. Aphasia is the term given to problems with language expression or comprehension. In this video, Dr. Wes Oczkowski discusses the importance of speech-language therapy to help regain language after a stroke.

At one time or another, dietary supplements have been a feature of many of our shopping carts and medicine cabinets. But is there substance to the hype when it comes to our heart health? The research suggests no, except in very specific scenarios.

Aspirin is one of the world’s most widely used drugs. Although for some time it was believed that aspirin helped prevent heart attacks, emerging research suggests that in adults without a history of heart disease, aspirin may do more harm than good.

For people with atrial fibrillation, newer blood thinners may be safer and more effective than older, more commonly prescribed medications.

Mirror therapy shows promise in helping stroke survivors recover limb movement and resume activities of daily living.

As you get older, getting from one place to another can be a challenge. To put you on the road to better health, invest in a sturdy pair of shoes and use the power of your own two feet to get you to where you need to be.

They say time flies when you’re having fun. So the key to encouraging people to do their rehabilitation exercises is to make sure they’re enjoyable. Are technology-based games the solution?

Recovering from a stroke often includes recovering language and communications skills. Speech language therapy can help.

Nurse-led clinics can help patients with cardiovascular diseases manage their medications and make and maintain lifestyles changes, benefiting long-term health and survival compared to usual care.

For years hormone therapy was the “go to” for relieving symptoms of menopause; it was also believed to protect against age-related diseases. Recent evidence sheds a clearer light on how hormone therapy impacts heart health.

Specialized, designated stroke centres help reduce death and disability due to stroke. However, in an emergency, is it worth bypassing closer local hospitals to take stroke victims to a designated centre?