Life after stroke
People who have suffered a stroke of the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nerves need rehabilitation. The most obvious effects of stroke are physical, but in some cases psychological, cognitive and social problems become equally important. The goal of neurorehabilitation is to minimize the pathological impact of stroke on the patient's life.
It is a complex integrated process. Today, several levels are distinguished in terms of treatment. The first level is to target the pathology itself and the mechanisms underlying the stroke. To combat this level, patients are usually prescribed medication or surgery.
The second and third levels are the restoration of impaired neurologic function and domestic maladaptation, respectively. Physical rehabilitation methods are used to eliminate the pathological manifestations of these levels.
The fourth level addresses social deprivation by restoring a person's quality of life after neurological dysfunction and domestic maladaptation, which limit a person's social role. To mitigate the damage, social rehabilitation is usually used to incorporate the individual into his or her natural course of life.
There are a large number of rehabilitation techniques available today. The most innovative of them are used in Switzerland. Work in the field of robotic systems of mechanotherapy is considered a promising direction. This is a direction of neurorehabilitation, the basis of which is the use of robotic devices for training the function of arms and legs with the presence of feedback from the brain. These techniques are performed in a game mode in a virtual environment. After the rehabilitation course, the patient's limb muscle tone and fine motor skills are restored, movement activity is increased and coordination of complex movements is improved.
Another important method is transcranial magnetic stimulation, which is a method based on stimulation of brain neurons by an alternating magnetic field without surgical intervention. This technique makes it possible to determine the boundaries of localization of brain dysfunctions. With the help of navigational brain stimulation systems, it is possible to stimulate different parts of the brain in a targeted and localized manner.
Clinique Valmont. - is one of the most popular clinics in the field of rehabilitation. At different times, members of royal families and celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin, Coco Chanel, Grace Jones and members of the Belgian royal family have had their health restored here. Patients who have suffered a stroke of the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nerves come here to be examined. It also offers bone and joint rehabilitation and an Alzheimer's disease screening program.