After experiencing a stroke, your medical team will evaluate your muscle tone on your affected side. Part three of the Stroke Lingo blog series reviews clinical words commonly used to describe post-stroke muscle changes.

Seventy percent of American adults report regularly taking at least one medication. Consider the following tips to streamline your medication management process:

Goal-setting becomes the name of the game for stroke survivors as they transition from the hospital back into their homes and communities.

Whether contemplating or committed to a health decision, understanding the science behind motivation can help remove obstacles in the path towards change.

A stroke may causes changes to the parts of the brain that control swallowing. In Stroke Lingo part two, we break down some words related to post-stroke swallowing disorders.

Does it ever feel like you are learning to speak a new language when you are trying to talk about having a stroke?

Have you ever wondered what it may look or feel like when a person is having a stroke? A stroke can happen to anyone at any time; it will not stop to think about whether you are in the middle of something like working, grocery shopping, or driving.

A “healthy lifestyle” can really take on a lot of different meanings depending on who you are talking to!

At only three pounds, the adult brain may seem small, but it's big role in the human body is undeniable.

Last week we talked a bit about how balance can be seriously affected after a stroke, and we began to talk about things you can do to improve your balance and overall safety.

We can’t predict the timeline for when a stroke may affect a particular person. But we can definitely spread awareness about risk factors.

A stroke occurs when reduced bloodflow to the brain causes brain cell death. Some strokes result in permanent disability, whereas others are so mild that they go unnoticed.

Strokes that cause one-sided weakness often have another frustrating consequence: swelling in the affected arm and hand.

Tenodesis grasp and release is a biomechanical occurrence that allows for some opening and closing of the fingers by movement of the wrist.

In today’s culture, it seems that we are always in search of the elusive life balance. But when a person survives a stroke, the word balance goes much further than simply finding an equilibrium between work and life.