Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a silent disease process, says Dr. Athanassios Tsoukas, Vascular Surgeon with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, who says carotid plaque develops for over 20 years. The specialist explains depending on the degree of blockage, patients have a critical shortage or a small shortage. They can have symptoms for a few […]
Gabriela M. Ortega, Supervisor for Acute Rehabilitation at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains a clot that prevents blood from being delivered to the brain causes a stroke, and the brain depends on its arteries to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the brain cells. When there is a clot, the brain does not receive what it […]
Haronyd Melo Nunez, Manager of Rehab Services at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains when patients are in the hospital, they receive about 25 to 30 minutes of therapy a day with an occupational therapist, and they can receive up to three hours of therapy combined from physical, occupational and speech therapy. She says in an […]
The pain you can experience after a stroke is generally categorized in two types: local or central. Dr. Lucinda Adriana Arenas, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains its meaning, and talks about the spasticity type of pain, and what type of pain a patient can develop.
There’s a window for recovery after the stroke of 3 to 6 months for recovery. This is the time that physiatrists need to take advantage of therapy or rehab programs. Dr. Lucinda Adriana Arenas, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician with Baptist Health South Florida affirms 50 % of recovery can take place in this months. […]
Some stroke survivors do not discuss their pain, because they may feel embarrassed or they do not want to show they are not at 100%. Dr. Lucinda Adriana Arenas, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician with Baptist Health South Florida, talks about what happens during the evaluation with the doctor. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: […]
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a medical specialty dedicated to care and through disability, after injury or disease, which involves bones, muscles and nervous system, meaning brain and spine, explains Dr. Lucinda Adriana Arenas, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician with Baptist Health South Florida. She also says physiatrists lead a team of other disciplines and […]
Being out in the heat for too long can throw off the balance of the body temperature, says Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. She describes if the body is unable to cool itself, people can develop a heat related illness, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, among others. […]
Dr. Italo Linfante, Medical Director of Interventional Neuroradiology & Endovascular Neurosurgery with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, talks about how strokes occur. With a digital imaging, the specialists describes the arteries of the brain and it does it by a lot of vessels, he explains. The specialist affirms for surgeons the upper part of the brain […]
