Stroke treatment team is formed by: a doctor trained in brain conditions, a rehabilitation doctor, nurse, dietitian, physical therapist, occupational therapist, recreational therapist, speech pathologist, social worker, case manager and psychologist or psychiatrist.
The team evaluates the patient, determine the deficits that the patient has and designs the plan in the rehab unit, says Dr. Lucinda Adriana Arenas, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician with Baptist Health South Florida.
The doctor explains the patient will have an intensive rehabilitation, twice a day, six days a week for a couple of weeks.