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Relieving Pain & Restoring Mobility After Stroke

Relieving Pain & Restoring Mobility After Stroke 

This 66-year-old patient was referred to a skilled nursing facility for stroke rehabilitation. While hospitalized, he required a thrombectomy (procedure to remove blood clot), and he experienced right-sided weakness and general debility after being discharged. Before his stroke, he lived at home with his spouse, was independent with all functional mobility, and walked with a rolling walker. 

Therapy Protocol

Physical & Occupational Therapy

  • 4-5x/week x 4 weeks

OmniVersa® Electrotherapy & Ultrasound System

  • Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (PENS) to the right arm and leg to decrease shoulder pain and for neuromuscular re-education and strengthening of the arm and leg

OmniVR® Virtual Rehabilitation System

  • Virtual reality exercise (bingo and flower garden) to improve transfers, balance, and gait

OmniCycle® Connect Advanced Active-Assist Cycle

  • Upper and lower extremity cycling neuro mode to promote improved endurance, strength, and reciprocal motor activity

Additional Interventions

  • Gait training, transfer training, balance re-education, therapeutic exercise, self-care retraining, and therapeutic activities

OmniVersa®

Electrotherapy & Ultrasound System

OmniVR®

Virtual Rehabilitation System

OmniCycle® Connect

Advanced Active-Assist Cycle

Following the 4-week stroke rehabilitation program the patient made significant strides: 

Relieving Pain & Restoring Mobility After Stroke

This patient is thrilled with the care he received and is so happy to be able to return home. He feels his therapy team really used all their tools to get him better as quickly as possible.

PENS really helped to improve his pain so he could participate in therapy with greater intensity, and it was also a big contributor to improving his strength on the affected side.

Therapist

Maximize Outcomes After Stroke

Incorporating innovative technologies, ACP’s evidence-based Neuro Rehab program is designed to help patients rebuild their strength and coordination post-stroke.

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This 66-year-old patient was referred to a skilled nursing facility for stroke rehabilitation after experiencing weakness on his right side and general debility. Before his stroke, he lived at home with his spouse, was independent with all functional mobility, and walked with a rolling walker. Keep reading to learn more about the innovative tools and strategies his care team used to maximize his outcomes and help him return home.

Swallowing Post-Stroke

Rebuilding Swallow Ability Post-Stroke

After experiencing a stroke that resulted in hospitalization, this 65-year-old patient was admitted to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation services. His swallow initiation was inconsistent, and he had difficulty managing his secretions, ultimately being diagnosed with oropharyngeal dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). He enjoyed a regular diet before his stroke, but because he could not take any food or liquid by mouth, a feeding tube was placed. 

Therapy Protocol

Speech Therapy

  • 5x/week x 3 weeks

Synchrony Dysphagia Solutions by ACP® with OmnisEMG Biofeedback 

  • Typical swallows with ice chips for swallow initiation using Trace Display and Bow and Arrow virtual reality (VR) representation of muscle movement 
  • Effortful swallows with nectar thick consistency and progressive challenge with increased viscosity and volume to improve swallow strength using Bar Graph VR representation 

Additional Interventions

  • Thermal stimulation to facilitate swallow initiation 

Synchrony Portable

Dynamic Balance System

Trace Display

Bow and Arrow

Bar Graph

Swallowing Post-Stroke

This patient is thrilled with the outcome of his therapy. He had this to share about his treatment using Synchrony: 

Thank you for everything you did! I can’t wait to get home and eat food again.

Patient

Improve Swallowing with Advanced Biofeedback

Ready to revolutionize your approach to dysphagia therapy? Discover how Synchrony Dysphagia Solutions by ACP® can transform patient outcomes with its innovative combination of sEMG and VR technology.

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After experiencing a stroke that led to hospitalization, this 65-year-old patient was admitted to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation services. His swallow initiation was inconsistent, and he had difficulty managing his secretions. As a result, he was diagnosed with oropharyngeal dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and a feeding tube was placed. Learn how his speech therapy team utilized Synchrony Dysphagia Solutions by ACP® to improve his swallow coordination and help him return to an oral diet.