Electrical stimulation therapy—otherwise known as electrotherapy—involves attaching electrodes to the skin over a muscle. Once activated, it sends an electrical current through the muscle, causing it to contract repeatedly. This simulates using the muscle over and over to help re-educate the brain by building new neural pathways. This takes advantage of a principle called neuroplasticity: […]
Physiotherapy After Stroke
A stroke can happen to anyone at any point in time. Known as a “brain attack,” a stroke is caused by a disruption in the blood flow to an area of the brain. The lack of blood flow starves the cells of oxygen, killing them. As cells die during the episode, capabilities that are controlled […]