Today, stroke is a very common occurrence. About half a million cases of stroke of varying severity occur in Russia every year, and in about half of them a person loses his legal capacity. The further life of such people largely depends on what kind of rehabilitation measures will be carried out in the period that follows after discharge from the hospital, but, unfortunately, getting to rehabilitation in a medical institution is not so simple. In the vast majority of cases, patients after a stroke who do not need resuscitation are discharged from the hospital for 21 days, and this ends with free medical care: the patient is sent home under the supervision of a local neurologist, and relatives who are unable to turn to paid specialists will most likely be forced to to care for a stroke patient at home.
How soon the patient will be able to restore impaired functions, largely depends on how rehabilitation will take place after a stroke. At home, it is possible to carry out some procedures, but this requires courage and preparedness for the difficulties not only of the patient himself, but also of his relatives. Most often, rehabilitation after a stroke at home comes down to caring for the patient, meeting his basic needs, and preventing skin diseases. This is understandable: for the relatives of such a person, even these responsibilities are very difficult, let alone procedures that should help restore activity. Such activities should take several hours daily. Even with the strong will of the patient and the desire to return to an active life and the active help of relatives as soon as possible, this can take years. In addition to gymnastics, exercises for restoring speech and mastering lost skills, it is advisable to add massage, physiotherapy, and reflexology there. Particularly intense classes should be in the first few months after a stroke. Rehabilitation after a stroke at home is hard work, but in many cases it brings its results, which means it is worth it. Today there are good books on how rehabilitation should be carried out after a stroke at home, which tells what and how to do in order for a person to quickly return to his usual life, and if there is no way to contact several visiting specialists, you can use them, but it’s better to consult a doctor.
First of all, rehabilitation after a stroke at home requires certain changes in the situation. In the room where the patient is located, the air temperature should be higher than in other rooms, since a person with limited motor activity freezes faster. The bed should be in such a way that access to it can be made from all sides. The mattress should be of high quality, moderately stiff and always even. It’s best to purchase a new one. The patient should be able to call for help at any time, therefore, especially in case of impaired speech function, it is necessary to provide such an opportunity, for example, by means of a bell or a bell. The patient's room should be ventilated several times a day.
After the patient begins to get up, you need to put a chair on the bed, convenient for him to sit and get up. This will help prevent bedsores and increase motor activity. When the patient begins to independently move around the apartment, it is necessary to ensure safety wherever he goes. It is necessary to remove the things and furniture standing in the aisle, especially those that have sharp corners, remove all the hanging cabinets and shelves that are unreliably hanging, make sure that the floor coverings fit snugly against the floor so that they cannot be tripped over. The patient will not soon learn to fully control his body, so it is very important that until this moment the safety of the space inside the apartment is maximum - rehabilitation after a stroke at home will be more effective if he does not receive additional injuries.