What is Getting around
hysiotherapists are the people to advise on mobility and someone who has not been in hospital should ask the doctor…
Month: September 2025
What is Cooking and housework
When someone has great difficulty cooking and doing the housework the local Social Services department may be able to arrange…
What is Personal hygiene
Bathroom and toilet doors should not be locked. If this creates a problem, fit a special lock which can be…
What is Meal times
If swallowing food is a problem a speech therapist should be asked to help. When the affected hand has limited…
What is Activities of daily living
When coping with activities of daily living is too difficult, help should be sought from occupational therapists employed by the…
What is Memory and concentration
It is quite common to have difficulty in remembering new information after a stroke. This makes it harder to learn…
What is Tearfulness, depression and insomnia
A loss of emotional control is quite common, laughing and smiling one moment and in tears and sobbing the next.…
What is Visual problems, loss of feeling and neglect
Some people have a loss of the field of vision on the same side as the paralysis. This is rather…
What is Perceptual problems and changed personality
Some areas of the brain are concerned with personality, behaviour and an awareness of the environment in which we live.…
What is Special problems
Many of the disorders that can occur as the result of a stroke are described here. Few people will experience…