ECU: body tilt in patients after stroke was found to be curable

Body tilt in patients after stroke can be cured with long-term rehabilitation. This is reported by Edith Cowan University (ECU).

Stroke, i.e. an acute disruption of the blood supply to part of the brain, often leads to complications on one side of the body. For example, lateropulsion - a sideways tilt of the body that occurs because the person tends to use the stronger side - may occur. The patient resists attempts to align his or her position. This condition leads to a decreased quality of life, reduced ability to care for oneself, and an increased risk of falls and life-threatening fractures.

In a new study, researchers found that lateropulsion can persist for up to a year after a stroke. In the work doctors for the first time compared the recovery of patients after a stroke with or without lateropulsion. It turned out that the condition was treatable but required long, active rehabilitation. Without it, patients recovered less.

The authors of the paper led an international forum on lateropulsion that included 21 experts. They developed more than 100 recommendations for rehabilitation of patients with lateropulsion.

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