Risk Factors that Leads to Higher Stroke Possibility

A stroke can cut off blood flow to a specific area of the brain. It is a medical emergency, and immediate treatment is essential. Our lifestyle choices and habits may influence our stroke risk. While healthy habits can significantly reduce it. Because many risk factors are related to lifestyle, anyone can reduce their risk of having a stroke.

High blood pressure, cigarette smoking, diabetes, high blood cholesterol levels, heavy drinking, a high fat and salt diet, a lack of regular exercise, and obesity are some of the most important risk factors for stroke.

Obviously, the most significant risk factor for stroke is high blood pressure (hypertension). The pressure inside the arteries is referred to as blood pressure. When your blood pressure is consistently higher than 140/90, you have high blood pressure. This is known as ‘hypertension.’

Hypertension is a condition in which the blood exerts more pressure than is normal or healthy. This weakens and damages blood vessel walls over time, which can result in stroke, particularly cerebral hemorrhage.

Furthermore, smoking can double or even quadruple the risk of having a stroke. Some chemicals in cigarette smoke, such as nicotine and carbon monoxide, hasten the progression of atherosclerosis (narrowing of arteries).

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to use blood sugar. A person with diabetes is rough twice as likely as someone of the same gender and age who does not have diabetes to have a stroke. This is due to the fact that elevated blood sugar levels contribute to the development of atherosclerosis (narrowing of arteries).

Stroke affects millions of people each year and is the leading cause of disability, resulting in enormous economic costs and a decline in quality of life. Post-stroke rehabilitation aims to reduce disability by promoting injury, activity, or participation recovery.

Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body is unable to use blood sugar. A person with diabetes is rough twice as likely as someone of the same gender and age who does not have diabetes to have a stroke. This is due to the fact that elevated blood sugar levels contribute to the development of atherosclerosis (narrowing of arteries).

Stroke affects millions of people each year and is the leading cause of disability, resulting in enormous economic costs and a decline in quality of life. Post-stroke rehabilitation aims to reduce disability by promoting injury, activity, or participation recovery.

A physical therapy program, such as rehabilitation, may include exercises to strengthen muscles, improve coordination, and regain range of motion to assist the patient in relearning skills that were lost when a stroke affected a part of his brain. Stroke rehabilitation can assist in regaining independence and improving quality of life.

Although robotic gloves have produced some promising results in recent decades, one example is SIFREHAB-1.0, which, when combined with flexible robot technology and neuroscience, can assist patients in mastering finger flexion and extension, reducing hand muscle tension, relieving edema and stiffness, promoting the rehabilitation of brain nerve injury through exercise, improving hand activity, and accelerating hand function rehabilitation.

Furthermore, the SIFREHAB-1.0 provides an effective hand recovery program (ADL) that includes a variety of daily tasks to improve strength and dexterity such as dressing, self-feeding, bathing, laundry, meal preparation, and other similar daily tasks. These daily repetitive exercises reduce muscle tension, improve blood circulation, alleviate pain, and prevent muscle weakness.

To summarize, strokes can be avoided by controlling blood pressure, eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, not smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight. Meanwhile, stroke patients can manage their own conditions, which may include the ability to use the Rehabilitation Robotic Gloves at home, which is best suited for stroke patients with hand function disabilities.

Reference: Stroke risk factors and prevention