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Pediatric neurorehabilitation in Chile

Pediatric neurorehabilitation is the set of actions that, in a global and interdisciplinary manner, seeks to respond to transient or permanent needs caused by developmental alterations or deficiencies in early childhood. 

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The key role of physiatry in neurorehabilitation

After suffering neurological diseases or injuries, it is possible for people to lose body functions such as movement or sensitivity, suffering from motor paralysis. The recovery of these requires an interdisciplinary approach, which enables a comprehensive rehabilitation.

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Hemorrhagic stroke rehabilitation

Every October 29 is World Stroke Prevention Day, which seeks to raise awareness of this pathology that annually affects some 15 million people worldwide, of whom five million die and five million are left with some type of disability.

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What is an ischemic stroke? Sequelae and rehabilitation options

Every October 29 is World Stroke Prevention Day, a date set to raise awareness of the importance of knowing about this medical emergency which, if not treated in time, can cause sequelae ranging from motor paralysis to death.

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Innovation in Speech Therapy

A cerebrovascular accident (CVA), spinal cord injury (SCI), cerebral palsy (CP) or cranial encephalopathy (CTE) affects not only the movement and independence of the sufferer, but also his or her ability to speak, communicate, and even perform essential functions such as swallowing.

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How to recover mobility of people with paraplegia and tetraplegia

A spinal cord injury (SCI) involves damage to any part of the spinal cord or the nerves at the end of the spinal canal, and often causes damage to body functions below the injury site.

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Treatment of hemiparesis with FES methodology

Feeling of weakness in a leg, arm or side of the face are signs that a person may suffer from hemiparesis. Hemiparesis can occur as a result of some neurological disorders, related to the brain, spinal cord or nerves that connect to the affected muscles.

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Cerebral aneurysm: main risks and treatment options

A sudden, severe headache is the key symptom to notice a ruptured brain aneurysm, which can lead to a life-threatening cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

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What is a spinal cord infarction and what are your rehabilitation options?

A spinal cord infarction occurs when there is a reduction in blood flow within the spinal column, i.e., as a result of ischemia originating in an extravertebral artery.

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