PHYSICIANS INTEGRATED PHYSICAL THERAPY
PHYSICIANS INTEGRATED PHYSICAL THERAPY
RECOVERING AFTER
STROKE
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BY MATT SCHROEDER , PT , DPT , MS , MTC DIRECTOR , GENESYS PHYSICIANS INTEGRATED PHYSICAL THERAPY ( PIPT )
Physicians Integrated Physical Therapy ( PIPT ) offers the highest quality multidisciplinary neurological rehabilitation for stroke patients at its Neurological and Specialty Rehabilitation Clinic on Holly Road in Grand Blanc , Michigan .
The newly remodeled facility offers a large gym area , a kitchen and simulated living area , allowing room for strength and mobility training and practice for daily activities and tasks at home . Highly trained and experienced physical , occupational and speech therapists at PIPT provide cutting edge rehabilitation services , utilizing some of the latest technology available .
Stroke affects everyone differently depending on what part of the brain is involved . Strokes can be very mild resulting in only temporary weakness in an arm or a leg . Strokes can also be quite severe resulting in permanent paralysis of one side of the body , loss of the ability to speak normally , and loss of other bodily functions .
Stroke is a “ brain attack ” that happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted causing those brain cells to die . When a person has a stroke , his or her life can be turned upside down in an instant . About two-thirds of people who have had a stroke will have some type of
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Innovative Health - Winter 2017