Stroke Recovery

Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in adults worldwide. The numbers are sobering: 12.2 million new strokes occur globally every year - someone has a stroke every three seconds. 101 million people are currently living with the effects of stroke, the majority carrying lasting cognitive, motor, or emotional deficits.

Fewer than 30% achieve full functional recovery. Put another way, more than 70% of stroke survivors live with ongoing disability - not because the brain is unable to recover, but of insufficient interventions to maximize that recovery.

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Stroke causes far more than local structural damage. It disrupts brain electrical activity in a widespread, measurable pattern — extending well beyond the immediate site of injury.

 

Four key disruptions are most clinically important: 

Slow-wave invasion: the injured brain starts generating excessive delta and theta activity  - the low frequency 1 to 8 hertz range, displacing the higher-frequency alpha and beta rhythms needed for attention, motor control, and cognitive function. 

 

Imbalance between the two hemispheres: the injured side loses higher-frequency activity, while the unaffected hemisphere over-compensates. Critically, research consistently shows this compensatory over-activity is not helpful, it inhibits the injured side that actively impedes recovery and predicts poor functional outcomes. 

 

Disrupted network connectivity: coherence between the hemispheres in the affected brain networks collapses - the affected motor cortex, premotor regions, and supplementary motor area lose communication with each other. 

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Mu rhythm suppression: the 8 to 12 hertz sensorimotor rhythm in the injured hemisphere is suppressed - a key biomarker for motor impairment and a direct target for treatment.

We offer a variety of treatment options for supporting the healing process:
-Neurogen Brain Balancing (Passive, adaptive neuromodulation / neurofeedback)
-Acupuncture
-Photobiomodulation
-Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
-Supplement and Herbal Support
-Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

-Neuro-muscular Re-education & Functional Exercises
-Psychedelic-Assisted Neurorehabilitation