Looking for stroke rehab facilities at Chennai, India

[rangahome]

My mother had a massive stroke when she was visiting mein USA. Her right side is pralyzed and she also lost her speech. I'd like to bring her back to Chennai, India and continue her rehab treatment (physical, occupational and speech therapies) at Chennai.

Can someone help me with information on hospitals & places that provide in-patient rehab services for stroke patients in Chennai, india?? Also, share with me your experiences with these facilities.

[rashmi20]

I do not if you will get this message. My father in law had a massive stroke 2 weeks ago. He is hospitalized and we are having problems in getting any inpatient rehab places to accept him. We need him to be atleast fit to travel back to india. if you have any insight that could help, we would truly appreciate it. He is in a hospital in the Boston area. my email is rashmi.***@****.
thx

[rangahome]

Thanks Ravi. Physical and occupational therapy goes a long way in helping patients recover from stroke and that has helped my mother as well. She is now able to walk, do minimal lifting and even climb stairs with some help.

However, the area where she needs help now is mental/psychological. She is on heavy drugs and recently she seem to suffer from some psychological / psychiatric problems like short term sudden memory loss, repetitive statements, talking to herself etc. We have taken her to a neuropsychiatrist and thats where we are now. Any comments/ feedback on simialr experiences and treatments will be very helpful.

[raviranganathan]

i know , that I am responding to a question which has been posted long time ago.  yet i wanted you to know so you will at least be able to help what ever can be done at this time or to let others know.  Physiotherapy does help bring back some control on paralysed musculature,  how effectively was it done is something you have to ask yourself.  if your physiotherapist was doing a repeated task everyday, it is of no use.  initially a therapist would try to recover any muscle control that is possible, simultaneously he has to work on regaining lost functions.  lets say a person is not able to walk, if he gains back all his controlls he will walk normally.  but after a stroke the recovery depends on the extent of lesion and effective physiotherapy.  in the situation where regaining control is not happening, the goals of physiotherapy will be to find alternate ways of walking adapting to the loss.  this might mean walking with a limp or walking using a device.  ensuring that the client is safe to perform the walk and if that is not possible, teaching the family on how to care for the client are all the responsibilities of the physiotherapist.  if the client cannot walk at all, then the goal is to find an alternate way  of moving around like a wheel chair.  then the client has to be trained on how to move around safely, families have to be trained on how to take the wheelchair on steps, ramps etc without injuring themselves, how to transfer client on to a car , toilet etc.  hope this helps.

[raviranganathan]

i know , that I am responding to a question which has been posted long time ago.  yet i wanted you to know so you will at least be able to help what ever can be done at this time or to let others know.  Physiotherapy does help bring back some control on paralysed musculature,  how effectively was it done is something you have to ask yourself.  if your physiotherapist was doing a repeated task everyday, it is of no use.  initially a therapist would try to recover any muscle control that is possible, simultaneously he has to work on regaining lost functions.  lets say a person is not able to walk, if he gains back all his controlls he will walk normally.  but after a stroke the recovery depends on the extent of lesion and effective physiotherapy.  in the situation where regaining control is not happening, the goals of physiotherapy will be to find alternate ways of walking adapting to the loss.  this might mean walking with a limp or walking using a device.  ensuring that the client is safe to perform the walk and if that is not possible, teaching the family on how to care for the client are all the responsibilities of the physiotherapist.  if the client cannot walk at all, then the goal is to find an alternate way  of moving around like a wheel chair.  then the client has to be trained on how to move around safely, families have to be trained on how to take the wheelchair on steps, ramps etc without injuring themselves, how to transfer client on to a car , toilet etc.  hope this helps.

[preeti26]

My 50 yr old mother had a "massive" hemorrhagic stroke on 4aug2007. The neuro surgeon said it was a large deep bleed in the left side of her brain, apparently she is lucky to have survived it and without surgery. The latest CT scan 3.5 weeks after the stroke the blood has started to re-absorb and swelling is going down. She has paralysis on the right side (arm and leg) and has aphasyia - she understands us but has a hard time getting her words out (she does put small phases together at times).A speech therapist works with her and she can read, write some (copies words)  The speech therapist has positive prognosis for speech improvements over the next year. I'm wondering how paralysis recovery works? She has physio therapy working her muscles but do people with paralysis get some motor function back and if so what type of time frame as it is now almost20 months.Is there any recent research or therapy to aid in the motor recovery process such as magnetic stimulation or emg that we should be considering or inquiring about? Any questions I should be asking the rehab or dr.'s to find out about my mother's prognosis for it....or is it giving her brain time to heal and see if rehab can help
NOW SHE IS COMPLANING SEVERE PAIN..WHICH IS UNBEARABLE  AND NOW SHE DOES ONE HOUR EXCERCISE ONLY...PLS SUGGEST............VERY WORRIED...