Stroke Recovery
Outpatient physical therapy after a stroke begins once you have left the hospital or inpatient rehab, and it focuses on walking, balance, arm and hand use, strength and independence. Recovery can keep going for months or years. PAR Physical Therapy sees patients in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and we ask you to call first to check whether our team is the right fit for stroke rehab.
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Where outpatient therapy fits after the hospital
Stroke recovery usually moves through stages of care, and outpatient care is one of them.
Hospital
Stabilizing care, with early therapy in the first days.
Inpatient rehab
Daily therapy while you rebuild basic function.
Home and outpatient therapy
Physical therapy after stroke continues the work. Outpatient neuro rehab, which some people search as neuro physical therapy near me, happens in a clinic like ours. We follow your doctor's plan.
What we work on
Walking after a stroke
Gait training to improve how you stand and step. People with weakness on one side (hemiparesis) learn to bear weight evenly.
Balance
Balance training for safer standing and turning. See balance and dizziness for how balance is tested.
Arm weakness after stroke
Task-specific practice for reaching, grasping and daily activities.
Strength and daily tasks
Strength training and practice for dressing, cooking and getting in and out of a car.
Why improvement is still possible months or years later
The brain can build new connections, and it responds to practice. Progress often slows after the first months, but it does not have to stop. We use neuromuscular re-education to train the muscles that have lost their signal. We do not promise a result, and we set goals that matter to you.
Parkinson's and stroke share some tools, such as big, purposeful movement. See Parkinson's Disease.
Fall prevention, family and caregivers
Recovery is shared work.
Falls
We teach how to move safely and practice what to do after a fall. Our fall prevention program has the full picture.
Family
We show family members how to help without doing the task for you. A home program keeps practice going between visits.
Shoulder pain after a stroke
A weak arm can leave the shoulder sore. We protect it while it recovers. See Shoulder Pain.
Stroke recovery in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet
Call either clinic and ask whether a therapist on our team treats this. If we are the right fit, we will find you a time, and if not, we will say so.
We see patients in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
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