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12 Things Stroke Survivors Wish Their Family Knew
Posted By King Street RehabStroke is an incredibly challenging process for not only the survivor, but for the entire family. Even the most committed families can have misunderstandings and make mistakes when it comes to their loved one’s recovery. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a renowned neuroanatomist and brain researcher who shares her experience of her own stroke in her book My Stroke of Insight . In her book, Dr. Taylor ...Continue Reading -
How to Recognize & Manage Caregiver Burnout
Posted By King Street RehabCaring for another person can be a stressful experience. Thousands of families rely on family caretakers to provide care for chronically ill, disabled, and elderly family members. On average, these family caretakers spend about 20 hours every week caring for their loved one, and often work outside the home as well. It’s not surprising that many caregivers suffer from burnout. Learning about ...Continue Reading -
10 Healthy Tips for Seniors
Posted By King Street RehabHealthy habits are important at any age, but they can be especially critical for the wellbeing of seniors. As your loved one grows older, you may find you need to take on more and more responsibility, especially when it comes to your loved one’s medical care. Building good health habits together can help both seniors and caregivers manage health challenges with ease and allow for seniors to enjoy ...Continue Reading -
7 Steps to Encourage Resilience in Seniors
Posted By King Street RehabResilience is a trait we often learn when young, but tend to grow out of as we age. This skill is what helps us overcome obstacles and try again. As our obstacles become bigger and more difficult to handle, we may rely on resilience less, but that doesn’t mean that resilience can’t help. The aging process is full of challenges and difficulties, and it isn’t uncommon for individuals, especially ...Continue Reading -
Rehabilitation Therapy After a Stroke: What to Expect
Posted By King Street RehabThe time following a stroke can be a confusing, scary time. Your loved one is safe, but they will have a long way to go before they return to normal. Rehabilitation therapy is the next step, but what does that entail? Here’s what you can expect to happen during your loved one’s recovery. Improving Mobility Starts with the Brain The side effects of strokes varies widely, but many patients need to ...Continue Reading -
How Occupational Therapy Helps in Stroke Rehabilitation
Posted By King Street RehabAfter a stroke, your loved one has a long journey to rehabilitation ahead of them. Along the way, they will be supported by a number of rehabilitation professionals, who are there to assist your loved one in regaining their functioning and independence again. Among these professional are occupational therapists, who help your loved one relearn to handle daily tasks. Here are some of the ways an ...Continue Reading -
Brain-Healthy Foods That Can Reduce Your Alzheimer's Risk
Posted By King Street RehabAlzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a progressive disease that affects one’s memory and cognitive abilities, for which there is no cure. For those with family members who suffer from Alzheimer’s, it is often a scary and emotional experience to have to watch your loved one gradually forget all that he or she once held dear. Although there is no cure for this disease, it is ...Continue Reading -
10 Important Nutrition Tips for Seniors
Posted By King Street RehabMost people struggle with maintaining a healthy diet comprised of all the necessary nutrients their bodies need, but seniors in particular can feel challenged. As our bodies age, our metabolisms start to slow down – with a major decrease in efficiency around the age of 40 and again at 60 – and our nutritional needs increase or start to vary. This combination of occurrences causes a double-whammy ...Continue Reading -
5 Most Common Health Concerns for Seniors
Posted By King Street RehabAs people age, new health concerns emerge, presenting different challenges. Being aware of the potential changes you may begin to face as a senior can help you take an active role in your health, and allow you to take the right steps to minimize your risk for disease as you age. Given that the life expectancy for those living in the United States today is longer than ever before, you will want to ...Continue Reading -
Tips to Stay Sharp as You Age
Posted By King Street RehabAs people age, change begins to occur throughout the body, including the brain, which gradually shrinks. This shrinkage causes nerve cells to lose connections with other cells, resulting in instances of forgetfulness. These changes are generally normal, but for some, it might indicate the early signs of a serious condition, such as dementia or Alzheimer's disease. These conditions are severe and ...Continue Reading -
Caring for your Emotional Health
Posted By King Street RehabAn accident, injury or illness can be a very stressful event, both for the patient and their loved ones. It is often met with uncertainty and fear leading to sadness, disappointment, guilt, hopelessness, helplessness, discouragement, anxiety, nervousness and a myriad of other negative thoughts and ideas about what is to come. Most patients report that the loss of their independence elicits or ...Continue Reading -
Preventing Falls
Posted By King Street RehabEveryone understands how devastating a fall can be. So, it is not only important, but essential that we understand measures we can take to prevent them. We all know the importance of exercising and keeping our muscles strong. But did you know that the most important muscle to use to prevent falls is your BRAIN! The best way to prevent falls is to think about what you're doing. Athletes concentrate ...Continue Reading -
How Well Does Occupational Therapy Improve Manual Dexterity?
Posted By King Street RehabManual dexterity is defined as a person’s ability to make precise, small, or intricate movements with their hands and fingers. It is our body’s unique capability to grasp and manipulate objects with total control but also to do so without thinking about it. Most of us do not realize just how important manual dexterity is in our day-to-day lives until it is gone. As we age, manual dexterity will ...Continue Reading -
How Occupational Therapy Improves Motor Coordination
Posted By King Street RehabMotor coordination is your natural ability to be able to control your body without actually thinking about what you are doing. People with amazing motor coordination can perform acrobatic stunts, whereas someone with poor motor coordination may have difficulty keeping balance, holding small or using small objects, or even just walking. There are two ways that motor coordination can diminish: ...Continue Reading -
Is It Possible to Improve Your Memory?
Posted By King Street RehabAre you finding that you forget where you left your keys more and more often? Can you only remember the birth months of your closest friends and family, but not the birthdays? Do you find yourself walking into rooms and not knowing why you went in there in the first place? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are experiencing common symptoms of memory loss. There is nothing strange ...Continue Reading -
The Many Benefits of Pet & Animal Therapy
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Can you recall a time when you were feeling glum or sad due to one circumstance or another, but your dog walked into the room and helped cheer you up just by being there? Did you ever have trouble sleeping but you could rest easy the moment your cat curled up with you? This unspoken yet powerful companionship between man and man’s best friends is known as the human-animal bond, and it is starting ...
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How Mental Health Affects Physical Health
Posted By King Street RehabMind over matter. We have all heard this mantra and understand that it means that our minds have more power than our physical bodies. What many people do not realize is just how true this may be, especially when it comes to maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle. There are so many problems that originate in the mind yet resonate in our bodies. Stress, anxiety, nervousness, worry, and depression ...Continue Reading -
The Importance of Eliminating Stress
Posted By King Street RehabStress. The word has so much weight to it and meaning behind it, just saying it can actually cause it. If you talk to your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, and even children and ask them about what causes them stress, they will all inevitably have an answer. Stress is a part of our day-to-day lives, regardless of our walks of life. It is an inevitable part of life and can be managed, but if ...Continue Reading -
The Importance of Respite Care
Posted By King Street RehabThe special needs of an elder often require constant or near-constant supervision and care from one other person. If you are the dedicated caregiver to your elder, you know firsthand how many responsibilities you handle during a typical day. Needless to say, this can understandably exhaust you if you have not had a break or a few days to yourself in a while. When you are starting to feel tired, it ...Continue Reading -
Long-Term Care Options: Alzheimer's Treatment
Posted By King Street RehabEvery year, millions of elders, many of whom are right here in the United States, will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Dedicated professionals in medicinal and psychological fields, such as neuroscientists, are pushing the boundaries of our technology to further advance our understanding of this degenerative illness. But even with their consistent and impressive efforts, no permanent cure ...Continue Reading -
The Benefits of Tai Chi for Seniors
Posted By King Street RehabMore than two millennia ago in China, Tai Chi was developed to focus the body and mind into one comfortable entity. Even now that medicine, surgery, and health science as a whole has advanced through technology and study, Tai Chi is still widely used to this day. Many people describe Tai Chi as “meditation in motion” as it involves gentle yet deliberate movements to heal the body and calm the ...Continue Reading -
The Benefits of Gentle Yoga
Posted By King Street RehabWhen you think about yoga, you probably imagine a room of people sitting perfectly still with their legs crossed strangely. But the reality is that not all yoga is calm and meditative. Some yoga sessions are quite strenuous, stretching the body to the limit to strengthen it, and so demanding of the practitioners that they are guaranteed to break a sweat. If you do not think that your body is ...Continue Reading -
The Benefits of Meditation: Relax Your Body and Mind
Posted By King Street RehabThere is a common misconception that meditation is only for certain kinds of people, and that it can only help with certain types of problems. How many people do you know who have tried meditation but said it “didn’t work for them”? Probably a few. The truth is that meditation can provide a wide variety of mental, physical, and emotional benefits for anyone . It is all a matter of finding ...Continue Reading -
Dementia: Basic Information and Possible Treatments
Posted By King Street RehabAs your elderly loved ones get older, you may begin to notice that they have trouble getting their thoughts together during conversations, feeling comfortable during social situations, or even walk without slow, deliberate movements. While this might be a natural part of aging, it could be early warning signs of dementia, a chronic condition that affects millions of elders in America and around ...Continue Reading -
Stay Connected with King Street Rehab
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At King Street Rehab, we have been providing Westchester County with top-rated services since 1960. If you have benefited from our services in the past or are currently looking for a rehabilitation facility, please connect with us online. Contact King Street Rehab 787 King Street, Rye Brook, NY 10573 Phone: (914) 937-5800 Website: https://www.kingstreetrehab.com/ Our Services Short-Term ...
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