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Your Recovery Team
A team of professionals will plan your rehab program to help you meet your stroke recovery goals. This team may include some of the following:
Physiatrist – specializes in rehabilitation following injuries, accidents or illness.
Neurologist – specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of stroke and other diseases of the brain and spinal cord.
Rehabilitation nurse – helps people with disabilities and helps survivors manage health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure and adjust to life after stroke.
Physical therapist – helps with problems in moving and balance, suggesting exercises to strengthen muscles for walking, standing and other activities.
Occupational therapist – helps with strategies to manage daily activities such as eating, bathing, dressing, writing and cooking.
Speech-language pathologist – helps with talking, reading and writing, and shares strategies to help with swallowing problems.
Dietician – teaches survivors about healthy eating and special diets low in sodium, fat and calories.
Social worker – helps survivors make decisions about rehab programs, living arrangements, insurance and home support services.
Neuropsychologist – diagnoses and treats survivors who face changes in thinking, memory and behaviour.
Case manager – helps survivors facilitate follow-up to acute care, coordinate care from multiple providers and link to local services.
Recreation Therapist. Helps with strategies to improve the thinking and movement skills needed to join in recreational activities
