<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Hello doctor, My father had a stroke acute non hemorrhagic three months back. Now after three months he complains of heaviness in his body,We keep on asking our doctor about this problem ,according to him the heaviness goes away but it takes time. Now how much time ? he has no clear answer, due to which we are worried. please help.  <response>: Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that the heaviness in the body may be related to the motor deficits caused by the stroke. You should know that recovery after stroke takes months. It is important performing a lot of physiotherapy during this period which includes 6-12 months after stroke. This is the period during which you can gain a lot from physiotherapy. After this period, he may not be as before, but the residual deficits usually remain. Anyway, other tests are necessary to exclude other possible causes of heaviness: - a cardiac ultrasound to examine his heart for heart failure-complete blood count for anemia-liver and kidney function tests. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards, 