Naturopathic Doctors at the Nardella Clinic in Calgary use therapies that specifically promote the healing and enhance the functioning of the neurological system in helping patients recover from a stroke.
A stroke is the sudden onset of a neurological deficit characterized by weakness or paralysis that is caused when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. The interruption of blood flow stops the delivery of oxygen and nutrients, and prevents the carbon dioxide and cellular wastes to exit the brain. If the brain is deprived of these critical elements for a few minutes then the brain tissue dies. Strokes are either ischemic or hemorrhagic. In an ischemic stroke blood flow to the brain is interrupted due to a blood clot or, more rarely, spasm of the cerebral arteries. In atherosclerosis a fatty deposit lines the vessel wall. This fatty deposit can form at the site of the stroke called a thrombotic stroke. Where as and embolic stroke happens when a clot forms outside the brain (often from the heart) and travels to the brain then lodges itself in an artery in the brain.
A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when weakened blood vessel in the brain rupture and bleeding occurs. Without proper outflow the blood accumulates and puts excessive pressure on brain tissue. Hemorragic strokes are often due to an aneurysm (weakened blood vessel that ruptures) or an arteriovenous malformation (cluster of abnormally formed blood vessels). Approximately, ninety percent of strokes are ischemic and ten percent are hemorrhagic.
Warning signs of a stroke can include sudden weakness or numbness in one arm or side of the face, sudden speech or cognition problems, sudden change in vision, nausea, vomiting and sudden severe headaches. If these symptoms occur it is important to call 911 immediately.
Various risk factors for strokes include aging, alcohol abuse, smoking, high blood pressure, cardiac disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis, obesity, inactivity, diets high in saturated and trans fats, prior strokes/TIA and family history.
Strokes are the third leading cause of death, and strokes are the most common cause of long-term disability with fourty percent of stroke survivors left severly disabled. Complications of a stroke can be neurological or systemic complications. Neurological issues that can arise following stroke include spasticity, epilepsy, motor deficits, pain syndrome and neurological disturbances. The stroke patient may experience psychological manifestations such as memory issues and dementia.
Nardella Clinic naturopaths in Calgary have these critical tools to help patients recover from stroke:
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Intravenous Glutathione
- Intravenous Alpha Lipoic Acid
- Intravenous Phosphatydicholine
- Neurotracker Cognitive Therapy
- Nutritional Supplementation
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Madaktari wa naturopathic katika Kliniki ya Nardella huko Calgary hutumia matibabu ambayo husababisha uponyaji na kuboresha utendaji wa mfumo wa neva kusaidia wagonjwa kupona kutoka kwa kiharusi. Kifafa ni ugonjwa wa neva unaosababishwa na kushindwa kwa mfumo wa neva na kupooza kwa damu kwenye ubongo. Mvuke wa damu unapoanza kuanguka, oksijeni na virutubisho vinakoma kutoka kwenye ubongo na kuzuia kaboni dioksidi na taka za chembe kutoka kwenye ubongo. Upasuaji wa ubongo unachukua muda wa dakika chache tu, na tishu ya ubongo hufa. Mshtuko wa akili ni wa ischemic au wa hemorrhagic. Katika kiharusi cha ischemic mtiririko wa damu kwa ubongo ni kuvunjwa kutokana na damu clot au, mara chache zaidi, spasm ya mishipa ya ubongo. Inherosclerosis ni amana ya mafuta kwenye ukuta wa chombo. Mshipa huo wa mafuta waweza kufanyizwa mahali pa kiharusi kinachoitwa kiharusi cha thrombotic. Mshtuko wa ubongo (embolic stroke) hutokea wakati damu inapotoka nje ya ubongo (mara nyingi kutoka moyo) na kusafiri hadi ubongo na kisha kujiweka kwenye mshipa wa damu. Kiharusi cha damu hutokea wakati mishipa ya damu iliyodhoofika katika ubongo inapovunjika na kutokwa na damu. Bila mtiririko sahihi wa damu, damu hukusanyika na kusababisha shinikizo kubwa sana kwenye tishu za ubongo. Mara nyingi kiharusi cha kutokwa na damu husababishwa na aneurysm (mshipa wa damu uliodhoofika ambao huvunjika) au kasoro ya mishipa ya damu (mshuko wa mishipa ya damu iliyofanyizwa kwa njia isiyo ya kawaida). Karibu asilimia 90 ya kiharusi ni cha ischemic na asilimia 10 ni cha hemorrhagic. Dalili za kuonya za kiharusi zinaweza kujumuisha udhaifu wa ghafla au kuzimia kwa mkono mmoja au upande wa uso, matatizo ya ghafla ya usemi au utambuzi, mabadiliko ya ghafla ya maono, kichefuchefu, kutapika na maumivu makali ya kichwa. Ikiwa dalili hizi zinatokea, ni muhimu kupiga simu ya 911 mara moja. Vipengele mbalimbali vya hatari ya kiharusi ni pamoja na uzee, matumizi mabaya ya pombe, uvutaji sigara, shinikizo la damu, ugonjwa wa moyo, kisukari, atherosclerosis, unene wa kupita kiasi, ukosefu wa shughuli, vyakula vyenye mafuta mengi na trans, kiharusi cha awali na historia ya familia. Kifafa ni kisababishi cha tatu cha vifo, na kifafa ni kisababishi cha kawaida cha ulemavu wa muda mrefu, na asilimia 40 ya watu waliopona kifafa wanakuwa walemavu sana. Matatizo ya kiharusi yanaweza kuwa ya neva au ya mfumo. Matatizo ya neva ambayo yanaweza kutokea baada ya kiharusi ni pamoja na spasticity, kifafa, upungufu wa motor, ugonjwa wa maumivu na matatizo ya neva. Mgonjwa wa kiharusi aweza kupatwa na dalili za kisaikolojia kama vile matatizo ya kumbukumbu na ugonjwa wa akili. Nardella Clinic naturopaths katika Calgary kuwa na zana hizi muhimu kusaidia wagonjwa kupona kutoka kiharusi: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Intravenous Glutathione - Intravenous Alpha Lipoic Acid - Intravenous Phosphatidylcholine - Neurotracker Cognitive Therapy - Nutritional Supplementation Schedule A. Tutawasiliana nawe mara moja ili kukamilisha habari yako.