Key points from today’s guests:
Jamee Lorfing, stroke survivor
- Jamee had a stroke after a traumatic injury with her family at a lake house.
- After spending 12 days in Springfield, she went to Madonna Rehab Hospital in Omaha for four weeks.
- At age 40, she had to re-learn basic things like speaking and tying shoes while being a mom and a wife.
- She meets with a support group at KU and finds it extremely helpful to talk with other people going through the same life challenges.
- Mental health counseling is also very important because this is an emotional roller coaster.
Dr. Greg Herman, physical medicine and rehab physician, The University of Kansas Health System
- Anytime we have trauma, it can injure not only our bones if we have fractures that predispose us to developing strokes, but we can also have injury to our blood vessels that can cause clotting and that can propagate cause strokes in certain circumstances.
- We do know that stroke patients in a younger population do better with aggressive neuro specialized rehabilitation. We call it acute inpatient rehab -- almost like a boot camp.
- If we really push our rehab in that immediate post-stroke period, our brain can essentially rewire and reconnect different pathways and circuitry so that we can recover.
- One of the benefits of an academic medical center is having a large research presence so patients can get plugged into the newest trials or ongoing studies.
- We are constantly learning new things about stroke recovery. With better understanding and treatments, it should inspire hope amongst patients and physicians alike.
Jamie Johnson, speech-language pathologist, The University of Kansas Health System
- When I saw Jamee for the first time, it was two or three years from her stroke.
- Her treatment was more about fine-tuning because she had great therapy before I saw her.
- If you listen to her today, you would not think she needs speech therapy.
- We’ve been working on other things related to cognitive and language improvements.
- There is a lot of hope for people recovering from strokes and Jamee is an example of that.
Monday, June 3 at 8 a.m. is the next Morning Medical Update. Men’s Health Month kicks off with the biggest concerns from men.
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