Patient case study: Small left parietal stroke
We take pride in providing exceptional and personalised patient care for each of our patients. Through our strategy of personalised high-intensity rehabilitation, we’re able to achieve strong clinical outcomes like the one below.
Maggie was 77 years old when she fractured her ankle following a fall in her garden. Unfortunately she had to wait a relatively long time for an ambulance to arrive, and due to her stressful condition she developed a heart issue which then led to a small left parietal stroke.
The parietal lobe is a key part of the brain associated with the processing of sensory information, like spacial awareness, our sense of touch, and the part of our vision that deals with the location of objects. As a result, Maggie had difficulty moving as we would in every day life. For example, getting out of bed, getting in and out of the shower, or walking up a flight of stairs. This left her with a reliance on care, which in turn affected her quality of life.
Immediately after the stroke, Maggie was admitted to her local acute hospital and stayed there for 5 weeks until her condition stabilised. She was then admitted to Circle Rehabilitation. Her main goal when she arrived at our facility was to restore her strength and improve her mobility.
The expected length of stay at Circle was initially expected to be around 50 days, however following a period of intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, she was able to return home after just 26 days.
During her first week at Circle Rehabilitation, Maggie had four physiotherapy sessions, with an additional three 1-hour occupational therapy sessions and a psychological assessment. In her second week, physiotherapy was increased to six 1-hour sessions, occupational therapy to four 1-hour sessions and two additional hours of exercise were added.
A typical day in rehabilitation will include some of the following activities, but is not restricted to just these:
Hospitality:
Patients are helped to get ready for the day and have several menu options to choose from for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Physiotherapy:
Vital to the recovery of patients, our skilled staff provide physiotherapy or hydrotherapy.
Ward rounds:
Staff visit patients at regular intervals to check and discuss their progress.
Consultant visits:
The patient’s consultant also checks in to monitor the progress and success of treatment.