An Ischaemic Stroke Case

Abstract

Ailment: Stroke. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or bursts. Without blood and oxygen, part of the brain starts to die. The part of the body controlled by the damaged area of the brain can't work properly. Brain damage can begin within minutes.

Purpose: To measure the effects of massage therapy on stroke.

Setting: Nonprofit long-term treatment.

Participant: A woman of 85 years old.

Condition: She's not able to talk, to move her hands and legs and to sit. She gets an ischaemic stroke.

Interval: once a week for six weeks.

Result: The woman got a therapy after two days of the ailment. When given a deep tissue massage therapy for 15 minutes, the woman cried and able to talk and move her hands. She could sit and move her hands and legs on the second therapy. She could stand and walk a little on the third. On the fourth therapy she could do everything though slowly. On the fifth and sixth therapy she recovered from the stroke.

Conclusion: Deep tissue massage therapy can be useful for alternative medication of stroke, however it may be just a sample case and it needs further research.