This is the blog that my scientist sent me as a guest blogger. He is a physical therapist named Dr. Brian Lynch. He sent the word document with the blog on it in an email to me.

After suffering a cerebral vascular accident or what is know as a stroke there are multiple changes that can occur, and not every stroke is the same. As a physical therapist it is not one size fits all for patients that suffer a stroke, it is an individualized program depending on where the damage occurred. Each part of the brain controls a different aspect of the body. So depending on where the stroke occurred each patient may have different problems.

Some parts of the brain include the motor cortex (movement), sensory cortex (Pain, heat, and sensation), Parietal lobe (Comprehension and language), Temporal lobe (Hearing and or emotional functions), Occipital lobe (Vision), Wernicke’s area (Speech comprehension), Frontal lobe (Judgment),  Broca’s Area (Speech), Frontal lobe (Smell), cerebellum (coordination), and Brain stem (swallowing and breathing).

As you can see there are many different areas that can be damaged and it requires a multidirectional approach when working with a person that has suffered a stroke. Each person can be a different injury, each injury can be a different severity depending on how long the brain was having a lack of oxygen to that area. So with multiple areas affected each treatment will vary.