| Patients and doctors alike have resorted to eastern | | | | blood flow, hormones, and nervous systems. |
| methodologies in search for a cure to the damage | | | | Herbal medication, on the other hand, involves the |
| caused by stroke. Ancient techniques such as | | | | consumption of a specific herb or a combination of |
| Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | | | | herbs specifically formulated for stroke recovery. |
| have become popular alternatives for stroke | | | | Chinese herbs are known to help improve blood |
| rehabilitation as results have shown more effective | | | | circulation that reinvigorate internal systems and, in |
| than the western approach. | | | | turn, restores the functioning of the brain affected |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine, which already is popular | | | | by the stroke. Experience has shown that regular |
| among stroke patients, comes in the form of herbal | | | | intake of Chinese herbs has treated stroke patients |
| medication and century-old therapeutic techniques like | | | | with aphasia, hemiplegia, disorientation, and impaired |
| Acupuncture and Tong Ren Therapy. | | | | memory and language. |
| Acupuncture, as scary as this may sound, is a | | | | In particular, the Chinese herb Ginseng is prescribed |
| painless procedure of inserting and manipulating | | | | to restore and tone the blood besides boosting body |
| threadlike needles into specific points on the body for | | | | energy. Gingko Biloba, on the other hand, is thought |
| stimulation and treatment. There are other types of | | | | to improve blood circulation especially blood flow in |
| acupuncture besides the Traditional Chinese | | | | the brain, though, together with its other claimed |
| Acupuncture. These are the Japanese Style | | | | properties such as lowering plasma cholesterol |
| Acupuncture, Korean Hand Acupuncture, and Auricular | | | | concentration, there are much debate about its |
| Acupuncture. | | | | efficacy |
| Regardless of type used, acupuncture can facilitate | | | | Nowadays, technology has made Traditional Chinese |
| nerve regeneration and redirect surviving nerve cells | | | | Medicine more accessible and convenient for stroke |
| pass stroke-damaged parts of the brain. Acupuncture | | | | patients. One brilliant example is Neuroaid. Taking its |
| also dilates blood cells, decreases blood viscosity, and | | | | origins in the TCM, this post-stroke treatment gives |
| prevents the aggregation of blood cells. Stroke | | | | way to hope as it proved to be efficient in post |
| patients have experienced relief from headaches, | | | | stroke recovery. Neuroaid is now being prescribed by |
| dizziness and hypertension besides improvement in | | | | neurologists all around the world and has been proven |
| walking, balance, mobility, and emotions. | | | | to help stroke patients recover their functional skills. |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine also implores the Tong | | | | A large number of published article in reputable |
| Ren Therapy, which is an energy healing technique. | | | | scientific journal points towards its property in |
| Tong Ren Therapy is based on the Chinese belief | | | | restoring neurological functions such as motor skills, |
| that every person has energy that can be accessed | | | | speech and vision. Interesting enough, the results of |
| through different points of the body and used for | | | | further scientific studies published early this February |
| healing. | | | | 2010 point out that Neuroaid is not only safe and |
| Though infamous compared to Acupuncture, Tong | | | | efficient for stroke rehabilitation but could also be |
| Ren Therapy is like acupuncture minus the needles | | | | effective in reducing the severity of stroke if taken |
| that have healed numerous patients with problems in | | | | as a preventive measure. |