If you are concerned your your in the first stage of a stroke symptoms such as Numbness, tingling sensations, weakness of limbs, slurred speech, sudden blinding Head aches then please stay calm and follow these simple procedures.
1 lay flat on your back
2 raise your legs above your Hips use cushions to support your legs
3 take slow rhythmic deep breaths , in through your nose and out through your mouth this can help you in staying calm.
call 999 immediately this technique will help you in reducing the damage and aid your recovery
I note from your introductory post you have survived multiple strokes and it’s nice to have you join this community to share you experiences.
Thank you for sharing this tip about reverse gravity assisted blood flow to slow down damage from strokes. The three steps in your simple procedures are clear enough. You finish by saying call 999 immediately.
Just for clarification, is it the case this is something you do when you think you are about to have a stroke (e.g. FAST stroke guidelines) and hence the dialling 999 to get emergency help.
The reason why I seek clarification is because I use a similar technique to help my Mum to improve blood circulation in her body. She is a stroke survivor with limited mobility and she can’t do a headstand which is what I as a non-stroke survivor do.
For Mum I do exactly what you say but we have a medical bed and so I just tilt the bed so her head is below the level of her feet and use pillows to further raise the feet. I let her lie in this position for as long as she can tolerate it, usually about 10 minutes a day.
