I tried acupuncture and electro-acupuncture in the early days (6 mo) as I had found it very helpful in the past for other things. Unfortunately it didn’t seem to work for stroke symptoms. I am thinking about giving it another go after so long.
What really works for my BP is Lion’s mane (powdered mushroom), milled flaxseed, and coQ10 with breakfast. For cholesterol, mainly diet and Heart Ace Plus. Before Christmas I found a gym for the disabled and hyperbaric oxygen treatment centre within 30 mins drive so I’m booked 1 hr per week. Be encouraged, a lot of us have managed to improve our situation.
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The brain is pretty aggrieved after stroke, so anything that can pamper it with dopamine and endorphins is beneficial. In respect to complimentary therapy, it depends on what you feel you need to achieve from the therapy. Some people find meditation pleasing and effective to alleviate stress on the mind and body, whereas, I prefer to have a bath. It’s the same thing, just done differently.
I also use video games to help fine tune my visual-spatial post stroke problems and use gentle games as meditation “Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of flow—a state of complete immersion and absorption in an activity where time seems to disappear.”
I used to do daily tai chi for a number of years to help with the same issue. It was very rewarding.
I guess what therapy you pursue is relative to what symptoms you have and subjective to what you find pleasurable.
I would like to give specific kinds of massage a go like craniosacral therapy, but I live in a rural area and access to these kinds of treatments is limited.
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I forgot to mention I drink a large glass of beetroot juice a day which definitely helps my BP.
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I echo this though I don’t drink it everyday. I include beetroot in my diet as a healthy natural resource.
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