Walking Off A Stroke - Jamaican Doctor Makes Breakthrough Discovery In Stroke Recovery

Taking a stroll around your community could greatly increase your chances of recovering from a stroke, according to a breakthrough study from researchers at the University of the West Indies (UWI).

The five-year study, led by Dr Carron Gordon, along with Professors Rainford Wilks and Affette McCaw-Binns, published last month under the title Community Based Walking After Stroke, has caused specialists to now rethink their approach in the treatment of stroke survivors.

"Exercise intervention had been used before, using a number of means, but no one had looked at walking as a single intervention, simple outdoor walking, which is a common, accessible modality. In our context, a lot of persons would not have access to the equipment used as part of the other studies, but walking is so accessible and can be done at the community level. It's familiar, inexpensive and something people could very easily get into," noted Gordon, a physiotherapist for more than 30 years with a PhD in public health.
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