China Brain Health Day丨Protect your body's "command center" and enjoy a healthy life

September 16 is the 22nd "China Brain Health Day" in my country. The brain is the "headquarters" of the body. People's memory, sleep, movement, language, senses and other life activities are inseparable from the command and dispatch of the brain. It is understood that among all diseases, cerebrovascular disease has the highest disability rate, and more than 70% of them leave various sequelae. Stroke has the characteristics of high incidence, high disability rate, high mortality rate, and high recurrence rate. It is the leading cause of death and disability among adults in my country. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, one person dies from a stroke or is permanently disabled by a stroke every 6 seconds in the world. Therefore, it is particularly important to pay attention to brain health.

What are the common brain diseases?

Cerebral palsy and mental retardation in children caused by genetic or congenital maldevelopment.

Sequelae of acute brain injury caused by trauma, sequelae of cerebral stroke caused by cerebrovascular disease, etc.

Chronic degenerative diseases caused by damage to central nervous fibers and subsequent aging and degeneration of brain nerve cells, including Alzheimer's disease, cerebral atrophy, Parkinson's disease, etc.

Rehabilitation medicine helps promote brain health

Brain disease rehabilitation is also called neurological rehabilitation. Through the combination of physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy, it can protect brain disease patients, improve various body functions, and return to family and society as soon as possible.

01Physical Therapy

It mainly treats local or systemic functional disorders and lesions of the human body through physical factors such as sound, light, electricity, cold, heat, force (exercise and pressure), and uses non-invasive methods to restore the body's original physiological functions. The purpose is to preserve, rebuild and restore the body's optimal functions. Physical therapy includes exercise therapy and physical factor therapy. Exercise therapy includes active exercise, passive exercise, functional training, self-care, and housework. Through active exercise by patients, the body's muscle strength and joint mobility are improved, thereby improving physical function.

02Occupational Therapy

The selective and purposeful application of various activities related to daily life, work, study and leisure is used to treat patients' physical and psychological dysfunctions. The purpose is to restore or improve the patient's ability to live and work independently to the maximum extent possible, so that he or she can live a meaningful life as a member of the family and society.

03Speech and Language Therapy

We provide treatment for coughing when drinking water, swallowing disorders, dysarthria and language disorders caused by brain diseases such as stroke, brain trauma and brain injury. In this process, we use scientific and effective methods to help patients, thereby improving the quality of life for themselves and their family members.

Let us pay attention to brain health and enjoy a healthy life on this special day. The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine will protect your brain health.

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