Stroke Rehabilitation-Adapting After a Stroke After a stroke, rehabilitation will not only focus on helping you recover from disabilities but also on making changes in your lifestyle, at home, at work, and in relationships. Changes you make will depend on how the stroke affected your ability to function.

For example, a stroke on the right side of the brain can cause difficulty with doing everyday tasks. This type of stroke affects the ability to judge distance, size, position, rate of movement, form, and the way parts relate to the whole.

Some people who have had a stroke tend to be slow, cautious, and disorganized when they are doing unfamiliar tasks. They appear anxious and hesitant, which is often quite different from the way they were before the stroke.

Depending on the amount of disability, many people may need help at home with a variety of daily activities. For more information, see:

• Managing Bladder and Bowel Problems After a Stroke.
• Stroke: Tips to Help With Memory Problems.
• Managing Getting Dressed After a Stroke.
• Preventing Falls.
• Preventing Injury and Swelling in Affected Limbs After a Stroke.
• Pressure Sores.
• Spasticity.
• Driving a Car After a Stroke.
• Stroke Recovery: Coping With Eating Problems.

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