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| | HealthScout-Consumer Health News, Information and Resources Updated Daily-Heart-New Treatment Helps in Stroke Recovery |
 | | Up to 85 percent of stroke patients suffer impairment of an upper limb, and while existing rehabilitation techniques can be effective, they tend to be costly and complicated, explained Fu-Zen Shaw, an associate professor of biological science and technology at National Chiao Tung University. |
 | | SOURCES: Fu-Zen Shaw, associate professor, biological science and technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Nov. 3, 2005, Stroke |
 | | THURSDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A technique called thermal stimulation -- an alternate application of heat and cold -- improved the function of paralyzed arms and hands of stroke patients in a Taiwanese study. |
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