STROKE RESOURCES

The more informed we are, the better the choices we are able to make for ourselves.
Therefore, the following resources are offered for information purposes rather than as endorsements.
If you would like to comment on these or other resources not listed,
please E-mail us at StrokeDoctor@StrokeDoctor.com.

Associations and Agencies
Publications
     Books on Stroke
     Newsletter
     Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Stroke Rehabilitation
     Rehabilitation with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
     Other Stroke Rehabilitation

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Products
     Personal Care, Household Products
     Product Database
     Computer Software
     Workbooks
Vitamins and Herbs
Electromagnetics
     Orthopedic Support with Magnetic Therapy
     Microcurrent Stimulation
Hyperbaric Chambers


Associations and Agencies
American Academy of Neurology
Stroke Fact Sheet
Website: http://www.aan.com/public/stro.html

American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: (214) 373-6300
Stroke Connection: (800) 553-6321

American Occupational Therapy Association
1383 Picard Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 948-9626

American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 684-2782

Caregiver Survival Resources
Website: http://www.caregiver911.com

Clearinghouse on Disability Information
U.S. Department of Education
Room 3132, Switzer Building
Washington, D.C. 20202-2524
Phone: (202) 732-1244

Family Caregiver Alliance
425 Bush Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: (415) 434-3388
Website: http://www.caregiver.org
E-mail: info@caregiver.org

Mediconsult.com - Stroke Support Group
Website: http://www.mayo.edu/cerebro/education/stroke.html

National Aphasia Association
Murray Hill Station
P.O. Box 1887
New York, NY 10156
Phone: (800) 922-4622

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
Building 31, Room 9A-04
31 Center Drive MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 496-3583

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
Phone: (800) 352-9424

National Rehabilitation Information Center
8455 Colesville Road, Suite 935
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (800) 346-2742

National Stroke Association
96 Inverness Drive East, Suite I
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: (800) STROKES (800-787-6537)
website: http://www.stroke.org

Visiting Nurse Associations of America
3801 East Florida Avenue
Suite 900
Denver, CO 80210
Phone: (800) 426-2547

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Publications

Books on Stroke

Ahn, Jung and Gary Ferguson, "RECOVERING FROM A STROKE: A Doctor’s Guide for Patients and Their Loved Ones." Harper Paperbacks, New York, NY, 1992.

Ancowitz, Arthur, "THE STROKE BOOK: One-on-One Advice About Stroke Prevention, Management and Rehabilitation," William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1993.

Caplan, Louis, Mark Dyken and J. Donald Easton, "AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: FAMILY GUIDE TO STROKE TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND PREVENTION." Times Books, New York, 1994.

Clinical Practice Guideline, Number 16: "POST-STROKE REHABILITATION." AHCPR Publication No. 95-0662, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
May, 1995. Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.
Phone: (202) 783-3238.

Donahue, Peggy Jo, "HOW TO PREVENT A STROKE, A Complete Risk-Reduction Program." Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA, 1989.

Donnan, Geoffrey, and Carol Burton, "AFTER A STROKE: A Support Book for Patients, Caregivers, Families and Friends", North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA, 1990.

Pintoff, Earnest. "BOLT FROM THE BLUE: A True Story." Northwest Publishing Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1992.

Shimberg, Elaine, "STROKES: What Families Should Know." Ballantine Books,
New York, NY, 1990.

Weiner, Florence, Mathew Lee, and Harriet Bell. "RECOVERING AT HOME AFTER A STROKE: A Practical Guide for You & Your Family." The Body Press/Perigee Books, New York, NY, 1994.

Newsletter

"Stroke Connection," American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231,
Phone: (800) 553-6321

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Newbauer, Richard and Morton Walker, "HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY. " Freelance Communications, Stamford, Connecticut, 1998.

Internet Article, "High-Pressure Oxygen Therapy Could Offer Benefits Post-Stroke."
Website: http://www.pslgroup.com

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Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke Rehabilitation with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Health Restoration Center
6381 Crown Valley Parkway, Suite 130
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone: (800) 300-1063
Fax: (949) 367-9779
E-mail: StrokeDoctor@StrokeDoctor.com
Ocean Medical Center
4001 Ocean Drive
Lauderdale-by-the Sea, FL 33308
Phone: (800) 552-0255
Fax: (954) 776-0670

Other Stroke Rehabilitation

Barnes Hospital-Neurology Department
Stroke Management and Rehabilitation Team
One Barnes Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 362-7382

Buffalo General Hospital
Buffalo, NY
Stroke Hot Line: (716) 859-7596

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Neurology
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone: (800) 223-2273

Colorado Neurological Institute
CNI Stroke Program
501 East Hampden Avenue
Englewood, CO 80110
Phone: (303) 788-7255

Community Rehab Care, Inc.
305 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02458
Phone: (617) 244-8480

Covenant Health Stroke Network
Oak Ridge, TN
Phone: (423) 541-1208

Duke University
Center for Cerebrovascular Disease
Box 3651
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: (919) 684-8111

Kansas Rehabilitation Hospital
1504 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66606
Phone: (785) 235-6600

Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
MGH Brain Aneurysm/AVM Center
Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 726-3303

MossRehab Stroke Center
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: (800) CALL-MOSS

Mount Sinai Department of Neurology
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 241-7317

Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center
1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone: (423) 541-1111

Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
4141 Shore Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46254
Phone: (800) 933-0123
Fax: (317) 329-2600

Silverton Hospital
342 Fairview
Silverton, OR 97381
Phone: (888) 873-1500
E-mail: silvhosp@open.org

Stanford University Medical Center
Stroke Center
San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 723-4448

Temple University School of Medicine
Stroke Center
Parkinson Pavilion, Suite 558
3401 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone: (215) 707-3040

University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA Stroke Center
Reed Building
710 Westwood Plaza
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310) 794-6379

University of California, San Diego
UCSD Stroke Center
San Diego, CA
Phone: (619) 543-7760

University of Washington
Harborview Medical Center
Stroke Prevention and Assessment Center
Seattle, WA
Phone: (800) 326-5300

VNA Stroke Survivor Connection
1789 South Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Phone: (800) 640-4VNA

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Products

Personal Care, household products

AdaptABILITY
Phone: (800) 243-9232

Don Krebs’ Access to Recreation
Phone: (800) 634-4351
Adaptive equipment for physical activity
for people with disabilities.

Sammons Preston
An AbilityOne Company
P.O. Box 5071
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-5071
Phone: (800) 323-5547
Fax: (800) 547-4333

Sears Health Care Catalog
Phone: (800) 326-1750

Avenues Unlimited, Inc.
Phone: (800) 848-2837
Attractive clothing for the wheelchair user.

Comfortably Yours
Phone: (800) 521-0097

Smith & Nephew, Inc.
P.O. Box 1005
Germantown, WI 53022-8205
Phone: (800) 558-8633
Fax: (800) 545-7758

Product Database

ABLEDATA
c/o National Rehabilitation Information Center
Phone: (800) 346-2741
A national database of over 25,000 adaptive equipment products.

Computer Software

Creative Learning
Phone: (916) 265-0584
Computer software for language
skills after a stroke
Brain Train
8343 Currant Way
Parker, CO 80134
E-mail: info@brain-train.com
(cognitive retraining software)

Workbooks

The Learning Depot
Language and Cognition Workbooks
E-mail: webmaster@thelearningdepot.com

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Vitamins and Herbs
Advanced Medical Nutrition, Inc.
2247 National Avenue
P.O. Box 5012
Hayward, CA 94540-5012
Phone: (800) 437-8888
Fax: (510) 783-8196

American Biologics
1180 Walnut Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91911
Phone: (800) 227-4473
Fax: (619) 429-8004

Atrium Nutrition
Werum Enterprises, Inc., Distributor
P.O. Box 903
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
Phone: (800) 822-6193
Fax : (916) 677-1989
E-mail: werum@innercite.com

Biotics Research Corporation
P.O. Box 36888
Houston, Texas 77236
Phone: (800) 231-5777
Fax: (281) 240-2304
E-mail: biotic1@accesscomm.net

Botanical Pharmaceuticals
P.O. Box 3986
West Sedona, AZ 86340
Phone: (602) 282-7136

J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc.
15 College Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60004-1985
Phone: (800) 323-4141
Fax: (847) 255-1600

Metagenics, Inc./MetaBotanica
971 Calle Negocio
San Clemente, CA 92673
Phone: (800) 692-9400

Nature’s Life
7180 Lampson Avenue
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Phone: (714) 379-6500
Fax: (714) 379-6501

Nutri-West
Box 950
Douglas, Wyoming 82633
Phone: (800) 443-3333

PhysioLogics
6565 Odell Place
Boulder, CO 80301-3330
Phone: (800) 765-6775
Fax: (303) 530-2592

SCS Intensive Nutrition Products
466 Whitney Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: (800) 333-7414
E-mail: scsvc@pacbell.net

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Electromagnetics

Orthopedic Support with Magnetic therapy

Foot Levelers, Inc.
Phone: (800) 553-4860
Fax: (540) 345-0202
Website: http://www.footlevelers.com

Microcurrent Stimulation

AutoMove Therapy
c/o Dan-Med, Inc.
4 West Dry Creek Circle
Suite 260
Denver, CO 80120
Phone: (800) 495-6670

Electromedical Products International, Inc.
2201 Garrett Morris Parkway
Mineral Wells, Texas 76067
Phone: (940) 328-0788
Fax: (940) 328-0888
E-mail: alpha-stim@epii.com
Prizm Medical Inc.
4520 River Green Parkway
Suite B
Duluth, GA 30136
Phone: (770) 622-0933
(electrotherapy within gloves, socks and garments)

LSI International
8849 Bond
Overland Park, KS 66214
Phone: (800) 832-0053
Fax: (913) 894-1980

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Hyperbaric Chambers
ETC/Environmental Tectonics Corporation
125 James Way
Southampton, PA 18966
Phone: (215) 355-9100

Fullerton Sherwood Engineering Ltd
6450 Van Deemter Court
Mississauga, ON L5T 1S1
Canada
Phone: (905) 670-0656

Marine Dynamics Corporation
320 East D street
Wilmington, CA 90744-5914
Phone: (562) 834-3436

Perry Baromedical Corporation
7555 Garden Road
Riviera Beach, FL 33404-3411
Phone: (800) 741-4376

Proteus Hyperbaric Systems Inc.
10616 Fallstone Suite 510
Houston, TX 77099
Phone: (281) 498-7771
Reimers Systems Inc.
7668 Fullerton Road
Springfield, VA 22153-2818
Phone: (703) 866-5490

Sechrist Industries, Inc.
4225 E. LaPalma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92807
Phone: (800) 732-4747

Stephenson Industries, Inc.
1648 Beaver Dam Road
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742-5109
Phone: (908) 899-8448

Viatech Inc.
2495 S. Industrial Park Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85282-1804
Phone: (602) 730-4300

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