LIFE STORY OF THOMAS BIO Physiotherapy Technician, writer, & blogger. ________________________________________ Thomas Bio is an Akan who speaks Asante Twi and comes from Ejisu -Kwaso in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Both parents are from the same Akan clan yet come from different geographical areas. Thomas mother, Margaret Antwi comes from Kwaso whilst his father is from Kwaso-Deduako. He was named after his grandfather; Yaw Adjei, who's the father of Opanin Kwaku Bio, the father of Thomas Bio. That's why Thomas Bio has a middle name "Adjei " but this name was not attached to his academic name. The life of Thomas Bio lies so much controversies. Amongst all the siblings, he was the only child his mother had no hope for his survival right from birth, since she encountered lot of gestational complications which did not only prolonged her labour but affected the entire body composition of the baby. He was the only underweight baby ever, the mother has had....
STROKE STROKE: Definition, types , causes, signs and symptoms, prevention, management; medical and physiotherapy managements. INTRODUCTION Stroke is one of the conditions that remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. It is the third cause of mortality worldwide. Stroke in the previous years, affected the elderly but recently, numerous people as young as twenty years are affected. The most common cause of stroke in the elderly is mostly attributed to hypertension. However, diabetes, obesity and other factors increase one's risk of getting stroke. With early intervention, stroke patient shall be returned back to functional independence. The type of stroke would depend on the aetiology. The signs and symptoms may also depend on the area of brain lesion and its severity or the extent of damage caused to the brain. The brain is divided into two hemispheres which controls the body; the left and right hemispheres. The right hemisphere controls the left part of the bod...