Stroke & sequelae
Rebuilding, step by step.
After a paediatric stroke — perinatal or in childhood — the young brain is remarkably ready to relearn. With intensive, repetition-rich active therapy we help children reclaim movement, strength and confidence on the affected side.
What it is
Stroke, in plain terms.
A stroke is an acute interruption of the brain's blood supply — ischaemic or haemorrhagic. In children it often leaves hemiparesis, spasticity, and sensory or neuropsychological changes on one side of the body.
The opportunity is plasticity: with high-repetition active loading and patterning — DMI, suit therapy, Spidercage suspension, NISE-Stim — young brains rewire. We dose and measure every step around your child's exact deficits and goals.
Subtypes we work with
Patterns we work with.
We have hands-on experience with the variants named below — and with many rare types that don't fit neatly into any of them. If your child's diagnosis isn't here, please reach out: we work with complex and rare cases every day.
The stroke toolkit
Methods that rebuild after stroke.
DMI — motor mapping
Dynamic Movement Intervention drives automatic motor responses and new movement patterns.
About DMI
CME — gravity reaction
Cuevas MEDEK Exercise trains the child's reaction to gravity and postural control.
Ask about CME
TheraSuit — alignment
A suit system that improves alignment and loads the body for active, intensive work.
Ask about TheraSuit
Galileo — activation
Gentle vibration wakes up and strengthens muscles before and during therapy.
Ask about GalileoHow we work with it
Deep, hands-on stroke rehab.
We build intensive, repetition-rich programmes around the affected side — active loading, constraint-style upper-limb work and patterning — practised in focused blocks and tracked with objective measures.
No generic templates. Every plan is built around one child's specific deficits, age and goals — and rebuilt as they recover and grow.
Stroke questions, answered
What stroke parents ask us.
How soon after a stroke can active therapy start?
As soon as your child is medically stable. Early, well-dosed active work helps the brain reorganise — we coordinate timing with your medical team.
Will the weaker side improve?
Often, yes — with intensive, repetition-rich work. We measure baseline and progress so gains are visible, and set realistic, functional goals together.
How often should we do intensive blocks?
Many stroke families do periodic intensive blocks with weekly or virtual therapy in between. We'll recommend a rhythm at assessment.
Will insurance help fund it?
Often, via Krankenkasse or IV/AI pathways. See insurance & funding — our parent liaison helps with the paperwork.
Not quite a match?
Doesn't your child fit this profile?
We work with all kinds of children. If your child's condition or diagnosis isn't exactly what's described here, reach out anyway — we'll happily answer your questions, and we look forward to speaking with you.
More in this category
Cerebral & CNS injuries.
Acquired or early-childhood brain injuries causing lasting but often modifiable motor disorders.
Cerebral palsy (CP)
Early-childhood, non-progressive brain injury — all subtypes: spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic and mixed. Therapy combines DMI, TheraSuit/PediaSuit, Spidercage suspension and Apexi serial casting.
Learn moreTraumatic brain injury (TBI)
Brain injury from external force — coordination disorders, motor paresis, cognitive and behavioural changes — regained through measured, intensive therapy.
Learn moreCerebellar ataxia & balance disorders
Disorders of motor coordination and postural control after cerebellar damage — uncoordinated movement, gait unsteadiness and dysmetria.
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