{"id":32,"date":"2023-09-09T22:12:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T22:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2023-09-11T00:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:18:16","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strokes affect nearly 7 million people yearly around the world<sup>1<\/sup>. A stroke occurs from blood clots or ruptures in vessels. As a result, blood delivery to tissues is blocked, which leads to tissue death<sup>2<\/sup>.&nbsp; The long-term effects of having a stroke are dependent on the area of the brain where it occurred. Common effects include paralysis, language\/speech issues, vision issues, memory loss, and motor control issues<sup>3<\/sup>. Nerve function is often impacted from strokes, since nerves coordinate body function\/feeling to the brain. In the case of motor control problems, those affected may experience weakness and a lack of control or coordination over the affected limb<sup>4<\/sup>. This could make everyday tasks difficult to manage or impossible, such as holding dishes, writing, or putting on clothing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[1] Ovbiagele, B., &amp; Nguyen-Huynh, M. N. (2011). Stroke epidemiology: advancing our understanding of disease mechanism and therapy. Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 8(3), 319\u2013329. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13311-011-0053-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[2] American Stroke Association. (n.d.). About Stroke. About Stroke | American Stroke Association. https:\/\/www.stroke.org\/en\/about-stroke#:~:text=Stroke%20is%20a%20disease%20that,or%20bursts%20(or%20ruptures).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[3] American Stroke Association. (n.d.). Effects of stroke. Effects of Stroke | American Stroke Association. https:\/\/www.stroke.org\/en\/about-stroke\/effects-of-stroke&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[4] American Stroke Association. (2023). Improving Fine Motor Skills. Improving Fine Motor Skills | American Stroke Association. https:\/\/www.stroke.org\/en\/about-stroke\/effects-of-stroke\/physical-effects-of-stroke\/physical-impact\/improving-fine-motor-skills&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strokes affect nearly 7 million people yearly around the world1. A stroke occurs from blood clots or ruptures in vessels. As a result, blood delivery to tissues is blocked, which leads to tissue death2.&nbsp; The long-term effects of having a stroke are dependent on the area of the brain where it occurred. Common effects include &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/introduction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Background<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":495,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/495"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}