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Julie Hardy, PT, MS, the clinical educator for Encompass Health Home Health & Hospice, discusses how Alzheimer's and dementia are used interchangeably, but there is a difference between the two. Learn what they are.

Up to a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 experience residual lung damage. These tips can help your lungs recover.

It's Men's Health Week! Understanding the risk factors and signs of stroke in men can lead to prevention, quicker treatment and better outcomes for survivors.

The last thing Susie Espinosa recalls before losing consciousness was the hallway of the hospital and being told she tested positive for COVID-19. Learn more about her journey to recovery at Encompass Health.

Robert Schneck developed Guillain-Barre, and was at Encompass Health Spring Hill for three weeks. By the time he left he was able to walk again with the support of a walker. Learn how inpatient rehabilitation helped him recover.

May is American Stroke Month. At Rusk Rehabilitation, members of the stroke team are an integral piece of the healing process. Rusk would like to say thank you to the members of this team, which consists of physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists and case managers, and recognize the exceptional work they do to help our stroke patients.

Today we are proud to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A champion of racial justice and equality for all, the legacy of Dr. King reminds us today and every day that even though we may be different, we are stronger together. In honor of Dr. King, take time today to reflect on his life of service and his teachings, which inspire us to serve others with a compassionate heart.

By the second week in the hospital battling COVID-19 and pneumonia, Lafayette Johnson’s lungs collapsed, and his kidneys were shutting down. He had to be placed on a ventilator. By the fourth week, he had a heart attack and was placed on a second life support. When he finally woke up, he was extremely weak. COVID-19 devastated every muscle in my body, and I was in a hospital bed for five months, he said. I lost 57 pounds and wasn’t even able to stand up. I didn’t give upeven after dying twice. I came back. Learn how rehabilitation helped Lafayette get back to his life.

It can be hard to tell what is season allergies and what is COVID-19. Do you know what symptoms they share and what symptoms are different?

Happy New Year!

Happy holidays from Encompass Health. Wishing you health, happiness and peace this season.

When Jim Capicotto fell ill with COVID-19, it was a double whammy because he also has Parkinson’s disease. See how his rehabilitation team customized his therapy to help him regain his independence after being hospitalized with COVID-19.