A stroke survivor shares his baseline difficulties and documents his immediate observations following Perispinal Etanercept (PSE) treatment at the Institute of Neurological Recovery.
The video captures real-time updates from the patient as he evaluates changes in hand tightness, speech projection, walking confidence, and facial sensation during the post-treatment observation period.
Patient-Reported Changes Featured in This Video
- Hand Function & Movement Speed: Prior to treatment, the patient had difficulty opening his right hand due to muscle tightness. Post-treatment, he demonstrates opening his hand easily, describing his arm and fingers as feeling “so loose,” with others noting faster, crisper arm movements.
- Speech Fluency & Vocal Projection: Before the procedure, the patient struggled to form complete sentences and spoke quietly. Following treatment, both the patient and others note clearer word articulation, smoother sentence flow, and a return to his former fuller, louder vocal volume.
- Lip & Facial Sensation: The patient reports returning sensation in his lips, noting that the numbness had lifted and expressing excitement about being able to eat normally again.
- Gait & Leg Stability: The patient demonstrates improved stability in his right leg, expressing increased confidence in standing and moving smoothly.
- Visual Clarity: The patient reports clearer, sharper visual focus following the procedure.
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When was your stroke?
3 years ago March. Yeah. It affected your speech? Yes, yes. And my speech is could be better. It’s not there yet. I have problems saying uh sentences and things like that. It’s It’s I have the problem saying complete sentences. On my right side. Yeah. My left side right side is weak. Yeah, weak or I don’t use my hand. Yes, yeah. Yeah, open it is I have problems open it. Do you also have brain fog because of the stroke? yes. Yeah. But it’s causing my foot get get uh um uh swollen Okay. and and that’s it. Yeah.
It’s like um I’m feeling different. It’s like it’s night and day. But I feel my lips will be okay.
It’s It’s loose or It’s loose. Wow. Yes, it’s so loose.
Oh my god. [laughter] Yes.
What do you think? I can see much better now. My vision is clear.
Oh my god.
Oh, thank you. It’s so loose now. Oh my god, it’s loose. Uh I can lose my left side or right side again. speech is a lot better. Oh, I can tell. He seems to be a little more fluid in his movement, definitely. Yeah, his arm is moving faster, for sure. Well, just the his movements in general are more crisp. It’s uh
I can dance again. [laughter] I my right leg is is stable.
A little bit more stable. [laughter]
Oh my god. Oh my god.
I get the new sensation every time. Oh my god, my speech is coming back. Yeah.
You’re much louder now. Which is how [clears throat] you used to be. Yes, very much so. Yeah. It’s great to be able to talk again loud. Um it’s more and more I talking more and more it’s getting clearer for me. It’s like it’s like everything is right again.
I can hear my voice again. That’s interesting. Yes. Do you think it’s easier to get the words out of your mouth? Yes, they is.
Wow.
Oh my god, I can’t feel my lips again. I can’t wait to have a steak. [laughter]
Oh. 19 day.
19 day. My doctor said it’s happened to build where he the book, I I’m getting better and better. And I I know now that I’m getting better every day. You Thanks to you. And oh my god, I can’t wait to speak again. It’s coming out. It’s easy to speak again. It’s easy.
