Brain & Body Things

Stroke Recovery with Dr. Preeti Raghavan

September 25, 2023 Dr. Natasha Mehta Season 3 Episode 2
Stroke Recovery with Dr. Preeti Raghavan
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Brain & Body Things
Stroke Recovery with Dr. Preeti Raghavan
Sep 25, 2023 Season 3 Episode 2
Dr. Natasha Mehta

Dr. Preeti Raghavan is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physican who specializes in neurorehabilitation after stroke or brain injury. After completing her medical education in India, Dr. Raghavan trained at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and Columbia University. She began her career at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, followed by Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center, and is now at Johns Hopkins Medical Center where she is a Professor of Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Rehabilitation. She is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and is a partner in a scientist founded start up called Mirrored Motion Works. She has recently published a text book on Spasticity and Muscle Stiffness. She has published in both the brain injury and stroke rehabilitation literature. Her research interests include interventions to enhance motor recovery after stroke and other forms of brain injury; development of novel technology and new treatments for muscle stiffness; emotional regulation and its interaction with recovery. 

In this episode we discuss stroke recovery across a variety of different impairments with an emphasis on physical recovery. 


In this episode we discuss:

  • A typical stroke recovery timeline.
  • Common concerns when recovering from a stroke.
  • Specific impairments such as weakness, spasticity, neglect, and cognitive changes.
  • Neuroplasticity.


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Show Notes

Dr. Preeti Raghavan is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physican who specializes in neurorehabilitation after stroke or brain injury. After completing her medical education in India, Dr. Raghavan trained at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and Columbia University. She began her career at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, followed by Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center, and is now at Johns Hopkins Medical Center where she is a Professor of Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Rehabilitation. She is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation and is a partner in a scientist founded start up called Mirrored Motion Works. She has recently published a text book on Spasticity and Muscle Stiffness. She has published in both the brain injury and stroke rehabilitation literature. Her research interests include interventions to enhance motor recovery after stroke and other forms of brain injury; development of novel technology and new treatments for muscle stiffness; emotional regulation and its interaction with recovery. 

In this episode we discuss stroke recovery across a variety of different impairments with an emphasis on physical recovery. 


In this episode we discuss:

  • A typical stroke recovery timeline.
  • Common concerns when recovering from a stroke.
  • Specific impairments such as weakness, spasticity, neglect, and cognitive changes.
  • Neuroplasticity.


The podcast episodes drop weekly on Mondays in seasonal chunks. 


Subscribe to stay up to date, and tune in when you can! Be sure to rate, review, and follow on your favorite podcast app and let me know what other brain & body things you'd like to hear about.


For more information about me, check out my website, www.natashamehtamd.com.


Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or Tik Tok @drnatashamehta.


This episode is not sponsored.