Can I make a full recovery?

Q: Can I make a full recovery?

While the rate of recovery is highly individualized and depends on several factors, such as the type and severity of the neurological injury, age, health status, social support, and medical intervention received, some of the greatest determinants of successful results include the amount of support, motivation, perseverance, and intensity of practice one receives. These are factors that most significantly affect how quickly you see results in your individual program. Other influences include your specific goals (e.g., returning to life in retirement or regaining skills for and returning to the workplace), the extent of your neurological injury and post-injury medical care, and your ability to manage and work through feelings or beliefs about your communication difficulties and progress. In general, participating in an intensive program with speech sessions four to five times a week for one or more hours each day combined with a home exercise program will generally lead to significant improvement in one month. Many people choose to continue for a longer period of time to receive the help needed to meet all of their goals. At Open Liens, you can renew the program on a monthly basis until you meet or exceed your goals.