title: Exercise can reduce a stroke's severity and improve recovery.  New research shows older adults who were physically active before having a stroke can often endure it with fewer complications.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*