💡 Did you know? Constant phone scrolling, sitting for long hours, or stress can lead to muscle strain and neck pain—but sometimes, neck pain can also be a warning sign, possibly even a stroke sign! Sports injuries or excessive massage can cause "cervical artery dissection" 💔, which may trigger a stroke!   🆘 Stroke Warning Signs:Neck pain + sudden weakness/numbness on one side, unsteady walk, blurred vision, slurred speech, or dizziness ➡️ Seek medical help immediately! 🏥

🙌 Heartfelt gratitude to all our friends, partners, selfless volunteers, passionate students, and dedicated colleagues! With your unwavering support and hands-on participation 🤝, we continue to fuel the fight against stroke 💪 We look forward to continuing our efforts with all of you, working together to improve the prevention and management of strokes!   🎁 Wishing you all a New Year filled with peace, joy, and hope! 🎉🎆

Winter doesn’t just make you shiver – it makes your blood vessels constrict too! 🔥 When the temperature drops, your body automatically switches to “heat-preservation mode” → blood vessels constrict + heart rate speeds up = blood pressure spikes! Older adults and people with hypertension need to be especially careful!   🍲 Hotpot lovers, watch out! The devil is in the dipping sauce 🧂Satay sauce, cured sausages, rich soup bases… these high-sodium traps can push your blood pre

We are thrilled to share that SmartRehab has been awarded as one of the winners of the HKUMed Xelerate Competition 2025!   Supported by the HKUMed Tam Wing Fan Innovation Start-up Grant, this recognition allow us to accelerate our journey from concept to market-ready innovation. SmartRehab — an accessible and affordable AI-powered telerehabilitation platform — is proudly led by our @hkustroke director Prof. Gary Lau and our dedicated team at ReMobility.   This milestone highl

🔸 B (Balance): Balance Lost 🔸 E (Eye): Eyes seeing double 🔸 F (Face): Facial drooping 🔸 A (Arm): Arm or leg weakness 🔸 S (Speech): Speech difficulty 🔸 T (Time): Time to call for help — time is brain, every second counts Let's work together to become stroke emergency heroes 🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏼‍♂️! Keep spreading awareness about these life-saving facts 💪🏾✨ For more information about stroke, visit: https://www.stroke.med.hku.hk/understanding-stroke

Every year on October 29th is "World Stroke Day." This year, the HKU Stroke Team has once again partnered with various organizations and interdisciplinary experts to organize and participate in a series of promotional activities. We call on the public to stay alert to stroke prevention and to pay attention to the rising trend of strokes among young people!   🎥  Highlights of the Event! Thanks to the participation of partners from different sectors, medical teams, and enthus

"Is stroke prevention solely a medical matter?"   A caregiver attending the World Stroke Day event co-hosted by hkustroke and Queen Mary Hospital discovered a groundbreaking truth: Combating stroke requires cross-sector collaboration! From dietitians and pharmacists to District Health Centres and student volunteers, professionals transformed expertise into  "life-saving skills you can take home"  through innovative approaches!   👨👩👧👦  Parent-Child Co-Learning Programme T

💥 "Overindulging in Diet Is an Invisible Killer!" HKU Stroke Director Dr. Gary Lau discloses the stroke risks young people often overlook ⚠️ 🔓 Unlock now: How can the doctor selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Yung Person use technology + faith to improve the medical field? 🚀 🎧 Listen to him share his experience of "Using AI to Assist Stroke Patients" + a passionate collaboration between medicine and society 🔥 Quickly visit the HKU Stroke YouTube channel ⬇️ for a b

🚨 🤖 The era of artificial intelligence has arrived. Can AI help us completely defeat stroke? Dr. Gary Lau, director of @hkustroke , points out that AI can indeed enhance the efficiency of prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation, but "no matter how powerful technology is, it can never replace the empathy and care of healthcare professionals."   💡 "AI will never be able to read the tears and silence of a patient." Dr. Gary Lau shares a story about an elderly man who emotio