The analysis included more than 700 participants in the STRONG (Stroke, sTress, RehabilitatiON, and Genetics) study, conducted at 28 U.S. sites. In the current study, researchers assessed participants’ perception of social constraints at 3 months after their stroke, after the initial healing period. American Stroke Association volunteer expert, Amytis Towfighi, M.D., FAHA, said, “While social support is increasingly recognized as beneficial after stroke, less is known about how social constraints affect recovery. At 90 days, the degree of discomfort expressed by the stroke survivors in relation to their concerns was rated using two items from the Social Constraints Scale. My advice to other stroke survivors: don’t keep things hush-hush.