by Laura Cifre | Dec 19, 2018 | Orthopedics News, Physical Therapists News
In Physical Therapy, our goal is to improve independence and return the patient back to within functional limits. With my current patient with SMA, his goal for physical therapy is to improve his core strength and neck strength. I am the first to admit, I was a little...
by Laura Cifre | Oct 8, 2018 | News
 According to the article “Spinal Muscular Atrophy1,” “with SMA the spared diaphragm, combined with weakened intercostal muscles, results in paradoxical breathing. Also with the involvement of bulbar motor neurons often tongue fasciculation, poor...
by Laura Cifre | Aug 15, 2018 | Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Radiology News, Urologists News
So, you received your patient’s medical history form and there it is. Spinal Muscular Atrophy. If you did what I did, you searched and searched the internet and articles for best practices to treat and evaluate this patient. I found out more information on Spinal...