by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Mar 27, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, slider
While the entire world has been brought to a standstill by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people reacting – rationally and irrationally – to the threat of the virus are healthy, young, and seemingly at low-risk for long-term or dire health consequences. Those with...
by Emily Jones | Mar 26, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, slider, Social Worker News
In physical therapy, one main focus for us is to ensure patients improve on their balance, especially if the reason for their visit is secondary to an injury from a fall. With patients that spend the majority of their time in a wheelchair, we still want to focus a lot...
by Michael Nace | Mar 17, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Nutritionist News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, slider, Social Worker News, Urologists News
This month has seen a surge of publications focused on SMA treatments, with a trend towards optimizing various aspects of nusinersen treatment. Research has also continued in areas related to molecular mechanisms of the disease, clinical manifestations, and management...
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Mar 11, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News
March has kicked off with new SMA publications largely focused on understanding the disease at the cellular and molecular levels. New reviews on progress in SMA treatments have also been released, as has new patient-focused information including new data on carrier...
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Mar 9, 2020 | Genetic Counselors News, Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Nutritionist News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, Social Worker News, Urologists News
February wrapped up with a surge of data on SMA, including novel investigations into how combinatorial therapies may provide new advantages to those with the disease. More information on how nusinersen impacts patients has also become available, as have new findings...
by Emily Jones | Mar 3, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, slider, Social Worker News
Every patient with SMA has different abilities and deficits as well as different ways of transportation. Most are unable to walk independently, therefore require assistance of some sort. Michael, our patient with SMA, has a power chair that he uses to navigate around....
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Feb 26, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Pediatricians News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, Urologists News
Perhaps the biggest SMA news this month has been the success of Roche’s Sunfish trial, but fundamental research, such as those into the mechanisms of the disease and the implications of certain interventions, continue. Below is a roundup of the latest news and...
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Feb 18, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, slider, Urologists News
Research on SMA continues to forge ahead in 2020, with new results in from Roche’s latest investigation into its oral SMA drug, risdiplam. New tools for screening are being revealed as legislative changes are pushing more and more toward requiring infants born in the...
by Emily Jones | Feb 10, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, slider, Social Worker News
Patients with SMA often spend the majority of their time either in their wheelchair or in their bed. Since they can be fairly limited to these two places, it is important to increase their independence within those areas. Although my patient with SMA, Michael, will...
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Jan 27, 2020 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, slider
New SMA research and news related to newborn screening and the upcoming FDA evaluation of a new drug have kicked off 2020. Below is a roundup of the latest on SMA. Understanding SMA Serum creatinine is a biomarker of progressive denervation in spinal muscular...
