by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Oct 10, 2019 | Genetic Counselors News, Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Pediatricians News
The beginning of fall has seen a steady stream of new data elucidating SMA mechanisms, as well as options for managing and treating the disease. There have also been reports of evolving efforts to optimize both SMA research and clinical care, such as through a new SMA...
by Emily Jones | Sep 17, 2019 | News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News
Students must perform multiple clinical rotations before they graduate PT or PTA school. When students come into our outpatient clinic, they are exposed to a wide variety of diagnosis. One that always baffles them is SMA. In most cases. SMA is briefly taught about in...
by Emily Jones | Aug 20, 2019 | News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Radiology News
Your typical SMA patient spends much of their day sitting in a wheelchair. While this may be normal for them, it can cause problems with muscle tightness and soreness during their typical day. My patient, Michael, was diagnosed with severe hip, muscle, and nerve...
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Jul 31, 2019 | Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Nutritionist News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, Social Worker News, Urologists News
In July, the literature pertaining to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has focused mainly on understanding the disease. Information on treatments has been published largely in review form, while there has also been some new information on managing the disease and what...
by Emily Jones | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Nursing News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Radiology News
While the majority of students in physical therapy learn how to transfer patients in school with many different assistance requirements, patients who suffer from spinal muscular atrophy usually present more of a challenge than many physical therapists come...
by Nisha Cooch, PhD | Jun 18, 2019 | Genetic Counselors News, Neurology News, News, Nursing News, Nutritionist News, Orthopedics News, Pediatricians News, Physical Therapists News, Pulmonologist News, Radiology News, Urologists News
Since our last roundup, there has been continued focus in the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) literature how best to treat the disease. There also continues to be research geared toward understanding the biology of the disease, as well as on SMA management, what it is...
