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There are many different modalities and activities that have been successful in progressing Michael, our patient with SMA, towards reaching his goals of less pain during activities as well as increased independence. Over the past four years, we have attempted many different techniques with Michael and have noted the ones…
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 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 SMA, on the other hand,…
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…
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 protocols. Here’s a roundup of the latest in SMA research…
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 related to newborn screening and the genetics underlying SMA.
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