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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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Michael, my patient who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), has recently transferred into a new wheelchair and was experiencing significant discomfort in his right hip while seated. We performed several different modalities and activities on Michael’s tailbone to increase his comfort. A combination of these adjustments was…
During the past few weeks, my patient with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Michael, has been adjusting to a new wheelchair. While he’s been in his new chair, he’s had discomfort along his right hip. Due to this increase in discomfort, we have been transferring him each week out…
Michael, a spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patient who I treat, has had his new wheelchair for about three years, although has had difficulty transitioning into it due to needed modifications. Unfortunately, the chair he had been using stopped working and he was forced to get into the new…
Over the past several months, we’ve been focusing mostly on improving comfort and flexibility for Michael, my patient who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in preparation for a potential new treatment from Scholar Rock called apitegromab, which is in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The…
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