Letting Physical Therapy Students Work With SMA Patients
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...
SMA August Roundup: green kiwifruit extracts, abnormal fatty acid metabolism & updates on nusinersen and AVXS-101
Summer is closing with an abundance of new data on SMA. Studies aimed at understanding the disease process continue to provide information on its underlying mechanisms. At the same time, careful investigations of therapeutics are highlighting the potential of these...
Stretching Lower Extremities of SMA Patients
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...
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Late-July Monthly Roundup
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...
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