Kill All Pain
Picture a dark, grey, rainy day. Almost 200,000 physical therapists in the US drag themselves to work, with one mission: Kill all pain!As patients enter the clinic, the therapists try as hard as they can…
Concussions and Symptom Variability
As clinicians, we are used to dealing with conditions that present with traditional symptom profiles that we can anticipate. Right hemisphere stroke? Look out for left neglect and hemiparesis. Left hemisphere stroke? Word finding difficulties…
Foot Drop After Stroke: Is the Problem in Plantar Flexors or Dorsiflexors?
Those of us who help people recovering from stroke relearn to walk are always thinking about foot clearance during the swing phase of gait.We always have to think about safety and we are fearful that…
Dementia: How Do You Teach Clients to Use Assistive Technology?
If you have worked with people with dementia, you have likely trained them to use a new technology or piece of equipment, such as a cane or walker. I might even guess that the experience was…
Errorless Learning: Motivating Strategy for Patients with Memory Impairment
“No.” “That’s not a good idea.” “I don’t think that will work.” “That’s dangerous.” “Don’t do that.” “Wait!” “Think again.” “That’s not quite right.” “Uh oh!” “You might want to double-check that.”Feeling defeated? Me too. Yet…
Why Therapists Love MedBridge
