To X-Ray or Not to X-Ray?
Ordering musculoskeletal imaging is a decision that every medical professional makes on a regular basis. It can be a confusing decision on when to order, or even which imaging modality offers the best results. Fortunately…
How to Best Support Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors
Discharge from the hospital or inpatient rehabilitation facility can be a time of crisis for family caregivers of stroke survivors. These caregivers often do not feel prepared to assume 24/7 responsibility for the patient. As…
Best Exercises for the Trapezius Muscle
In this article we will discuss the following (click any to jump to that section):Scapulothoracic Muscles and PainBiomechanics Review: Scapulothoracic and Glenohumeral JointsAnatomy of TrapeziusFrom Biomechanics to ExercisesUpper TrapeziusMiddle TrapeziusLower TrapeziusChoosing the Best Exercise[Video] Shoulder…
Dysphagia at the End of Life: What’s a Speech Pathologist to Do?
The difficult decision to recommend non-oral feeding to clients with severe swallowing deficits often falls to the speech-language pathologist. Like most medical professionals, we’ve been trained to intervene – to “do something” – and in…
Dementia Care: The 6 Stages & Gems
As rehabilitation professionals, we face significant challenges when consulting and providing treatment plans for people living with dementia.After figuring out which abilities our clients have retained and which abilities they’ve lost, we must determine how…
Why Therapists Love MedBridge
