What is Hand Therapy?
“Don’t look at the world with your hands in your pockets. To write about it, you have to reach out and touch it.” Mark Twain’s simple quote is rich with sensation and imagination of what…
Experience: A Great Teacher or a Source of Error?
Albert Einstein once said, “The only source of knowledge is experience.” When a genius talks, it is wise to listen. In the case of clinical reasoning, however, it might be prudent to modify the statement…
Dyslexia: What SLPs Need to Know
Dyslexia is a genetically-based, neurobiological disorder that primarily affects the phonological system of language.2,5,9,11 It is present from birth and will typically last a lifetime. Children with dyslexia have difficulty with phonological…
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…
Why Therapists Love MedBridge
