Objective Evaluation of Sports Concussion
The team is down by one touchdown as the fourth quarter clock quickly counts down. Tick. Tock.The first ever trip to the high school’s state finals is on the line. The star running back, and…
Is Social Cognition Impairment Causing Your Patient’s Social Problems?
How many times have you worked on social communication skills with a client, only to see little improvement outside of therapy? One possible reason for this lack of generalization is that the client knows what…
Clinical Swallow Examination: Assessing More Than Biomechanics
Consider the following case: an outpatient is experiencing swallowing difficulties with no clear medical diagnosis. Even the best instrumental study of swallowing has failed to provide a satisfactory physiological basis for the patient’s impairment. While…
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…
Why Therapists Love MedBridge
