Tomswife
Senior member
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2022
- Messages
- 667
- Reason
- Lost a loved one
- Diagnosis
- 08/2022
- Country
- US
- State
- NJ
- City
- Livingston
I have been thinking and reminiscing about physical therapy. After dx Tom was referred for PT. The referral from the neurologist at the clinic did not provide much specific advice. I had difficulty finding a PT provider with MND experience. I was walking the dog one day and a neighbor recommended a small practice that had one PT provider, and a great reputation. This was the right choice for Tom. The therapist called the clinic and spoke with the neurologist to understand the best approach. All therapy was one to one, no machines. We went there until it was no longer feasible. Then we switched to home PT until it was too painful for PALS.
What prompted this post was for PALS N CALS to share PT experiences. And also to share a very important article. Yes, it was written in 2018. But. It has a lot of helpful and relevant info about the complexities of ALS and physical therapy. I found it very interesting.
The article is here:
ncbi.nlm.nih dot gov
/pmc/articles/PMC6065609/
Physical therapy for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: current insights
Vanina Dal Bello-Haas
What prompted this post was for PALS N CALS to share PT experiences. And also to share a very important article. Yes, it was written in 2018. But. It has a lot of helpful and relevant info about the complexities of ALS and physical therapy. I found it very interesting.
The article is here:
ncbi.nlm.nih dot gov
/pmc/articles/PMC6065609/
Physical therapy for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: current insights
Vanina Dal Bello-Haas