Your evaluation request indicates that you will be seeing a 57-year-old white, divorced, female, with a left hip fracture repair one-day post-surgery. Her chart indicates that prior to the fall that led to her hip repair, she lived in a condo…Read more

For patients recovering from stroke, it is paramount that they transition to an appropriate post-acute care (PAC) setting for rehabilitation. PAC occurs in facility-based and community-based settings. Most often stroke patients are transitioned to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF), skilled nursing…Read more

According to the American Journal of Sports Medicine, 89% of shoulder replacement patients return to their desired activities in 3-6 months. I strongly feel that today’s baby boomer patients, who are striving to maximize even an above-the-norm recovery, require a…Read more

“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 hands are capable of. Stop…Read more

The advice to “rest” and “take care of yourself” continues to be a common dictum in the oncology setting. Yet, research clearly demonstrates that exercise or physical activity is important for cancer survivors during and after treatment and that cancer…Read more