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Peripheral Neuropathy: Nerve Damage Management
Peripheral Neuropathy: More Than Just “Numbness and Tingling” When a patient tells you their feet feel “numb” or “like they’re walking on marshmallows,” your clinical…
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Bell’s Palsy: Facial Nerve Paralysis
You’re evaluating a patient who suddenly can’t smile on one side of their face, and they’re terrified they’ve had a stroke. While stroke is a…
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Acute Ascending Paralysis
You’re a DPT student on your neuro rotation, and your patient—previously healthy and independent—can no longer rise from a chair. They reported tingling in their…
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Muscular Dystrophy: Progressive Muscle Wasting
You’re evaluating a young patient who struggles to stand from a chair, pushing through their arms and “walking up” their own thighs. You’ve just witnessed…
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Myasthenia Gravis: Neuromuscular Fatigue Disorder
You’re treating a patient who nails their first sit-to-stand, then can barely rise from the chair by the fifth repetition. That rapid, fatigue-dependent decline is…
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): Chronic Pain Condition
You’re evaluating a patient who describes burning pain in their hand that seems out of proportion to the minor wrist sprain they had last month.…
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Restless Legs Syndrome: Involuntary Leg Movement
You’re in the middle of a re-assessment, and your patient with chronic low back pain can’t sit still. They’re constantly shifting, crossing and uncrossing their…
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Cognitive and Motor Recovery
You’re treating a 24-year-old who was in a car accident three months ago. They can walk, but their balance is off, they fatigue easily, and…
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Ataxia: Uncoordinated Movement Disorder
You’re in the middle of a balance assessment, and your patient is sitting with their eyes closed. They can’t seem to keep their trunk still,…
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Flaccid Paralysis: Complete Loss of Muscle Tone
You’re in the ICU, and your patient just suffered a severe stroke. When you go to move their arm, it feels heavy and completely limp,…
