This is the second half of a two-part article on digital tools for concussion testing based on the recommendations of Jose Posas, MD, a neurologist with the Concussion Management Program at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. In part one we covered where to start if you are old-school or moderately tech savvy. In this article we go beyond the basics. The newest … [Read more...]
The Wide World of Digital Concussion Tools (Part One)
“My father's a neurologist. He's a private physician and he's part owner of his group in south Georgia,” says Jose Posas, MD, a neurologist with the Concussion Management Program at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. “The practice of neurology for him and me... is totally different.” Dr. Posas is talking especially about the digital tools physicians have access to … [Read more...]
Hashtag Help: The Advantages of Hiring a Social Media Manager
If you are like over two-thirds of Americans, you probably hop on social media at lunch or at the end of your day. On Facebook you notice some high school friend has gotten a divorce, on Instagram you get inspired to travel to Bali, and on Pinterest you drool over the “very best” banana bread—no thinking required. Personal use of social media can be a great way to … [Read more...]
New Research: Remote Activity Tracking in Patients with MS (Part Two)
This is the second half of a two-part story on the use of digital step trackers in MS patients. Read Part One first. What More Can the Step Trackers Tell Us? As mentioned in part one of this story, the study done by Valerie Block, PT, DPTSc, had a retention rate of 83 percent. That meant that 79 MS patients using wearable step trackers completed the study, and analysis of … [Read more...]
New Research: Remote Activity Tracking in Patients with MS (Part One)
“At the risk of making a pun, this has got legs,” was one response to the exciting new research that Valerie J Block, PT, DPTSc, presented at a recent (2018) meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. Block, a physical therapist, has been studying the use of wrist-worn accelerometry (step counters) to track daily mobility in MS patients. She is one of a new generation of … [Read more...]