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...]
How Patient Portals Can Improve Patient Care and Leave You a Little Less Burned Out
"I was resistant at first,” says New York neurologist Heidi Schwarz, M.D., when her clinic introduced a patient portal to the practice workflow. “I have my phone and my emails, and I didn't want another system to have to interact with. But I have found that the patient portal is a lifeline. I can continue to build patient treatments and listen to patients between visits and my … [Read more...]
Winter 2018 Highlights: Everyday Issues for the Practicing Neurologist
Neurologists today face a myriad of new and changing clinical and technical issues every day. Sometimes it is hard to stay up to date. This winter we posted a number of articles highlighting these kinds of everyday issues. The posts listed below include information on the latest clinical research, how to enhance your practice using mobile health apps, and negotiating with … [Read more...]