Cary Mendes, PT, DPT @CMendesDPT

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Pt still with movement dysfunction after adressing impairments, movement retraining, and tissue healing time frame. Consider what they might be trying to protect internally with their movement.

Taking away symptoms when squatting with symptom modification procedures can bethe quickest way to get pt buy in.

New pt came in and said his pain went away 1 month ago, and he's not sure how PT can help him now. Oh let me count the ways we can help.

For pts with low back pain, trust your clinical examination and don't rely solely on the MRI the pt brings with them.

Setting pt expectations on the initial eval can be the biggest part of developing the therapeutic alliance on day 1

Pt with lateral elbow pain not progressing as expected. Check Radial nerve tension. After sliders, symptoms significantly ⬇️

Pt with shoulder impingement plateauing. The key to unlocking progress might be treating the diaphragm.

Things get put in perspective when talking with 1 pt about articles & next pt tells you they used to be homeless

Pt fits into all 4 categories for ICF Neck pain & speaks a foreign language. Patience and prioritization can be the most important things

The triad: gait abnormalities, incontinence, and cognitive impairment ➡️ could be Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus #546wk13

Cranial nerve signs, hydrocephalus, ataxia = infratentorial neoplasm; hemiparesis, personality changes, aphasia = supratentorial #546wk12

Difference between subdural and epidural hematoma? On CT scan --> epidural is bulging convex shape and subdural is crescent shape #546wk11

Facial sensation gone, dysmetria, irregular palate elevation, and no motor signs ➡️ brainstem ➡️ medulla and the vertebral artery #546wk10

Careful when doing STM and joint mobs for people with migraines. Too much might actually cause a migraine #546wk9

what's your CP prognosis. Diplegia = 98% 🚶Hemiplegia = 99% 🚶, Quadraplegia = only 23% 🚶#546wk8

Diffuse involvement on the MRI (including basal ganglia), infection, and time course ➡️ ADEM not MS. Maybe! #546wk7

Parkinson's doesn't require a tremor. Add that to early cognitive impairments and autonomic dysfunction. What do you get? MSA #546wk6

How to determine LMN or UMN in the face? UMN = just lower half of the contralateral face LMN = entire ipsilateral side of the face #546wk5

Loss of pain and temp without light touch ➡️ CNS. Bilateral loss likely means not ALS ➡️ Central canal and syrinx are the culprit #546wk4