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Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD
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Professor & Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine in SATX | #Physiatry #LongCovid | brain doc, mom, runner | my ideas
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Just a spasticity specialist trying to inject a little botulinum toxin in peace. 💉😂
But insurance, prior authorizations, reimbursement cuts, and the healthcare system have other plans.
Sometimes treating spasticity feels like getting hit by a flying limb. Literally. 🦵💥
But insurance, prior authorizations, reimbursement cuts, and the healthcare system have other plans.
Sometimes treating spasticity feels like getting hit by a flying limb. Literally. 🦵💥
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✅ Another French city checked off the list! 🇫🇷 Bonjour, Nantes!
Grateful to the ToxNet group & Merz for a fantastic educational meeting filled with learning & collaboration with colleagues from around the world. A little science, a little sightseeing, & a lot of inspiration! 💉
Grateful to the ToxNet group & Merz for a fantastic educational meeting filled with learning & collaboration with colleagues from around the world. A little science, a little sightseeing, & a lot of inspiration! 💉
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This is ableism, plain and simple.
Porziņģis has a history of POTS, a real autonomic nervous system disorder that can be debilitating, even for elite athletes.
Chronic illness is not a character flaw. Being unable to play is not a failure of commitment. Do better.
Porziņģis has a history of POTS, a real autonomic nervous system disorder that can be debilitating, even for elite athletes.
Chronic illness is not a character flaw. Being unable to play is not a failure of commitment. Do better.
Draymond Green on Kristaps Porzingis:View quoted post on X
"No one’s sitting around bashing this guy or even worried about him, for that matter. In our minds, we’ve moved forward with the players that we have here... you can’t sit and worry about spoiled milk.”
(Via @sam_amick)
Caregivers see what clinic visits may miss.
In our stroke/spasticity study, 84% of caregivers said the stroke survivor struggled to bathe independently, vs 58% of patients.
This #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth, listen to caregivers & support them, too.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13…
In our stroke/spasticity study, 84% of caregivers said the stroke survivor struggled to bathe independently, vs 58% of patients.
This #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth, listen to caregivers & support them, too.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Understanding stroke and spasticity: patient and caregiver experiences and quality-of-life impact Poststroke spasticity (PSS) is a common sensorimotor disorder following a stroke, presenting in up to 38% of patients 1 year after first stroke. Owing to its heterogeneous and progressive presentat...