Two eye cups in a row? Yeipers, gotta mix up my act here a bit. However, I couldn’t help it today because I’ve finally gotten to the bottom of something that has been bugging me for a bit. Why do some older folks have a blue or whitish ring around their eye? Like so: Well, … Continue reading
As a physical therapy student on clinical rotations, my schedule (and to some extent, life) revolves around my Clinical Instructor. Here is the thing: hospitals don’t shut down on holidays (or the weekends) so somebody has to be working….when we do we often get to move around to different parts of the hospital and see … Continue reading
I am sure that everyone is familiar with this symbol: It is the International Symbol of Access, also known as the “Wheelchair Icon” or the “Handicapped Symbol.” It was designed in 1968 and is used to indicate areas where access has been improved for individuals with disabilities (not just in wheelchairs). However, check this out … Continue reading
Well, well, well…they prepare us for a lot in DPT school, I think we all have had nightmares of those “RED FLAGS.” Often it feels like a terrific overload and that even though they are preparing us for the ‘worst’ … likely it won’t be something we actually see in clinic. However, last Friday I … Continue reading
Good Morning! I hope this reaches all my classmates before we venture off to our first day of clinic. Swyann from my Bikram studio read this passage in class recently and it just resonated on so many levels both personally and professionally: The Chick Being Born “When in the midst of great change, it is … Continue reading
So, this mini-mester is all about reviewing the last 2 years in preparation for our comprehensive exam. Reviewing over 6 semesters of content is tough but it also is exciting to see how much we’ve learned and how far we’ve come. It also makes me think about all the hilarious ways we learned some of this info in the … Continue reading
Last semester took just about all the “oomph” I could muster. After my last exam, I hobbled over to meet my classmates at Circa (as has become our custom) to not only drink to the end of a brutal semester but to the end of two full years of intense academic adventures. Physical Therapy students … Continue reading
Hi Friends, local in DC? Well, come get your learning AND art on at Himmelfarb Library’s Art Show! Look what I snapped there this evening after several productive hours studying with my classmates: Hmmm, custom QR codes…where could they lead? Well, here of course ! Follow the digital footprint and hopefully our medical school friends … Continue reading
Check out this sweet tune by Das Racist while reading this post : Well, we are embarking on the last 3 weeks of the semester and my calendar looks like it is bleeding with group projects, papers, and exams. As I look at my to do list vanishing in the distance, I think to myself…they MUST BE … Continue reading
Gait troubles, incontinence, and dementia / wobbly, wet, & wacky Bob Fowler, the subject of this 60 minutes special, presented with this triad of symptoms and was ultimately diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease. He had been to doctor after doctor, and suffered with debilitating symptoms for nearly a decade including trouble walking, incontinence, and severe memory deficits … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 