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Rehabilitation & MS

March 10, 2025 • Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders • Season 5 • Episode 1

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Physical Therapist and Clinical Specialist, Megan Skidmore, PT, DPT joins us to discuss the role of PT for patients living with Multiple Sclerosis and how it can help enhance the quality of life.

In this episode:

1:00 -What is PT

2:40- When is the right time to reach out to PT?

4:25- Care team approach

4:30- Biggest thing they help treat at rehabilitation. Working smarter, not harder.

6:00- Why moving the body is so important.

8:15- Deciding when to incorporate mobility equipment.

10:10- What to expect during your first appointment

12:15- First hand story of improvement she has witnessed.

15:30- Numbness and how PT can help

18:30- Bladder/Bowel

21:00- How long you will need PT

22:00- Other kinds of therapy

26:00- Final thoughts

Thank you for listening to MS Minute with DCND. Dayton Center for Neurological Disorders is a private neurology group out of Dayton, OH. Our goal is to help those living with MS with monthly educational episodes. You can find more about DCND at www.dcndinc.com.