Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠

Native Texan, #HapaHaole, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board-Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist. Currently practicing #NeuroPT at Johns Hopkins.

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

I sweat the polka dots off my pants this morning.

A patient with a chronic stroke & dense spastic hemiparesis wanted to walk, so we walked. 45ft! Twice! Lots of high-fives & a few tears.

Life of a #neuroPT!

#strokePT #strokerehab #physicaltherapy #physicaltherapist #ilovemyjob

[Stoyan Popkirov @popkirov]

Very happy to see my essay "Double vision" now out in @Brain1878
https://t.co/ieyh1SKo7w

[Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro]

¡La guía de neurosíntomas FND ya está en español! Thank you @vicmayordomo, who has completely redone the Spanish version - which now appears on the app and website - including with Spanish voice overs for FND videos. Thanks Victor! https://t.co/V8xNsC9yB8

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

The hard truth I deliver to my patients on the daily...

[Sydney Battle @SydneyBattle]

horrible news. been starting my days with 20-30 min of light yoga and unfortunately it really makes a difference, mentally and physically. i’m so sorry

[Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro]

If anyone out there has functional seizures could they consider helping out Amy Utting - a trainee clinical psychologist in Hull - who is interested in the role of compassion in the condition. Not my research, but Amy needs more participants for the research to work - thanks!

[Gay-briel @Ian_Gay_briel]

in massachusetts they spell booster shot "borcester shot"

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

Agreed! All lids down. 🚽

[Chelsea Fagan @Chelsea_Fagan]

we’ve had the “men need to put the toilet seat down” conversation, they either get it or they don’t. the real discourse everyone needs to listen up for is putting the lid down when you flush. flushing with the lid up is waging biological warfare on everything in the bathroom

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

👏 Back when I did #icurehab I made it a habit to do this several times a session. It takes mere seconds and I really think it helps.

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

Horrifying.

You'd think airlines would have learned something after the death of Engracia Figueroa, but apparently not.

Damaging a chair and not replacing it is putting a person's life at risk. It needs to be treated as the serious, life-threatening situation that it is.

[John Morris | Wheelchair Travel @WCTravelOrg]

Two weeks ago, @AmericanAir completely destroyed my wheelchair. They gave me a series of loaner chairs that endangered my health. So I bought a temporary chair & asked for a check for the one they destroyed - a reasonable request well within my rights. They may fight me on that.

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@Joshua__Wallace @theonlypristine @PeteButtigieg https://t.co/vj6pkUJtEH

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

The July effect

[Johns Hopkins Medicine @HopkinsMedicine]

Following today’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaders from @johnshopkins and @hopkinsmedicine shared a message today affirming our commitment to following evidence-based best practices to the fullest extent of the law. https://t.co/HT5YMNVPHp

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@thebrend88 I would also argue that sticking a bunch of "pearls" in there is, in fact, CAUSING clutter, not solving it.

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but your vagina doesn't need to be decluttered.

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

Taking a course at a course is one of the more absurd things I've done professionally. #lunchbreak

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@nicole_biltz @DoctorBthePT @Abrax33 @DrJ_DPT Even worse, it's a 90-question (multiple choice), 75min online quiz. After, they get a certificate that allows them to legally advertise/bill "PT." It's maddening.

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@DoctorBthePT @Abrax33 @DrJ_DPT Unfortunately inaccurate. PT is not protected in every state. Billing aside, some states allow non-PTs, like Chiros, to advertise and provide "PT."

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@KalenPascalDPT You could come back to OP! I have this particleboard desk I've been keeping together with scotch tape - a satin finish, if you will. Plus we almost always have cake. The cake is made by OT patients, so consume at your own risk. ☣️

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@bootcampbrittpt I've always preferred the RoWalker. Sara Plus or Rifton Tram with another person pushing all the "accessories" on a separate cart works great for lower level peeps. But really, I think the ideal device doesn't exist yet!

[Meredith Drake, PT, NCS 🧠 @meredithpd]

@KMac_DPT ...wait. Business "HOURS"?