When you live with a chronic illness, you learn to pay attention to your body. You notice changes. You learn what is normal for you and what isn’t. You learn which symptoms can wait until your next appointment and which ones deserve a phone call to your doctor or…
Measuring liver stiffness using a noninvasive imaging technique called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) may help track disease severity and progression in people with Gaucher disease, a recent study shows. The technique, which combines MRI with low-frequency vibrations to measure organ stiffness, may detect subtle liver changes before more advanced…
It’s hard to believe August is almost over here. Summer is winding down, and my kids will soon start another school year. As a pediatric physical therapist working in a school, I’ve been fortunate to have my summers off with them for the last 20 years. Having this break gives…
