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>> Neuromuscular rehabilitation means
a rehabilitation of all the neuromuscular conditions.
The disease that comes from peripheral nervous system
and muscle.
At Johns Hopkins we have a specialized team
of neuromuscular rehabilitation.
Why do neuromuscular conditions need
a specialized team of rehabilitation?
There are a few reasons.
First, most neuromuscular conditions are very rare
and not much is know about their diagnosis and treatment,
not only rehabilitation.
Second, a lot of neuromuscular conditions
have very distinctive unique clinical features
and if we don't fully understand those clinical features
it is very difficult to rehabilitate those patients
with neuromuscular conditions.
And lastly exercise is a very important
tool for any rehabilitation.
Now in neuromuscular diseases,
nerve and muscles are already damaged
so very careful rehabilitation is required
to safely exercise them.
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Currently our team is focused on myositis and POTS.
Myositis is an autoimmune inflammatory muscle disease
and POTS other name is
postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
This is a very debilitating disease
of autonomic nervous system.
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The treatment of myositis basically suppressing
the inflammation through certain medications.
More recently, scientific advances show that
there are a certain type of exercises
which are not only safe but can dramatically
improve their muscles strength.
At Johns Hopkins we use very specific protocols
to treat those myositis patients through exercise.
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The treatment of POTS include specific kinds of diet,
hydration, and exercise.
Those treatments can be very effective for POTS patients
but require very comprehensive multidisciplinary care.
At Johns Hopkins we provide a comprehensive
rehabilitation care for POTS patients.
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At Johns Hopkins neuromuscular rehabilitation clinic,
our patients when they come into our clinic,
they meet several different experts
including physical, occupational, speech therapists
who all specialize in neuromuscular conditions.
Within one day our patients usually go through
very comprehensive and objective physical function testing.
Based on those test results we can give them
optimal and individualized exercise
and rehabilitation program.
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One of the main strengths of
Johns Hopkins is scientific research.
We all do cutting edge research to answer questions
that are brought up in our daily clinical care.
Among many different projects that I have for example,
I work with technology team and computer science people
to develop a tool for exercise and rehabilitation
so that the patient can follow our exercise prescription
much easier and more effectively.
If you have any more questions about our team function
and research, please don't hesitate to contact
the department of physical medicine rehabilitation
at Johns Hopkins.
Thank you very much.
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