20- Neurological Patients and MDT with Dr. Darshil Patel

💭“Nobody cares, if they have tone or spasticity and it doesn’t bother them, usually patients don’t care. But function is the number one thing we need to improve.” - Dr. Darshil Patel.

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Darshil Patel, PT, DPT, Cert MDT. Darshil received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012. He has an extensive background in neurological and orthopedic conditions. Dr. Patel has practiced at the number 1 rehabilitation hospital in the US for the last 9 years. He has experience in Outpatient, Inpatient, and Day Rehab Settings. Darshil specializes in Spasticity, Spasms, Tone, Tremors, Ataxic, and Chronic pain. He is an expert in treating patients with neurological conditions including Stroke, Spinal Cord, Traumatic Brain Injury, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Patel uses the Pain Mechanism Classification System in order to appropriately classify the patient to provide treatment based on the principles of evidence-based research. He is also MDT certified.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Darshil's story and career

▪️ Experience in different settings

▪️ Treating Stroke

▪️ MDT in neurological patients

▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Darshil's favorite resource of information:

1. Kolski, M. C.; O’Connor, A. A world of hurt: A Guide to Classifying Pain. 2015.
   
2. Butler, D. S. Explain Pain. 2003.
   
3. https://www.sralab.org/

📲Darshil`s contact information:

Ig: https://www.instagram.com/dr_moveitmoveit/
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/drmoveit/

🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/96fQsRwnUbs

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