A poem for patients who had a fall

Poem – As I fall When I am old and frailForgotten and stale When my balance is no moreWobbling from seat to door I wonder who I will callIf I trip, slip and fall Seconds or shorter it would takeMy fall, none will break Except the cold flat floorWhich lies under every door As I

Time to modernise the clinical examination in the wake of Corona?

Busmillah, alhamdulillah:  the  death of Dr Li Wenliang from the 2019-new Corona Virus made me wonder what could be done to reduce proximity to a patient when examining them. The stethescope was invented to allow patients, especially female ones, to be examined from a socially suitable distance. What about throat exams? millions of these exams

Cycling therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

Bismillah, alhamdulillah: my attention was drawn to this by a family friend who sent me a video showing a patient with severe PD, but who was able to ride a bike. I explored a bit more and came across this interesting piece of research (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744893/). There is an interesting correlation with cycling and improvement of