by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Oct 20, 2020 | Medical Coding
As you know, October is observed as National Physical Therapy Month since 1981 by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This annual campaign helps to improve awareness about physical therapy treatment. To document physical therapy procedures in medical...
by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Oct 15, 2020 | Resources
A chronic neurological disorder, syringomyelia occurs when a fluid-filled cyst (referred to as a syrinx) develops within the spinal cord. The syrinx expands and lengthens over time causing severe damage and weakness to the spinal cord. It can compress and injure the...
by Meghann Drella | Posted: Sep 25, 2020 | Medical Billing
Neurological disorders or diseases of the brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them affect millions of people each year. Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system – in other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial...
by Natalie Tornese | Posted: Sep 24, 2020 | Resources
Regarded as a chronic, progressive condition of the brain, moyamoya disease occurs when the carotid artery in the skull becomes blocked or narrowed, reducing blood flow to your brain. The term “moyamoya” describes the appearance of tiny vessels that form to compensate...
by Julie Clements | Posted: Sep 9, 2020 | Medical Coding
Regarded as one of the most common causes of progressive hearing loss, otosclerosis is a condition that occurs due to abnormal bone growth around one of the three small bones in the middle ear space (called the stapes). The presence of this bone prevents the complex...
