Coping With Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental health conditions or challenges. Therapy sessions can be...
Coping With Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition. It is not necessary to suffer in silence...
Complementary and Integrative Health...Complementary therapies and an integrative health approach are often used to treat mental health conditions. Complementary therapies include nontraditional therapies – such as acupuncture, meditation, and yoga – that are...
Essential Items to Manage SMA...Living with spinal muscular atrophy takes a lot of preparation and planning ahead. We reached out to our team of advocates here at SpinalMuscularAtrophy.net to find out what they always...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Mental Health Myths and Facts...There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health. Because of the stigma around mental health conditions, it is important to know the facts. This article aims to dispel these...
General Mental Health Resources...Living with a mental health condition may pose many challenges. It requires coping, finding treatment, and managing the impact of the condition on family, friendships, and work. Stigma can make...
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like good physical health, good mental health is vital...
Mental Health Month...May is Mental Health Month. Do you feel that spinal muscular atrophy has an affect on your mental health? Share your experience with managing mental health with our spinal muscular...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesCopingMental HealthTips & Advice
Staying Mentally Healthy...I’m in my mid 40’s and I find it encouraging that mental health has become more out in the open. I know living with spinal muscular atrophy has probably made...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dealing with Changes in SMA...Spinal muscular atrophy has a host of challenges we all deal with at some stage. While all of our journeys with SMA are very different, I have always found that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The First Time Pushing My Son in a Wheelchair...Our son was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease at the age of 5. At that time the name given for his condition wasn’t the same as his final diagnosis. We...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Comparing Spinraza and Evrysdi: Things to Consider...If you are taking Spinraza® (nusinersen) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), then you may be curious about Evrysdi® (risdiplam). Both therapies are available in the United States, but there are...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Mental Health with SMA – A Cellphone Analogy...The best way I can describe living with a chronic disease like SMA is that I am a cellphone and my disease is all of the open windows in the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Advice: Younger patients with SMA...What advice would you tell your younger self? Are there things you wish someone would've told you?...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTips & Advice
Successful Intubation and Anesthesia...Every two years I have to get minor outpatient surgery to change my peg g-tube. This unfortunately has to be performed in the main operating room in the hospital so...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Jennifer Miller-Smith...Jennifer was previously a health leader on SpinalMuscularAtrophy.net. Jennifer is a Mom of 3 with 2 disabled daughters. Her oldest daughter Katie has Chiari Malformation and seizures and her youngest...
Best Date Ideas for Interabled Couples...I’m a firm believer that dating your spouse is equally as important when you’re 5 or 10 years into marriage than it was when we were in those first months...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Advice for Younger People with SMA...We asked our team of advocates: What advice do you have for younger people with SMA?Allie: Learn how to adapt what you enjoy doing to your specific needs. If you...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Speech Therapy for Children with SMA...I am a speech pathologist. My daughter had spinal muscular atrophy. One of my daughter’s needs was speech therapy services. Since I was too close to this situation, I chose...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
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