Category: ALS

For Denise Neptune, there’s nothing like being outdoors, gardening, hiking or riding a tandem bicycle with her husband. The active couple has covered many miles on their tandem bike over the years, traveling up and down hills and long distances. Now they face an unexpected hill to navigate on their life journey – amyotrophic lateral …

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In our Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic, we are committed to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to our patients and families. We are honored to announce that we have achieved status as an ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence. The multidisciplinary ALS Clinic, led by neuromuscular neurologist Dr. Hannah Machemehl and nurse practitioner Casey …

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Quentin Irby has always been athletic and very active. The 38-year-old father of seven was a basketball player in high school and has never let anything slow him down, until he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord is often called …

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71-year-old David Rothschild has seen a lot of illness and disease in his life, but he never imagined he would be the one battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. Rothschild was an Internal Medicine physician for nearly four decades in the Houston …

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We have a deep commitment to compassionate care for our patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord. We get to know our patients and their families and value being part of their health journeys. Now, we’re coming together outside of the clinic walls …

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Sara Wheeler is living with ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease that aggressively attacks nerve cells associated with muscle control. She began noticing a loss of muscle control and cramps in her feet in 2018. She saw several doctors and specialists before being diagnosed with ALS roughly three years after her symptoms first …

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects approximately 12,000 to 15,000 people in the United States (as estimated by the CDC), with around 5,000 new diagnoses made each year. Most people recognize ALS though as its more common moniker, Lou Gehrig’s disease. Beyond the fact that this condition is named for a famous baseball player, many still …

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