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Difference Between Pediatric and Adult Seating
September 1, 2023
What is the difference between pediatric and adult seating? Read More
Pediatrics Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
Vestibular Hypofunction
August 15, 2023
What is vestibular hypofunction, and what causes vestibular hypofunction? Read More
Neurology
Assistive Technology Device Placement on a Wheelchair
August 1, 2023
Where do we place the device in relation to the client and what are the important considerations when determining device placement in relation to the client? Read More
Assistive Technology
Heat Injury in Athletes
July 15, 2023
What is the difference between heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke? Read More
Athletic Training Orthopedics Sports
Bullying and Older Adults
July 1, 2023
How is bullying defined, what are the different types of bullies, and what are the typical traits of a bully in an older adult? Read More
Geriatrics
Glenohumeral Dislocation: Patient Presentation
June 15, 2023
What is the difference in patient presentation in patients with anterior, posterior, or inferior glenohumeral dislocation? Read More
Athletic Training Orthopedics Sports
Bariatric Apple Pannus and Apple Ascities Body Types: Relation to Mobility and Therapy
June 1, 2023
What is the difference in apple body types of apple ascites and apple pannus, and what should we know regarding transfers and applicability to practice? Read More
Acute Care
Sit Pivot Transfer Performance in Patients with a Spinal Cord Injury
May 15, 2023
What muscles are necessary for sit pivot transfers, and what technique do you recommend for a patient with a lower cervical spinal cord injury? Read More
Neurology
Essential Elements of Motivational Interviewing
May 1, 2023
What are the essential elements of motivational interviewing? Read More
Professional Issues and Compliance
Alternative Positions Outside of the Wheelchair for Children
April 15, 2023
What are the importance, goals, and disadvantages of alternative positions for pediatric wheelchair users? Read More
Pediatrics Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
Fostering Self Efficacy
April 1, 2023
What is self-efficacy in regard to the patients/clients we serve, and how can we, as therapists assist in fostering it? Read More
Orthopedics Private Practice Professional Issues and Compliance
Clinical Presentation in Relation to Anatomy Involved In a Stroke
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March 15, 2023
Can you elaborate on the common clinical presentations seen with specific arteries affected in a stroke? Read More
Acute Care Neurology
Factors Affecting Fracture Healing
March 1, 2023
What factors, including medications, delay the healing of fractures? Read More
Orthopedics
Decreasing Caregiver Burnout and How PT can assist
February 15, 2023
What is caregiver burnout exactly and how can physical therapy help decrease it? Read More
Professional Issues and Compliance
Letter of Medical Necessity for Gait Trainers and Standers
February 1, 2023
What should be included in a letter of medical necessity for a gait trainer or stander? Read More
Assistive Technology
Genetic Heterotopic Ossification Clinical Presentation
January 15, 2023
What are the genetic causes of heterotopic ossification and the related clinical presentation? Read More
Orthopedics Pediatrics
Pudendal Neuralgia Risk Factors and Common Comorbidities
January 1, 2023
What are the risk factors and common comorbidities for Pudendal Neuralgia? Read More
Pelvic Health
Myositis Ossificans Differential Diagnosis in PT Practice
December 31, 2022
What is Myositis Ossificans including its epidemiology and clinical presentation? Read More
Athletic Training Neurology Orthopedics
OASIS E Question on Hearing
December 15, 2022
For the hearing section, B0200, the patient reported, "I have trouble following normal conversations, especially when a lot of different people are talking at the same time. I can usually make ou... Read More
Home Health
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
November 30, 2022
I am studying for the Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) exam. Can you explain AAC and what is considered AAC? Read More
Assistive Technology Review Series: Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)