Financial Wellness
Catherine Ortega, EdD, PT, ATC, OCS
An important aspect of life balance Read More
Posted 9/ 4/24
Episode 23 – Wound Dressings
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A physical therapist applies a dressing to an area of skin on a patient’s heel. The therapist decided to use the dressing as a prophylactic measure... Read More
Posted 9/ 3/24
Episode 22 – Airway Obstruction
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient in the physical therapy gym suddenly begins to cough, which is shortly followed by wheezing. The physical therapist, recognizing the poss... Read More
Posted 8/27/24
Episode 21 – Levels of Weight Bearing
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient explains to a physical therapist that she was instructed to bear up to ten pounds of weight on their involved extremity. Which descriptio... Read More
Posted 8/20/24
Episode 20 – Therapeutic Exercise – Decision Making
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient two days post arthroscopy of the knee attempts to complete a quadriceps setting exercise while lying supine on a mat table. The patient a... Read More
Posted 8/13/24
Episode 19 – Rhomboid Strengthening
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A physical therapist assesses the posture of a patient with shoulder pain and notes that the patient demonstrates a protracted position of both sca... Read More
Posted 8/ 6/24
Episode 18 – Primitive Reflexes
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A seven-month-old infant is able to initiate rolling from supine to prone when playing on a level floor surface. Which scenario would MOST likely b... Read More
Posted 7/30/24
Episode 17 – Differential Diagnosis
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient reports being unable to drive due to difficulty reaching forward to grasp the steering wheel secondary to weakness, though they deny the ... Read More
Posted 7/23/24
Episode 16 – Pharmacology – Heart Failure
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
The medical record indicates that a patient being treated for a low back strain is taking Lasix for the management of heart failure. During ambulat... Read More
Posted 7/16/24
The New Clinician and Imposter Syndrome
Loraine Frey, PT, DPT
Be kind to yourself as you begin your journey, knowing that even the most seasoned therapists do not know it all, and that the best therapists neve... Read More
Posted 7/11/24
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