Episode 38 – Differential Diagnosis
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient reports numbness and tingling in the palmar aspect of the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Examination findings reveal pain with resiste... Read More
Posted 12/17/24
Episode 37 – Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A physical therapist analyzes the gait of a child with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy in the school setting. Based on this diagnosis, which muscle... Read More
Posted 12/10/24
Episode 36 – SCI – Graded Exercise Test
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
Before beginning to train for a wheelchair racing event, a 40-year-old patient with complete C7 tetraplegia undergoes a graded exercise test using ... Read More
Posted 12/ 3/24
Episode 35 – Multiple Sclerosis
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
After approximately 25 minutes of a 30 minute therapy session focusing on mobility and activities of daily living, a patient diagnosed with multipl... Read More
Posted 11/26/24
Episode 34 – Regenerative Medicine – Stem Cells
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient presents to an outpatient clinic with complaints of right knee pain. The referral states that the patient had stem cell injections four w... Read More
Posted 11/19/24
Episode 33 – Vertebroplasty
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
During a patient interview, a physical therapist discovers that a patient is two weeks post vertebroplasty. This procedure was MOST likely performe... Read More
Posted 11/12/24
Episode 32 – Modified Ashworth Scale
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A physical therapist administers the Modified Ashworth Scale to a patient with a suspected neurological injury. What is the MOST accurate descripti... Read More
Posted 11/ 5/24
Episode 31 – Alzheimer’s Disease
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A physical therapist conducts an inservice on Alzheimer’s disease. Which patient profile has the GREATEST relative risk of this disease? Read More
Posted 10/29/24
Episode 30 – SCI – Functional Outcomes
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A patient prepares to be discharged from a rehabilitation hospital following a T10 spinal cord injury. Which of the following pieces of equipment s... Read More
Posted 10/22/24
Episode 29 – Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Scott Giles PT, DPT, MBA
A physical therapist examines a patient following a traumatic crush injury to the forearm. The patient displays a wrist drop deformity and is unabl... Read More
Posted 10/15/24
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