Q&A Podcast

Episode 42 – Hypoparathyroidism

A physical therapist treats a patient with hypoparathyroidism. Which of the following symptoms would MOST...

Episode 43 – Braden Scale

A physical therapist working in a rehabilitation hospital completes the Braden Scale as a component...

Episode 41 – Medication – Side Effects

A physical therapist notes the tendency of a patient to become dizzy and lightheaded with...

Episode 40 – SCI – Manual Assisted Cough Technique

A physical therapist utilizes a manual assisted cough technique on a patient who has a...

Episode 39 – Regenerative Medicine – PRP

A patient reports to physical therapy for evaluation with a referral that states they had...

Episode 38 – Differential Diagnosis

A patient reports numbness and tingling in the palmar aspect of the thumb, index, and...

Episode 37 – Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy

A physical therapist analyzes the gait of a child with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy in...

Episode 36 – SCI – Graded Exercise Test

Before beginning to train for a wheelchair racing event, a 40-year-old patient with complete C7...

Episode 35 – Multiple Sclerosis

After approximately 25 minutes of a 30 minute therapy session focusing on mobility and activities...

Week 34 – Regenerative Medicine – Stem Cells

A patient presents to an outpatient clinic with complaints of right knee pain. The...

Episode 15 – Basic Life Support

A physical therapist works with a four-month-old infant. During mat activities the infant suddenly...

Episode 33 – Vertebroplasty

During a patient interview, a physical therapist discovers that a patient is two weeks...

Episode 5 – Glasgow Coma Scale

A physical therapist assesses a patient with a traumatic brain injury using the Glasgow...

Episode 28 – Peripheral Vascular Disease

A patient diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease begins a supervised treadmill exercise regimen. After...

Episode 32 – Modified Ashworth Scale

A physical therapist administers the Modified Ashworth Scale to a patient with a suspected...

Episode 31 – Alzheimer’s Disease

A physical therapist conducts an inservice on Alzheimer’s disease. Which patient profile has the...

Episode 30 – SCI – Functional Outcomes

A patient prepares to be discharged from a rehabilitation hospital following a T10 spinal...

Episode 29 – Peripheral Nerve Injuries

A physical therapist examines a patient following a traumatic crush injury to the forearm....

Episode 24 – Cystocele

A physical therapist reads in the medical record that a patient sustained a grade...

Episode 23 – Wound Dressings

A physical therapist applies a dressing to an area of skin on a patient’s...

Episode 22 – Airway Obstruction

A patient in the physical therapy gym suddenly begins to cough, which is shortly...

Episode 21 – Levels of Weight Bearing

A patient explains to a physical therapist that she was instructed to bear up...

Episode 20 – Therapeutic Exercise – Decision Making

A patient two days post arthroscopy of the knee attempts to complete a quadriceps...

Episode 19 – Rhomboid Strengthening

A physical therapist assesses the posture of a patient with shoulder pain and notes...

Episode 18 – Primitive Reflexes

A seven-month-old infant is able to initiate rolling from supine to prone when playing...

Episode 17 – Differential Diagnosis

A patient reports being unable to drive due to difficulty reaching forward to grasp...

Episode 16 – Pharmacology – Heart Failure

The medical record indicates that a patient being treated for a low back strain...

Episode 14 – Pharmacology – Side Effects

A physical therapist reviews a patient’s medication list as part of an examination. The...

Episode 13 – Kleiger Stress Test

A patient reports significant ankle pain after sustaining an injury in which the foot...

Episode 12 – Ankle-brachial Index

A patient is seen in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation facility for complaints of claudication...

Episode 11 – Isometric Work

A physical therapist designs an exercise program for a patient that minimizes the use...

Episode 10 – Quantifying Edema

A patient post Colles’ fracture has moderate edema in their fingers and the dorsum...

Episode 9 – Exudate

A physical therapist inspects a patient’s wound during a dressing change. The physical therapist...

Episode 8 – SCI - Wheelchair Prescription

A physical therapist makes wheelchair recommendations for a patient with a C4 complete spinal...

Episode 7 – Assessing Liability

A physical therapist treats a patient with a tibial plateau fracture that is currently...

Episode 6 – Clinical Decision Making

A physical therapist notes a decrease in passive range of motion in a patient’s...

Episode 2 – Exercise Post Cardiac Transplantation

During an exercise session, a physical therapist monitors exercise intensity with a patient post...

Episode 1 – Cognition

A physical therapist employed in a skilled nursing facility treats an 82-year-old patient rehabilitating...

Episode 4 – Osteopenia

A patient with hip joint pain is referred to physical therapy for direction in...

Episode 3 – Superficial Moist Heat

A patient with hip joint pain is referred to physical therapy for direction in...

Episode 25 – Stages of Wound Healing

A physical therapist inspects the progress of a partial-thickness wound on a patient’s anterior forearm....

Episode 26 – Heart Chambers & Valves

An entry in the medical record indicates that a patient is experiencing tricuspid valve regurgitation....

Episode 27 – Pulse Pressure

A physical therapist determines the pulse pressure for a patient with congestive heart failure. Which...

Episode 5: Jonathan Adams – TheraXPro

Jonathan Adams decided to pursue a degree in physical therapy at Thomas Jefferson University after...

Episode 6: Maggie Mills, Amy Graber – Fit Family Physical Therapy

Maggie Mills and Amy Graber are redefining traditional home physical therapy services. Their business Fit...

Episode 4: Greg Knapton – Master Clinician

After graduating from the PT program at the University of Vermont, Greg Knapton spent his...

Episode 1: Scott Giles – Scorebuilders

Innovate and Rehabilitate: The Entrepreneurial PT kicks off with the story of Scorebuilders. Scott Giles...

Episode 3: Daniel Lee – Serial Entrepreneur

Daniel Lee is a true serial entrepreneur in the PT world. From academic chair...

Episode 2: Connor Pierce – After the DPT

In this episode of Innovate and Rehabilitate: The Entrepreneurial PT, Connor Pierce discusses his journey...