Balance Deficits

06/29/18 • 11 min

Susan is a 67-year-old female who is being treated for significant balance deficits. The treating therapist is challenging Susan today by having her reach out of her base of support.

The physical therapist is challenged with determining which type of motor training the patient is currently engaging in.

Do you know the differences between skill, mobility, controlled mobility and stability based exercises? We will uncover the answer today in this excellent episode about balance interventions.

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Susan is a 67-year-old female who is being treated for significant balance deficits. The treating therapist is challenging Susan today by having her reach out of her base of support.

The physical therapist is challenged with determining which type of motor training the patient is currently engaging in.

Do you know the differences between skill, mobility, controlled mobility and stability based exercises? We will uncover the answer today in this excellent episode about balance interventions.

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Previous Episode

Stage IV Decubitus Ulcer

Freddy is being treated for a stage IV decubitus ulcer that is dry and infected.

The therapist is challenged with determining which dressing would be the most effective for this wound type.

Do you know which dressings should be considered when an infection is present?

We will uncover all of it in this excellent episode about [prescribing dressings for a decubitus ulcer.

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Next Episode

Rapid Knee Hyperextension

Brandon is being evaluated in physical therapy for his posterior knee pain. The patient gait assessment reveals a rapid knee hyperextension during the early stages of gait.

The physical therapist is challenged with determining the most likely reason for the observed gait deviation while predicting which other motions would be present.

Do you know the primary cause of rapid knee hyperextension during the stance phase? We will uncover the answer in this excellent episode about extensor thrust.

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