Traumatic Brain Injury

05/23/18 • 11 min

Trevor is a 19 year old male who suffered a TBI after a tragic diving incident at the pool. The therapist has categorized the patient as having a level IV on the RLA scale.

The physical therapist is challenged with understanding factors that can increase the patient's level of confusion.

We will learn how to treat a level IV TBI without increasing their level of confusion in this excellent episode about traumatic brain injuries.

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Trevor is a 19 year old male who suffered a TBI after a tragic diving incident at the pool. The therapist has categorized the patient as having a level IV on the RLA scale.

The physical therapist is challenged with understanding factors that can increase the patient's level of confusion.

We will learn how to treat a level IV TBI without increasing their level of confusion in this excellent episode about traumatic brain injuries.

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Previous Episode

Claudication

Eddie is a 71-year-old male who presents with significant leg pain after ambulating greater than 5 minutes. The patient reports that the symptoms are getting progressively worse over time.

The physical therapist is challenged with correlating the findings of an ABI test and the subjective assessment.

Do you know your ABI scale? We will uncover all of it in this excellent episode about claudication.

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Next Episode

Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke

Pam has a history of a middle cerebral artery stroke and is currently having difficulty combing her hair. Despite multiple teaching strategies, the patient she continues to show no improvement.

The physical therapist is challenged with uncovering the specific phenomenon that is present.

Do you know the differences between signs of aphasia and apraxia? We will uncover all of it in this excellent episode about middle cerebral artery strokes.

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