Hey, because therapy is now geared to standardized test. Can you both play more videos doing more of these tests? 2 min walk, BERG, stand up and go, sit to stand test, 6 min walk functional reach? I see you have done the POMA / Tinetti and I appreciate! Oh can you do physical mobility test? It is so nice to see whole test being completed by another professional bc some people do variations. Thank you I am. PTA and on addition to CEUs and re reading material I am subscribed and look to you when encountered patients I may needs refreshing on i.e. Parkinson's pt's! Great job guys Keep it up!!
I am a PTA. I work in assisted living facility. The work day is fast and the PT's are extremely busy. They write STG's to improve the tinetti test. I assume to cue them during there gait and work on balance exercises. This is what i should be doing correct? Also confused on "foot drop" . I mean, i know what it looks like when the full ROM happens. What about partially? Also confused on trunk sway
Do you automatically remove three points for having a walker even if they don't need it during some parts of the test? Also if they regularly use a walker do you ask them to walk with it during the ambulation part of the test?
I'm a new grad from PT school, and continue learned a lot from you guys! (especially therex). How often do you both like to use outcome measures with your patients? I haven't been using them very often but feel I should start to.
Yeah, using a muscle energy technique where you isometrically contract your hip extensors against an oppositely directed force can help to even out the pelvis.
Are you struggling with this problem? If you had a therapist help you he/she would stabilize the contralateral ilium to prevent that unwanted rotation from happening.
As a recent graduate from PT school, I use this outcome measure a lot in my SNF. When performing this test, is the patient allowed to use an AD for ALL components of the balance section? (Sternal Nudge, EC, 360 turn) Thank you!
get into a long sitting position and look at where the bottom of your feet are. If one is shorter than the other then you do in fact have an improper alignment somewhere in the chain. Something like this can happen from a fall or landing on one side with a lot of force.
