MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics

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Your Old Person in Training Report Card | Happy New Year! Jan 06, 2025

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Happy new year everybody! As we start the new year, many people are reflecting on what they hope to achieve in the coming months. In today's episode, Cristina does a reflective exercise where she asks you all to rate yourselves as old people in training. She encourages you to rate your health behaviours that are going to set you up for the active ageing life that you wish to live .

If you were hoping to get into our online cohorts, level one starts January 12 and level two starts January 8. We hope to see you there!

Frailty: Hope is NOT a Strategy (Empowering Change With 1 Simple Tool) Dec 30, 2024

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🚨 Frailty: Hope is NOT a Strategy 🚨 @jmusgravept shares the importance of evidence-supported screening & interventions to fight physical frailty in older adults. Hope without a strategy is an empty promise. Did you know that 80% of older adults are either frail or pre-frail? This can lead to falls, hospital visits, and loss of independence. But there's good news—you CAN make a difference! 💪 Use the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) to quickly identify frailty in under 5 minutes. With a score of The solution? Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) with functional, real-life movements. Pair it with efficient techniques like rEMOM (Reps Every Minute on the Minute) for sessions as short as 10-15 minutes, 2x/week. 📏 Measure. 💪 Intervene. 🌟 Empower. 💬 Share your experience using the SPPB or rEMOM in the comments! ➡️ Links in bio for research, the SPPB guide, and calculator app. Frailty Stat: doi: 10.2147/CIA.S139860 How to do SPPB : https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/short-physical-performance-battery SPPB correlation to frailty status: 10.1093/gerona/glab087 SPPB Calculator: IOS : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sppb-calcualtor/id1046391074 Progressive full body Resistance training for frailty: doi: 10.1159/000382065 *If you want more helpful content to better serve older adults, sign up for our MMOA Digest = Free Bi-Weekly Email packed with helpful links, posts, & research relevant to your work. Link In Bio or PTonICE.com **Looking for CEU's & courses that will change your practice? Check out our MMOA Course Offerings (Online & Live) Link In Bio or PTonICE.com #physicaltherapy #geript #homehealthpt #pt #dpt #dptstudent #physiotherapy #physicaltherapist #physiotherapist #physicaltherapystudent #newgradpt #physiotherapystudent #physicaltherapyassistant #physicaltherapyassistantstudent #geript #geriot #OTs #OTA #occupationaltherapist #ottreatmentideas #otstudent #otastudent #occupationaltherapyassistant #oldnotweak #ptonice #icetrained

GLP1 medications and fracture risk Dec 26, 2024

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Join Ellen Csepe to discuss how GLP1 medications impact fracture risk! Spoiler alert 🚨 it's more complicated than you may think! Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!

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Intentional Underdosage: When & How Dec 23, 2024

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Intentional Underdosage: When & How 🤔What do we do when our patients' are more capable than what they perceive? Join @dustinjones.dpt as he discusses a vital skill in #geriatrics to get folks as fit as possible - Intentional underdosage. This skill can help you progress patients to achieving things they previously thought were impossible!

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Constipation in Older Adults Part 2: Management Dec 16, 2024

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Constipation can be miserable. It's painful and uncomfortable As geriatric clinicians, we have so much treatment options we can leverage to help our clients out. Open up the conversation about constipation, and then try out some of these ideas Dr. Christina Prevett goes through in today's episode.

The Brain That Chooses Itself: Interview with Mike Studer Dec 13, 2024

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In this episode of the MMOA podcast, Dustin Jones interviews Mike Studer, a prominent figure in physical therapy, discussing his extensive career and the motivation behind his book, 'The Brain That Chooses Itself.' The conversation explores the importance of choice in health interventions, the role of autonomy in patient care, and the value of discomfort in therapy. Studer emphasizes the need for clinicians to create moments of unexpected success for their patients and the significance of identity in health choices. The episode concludes with resources for clinicians to enhance their practice and patient engagement.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Mike Studer and His Impact
02:55 The Motivation Behind 'The Brain That Chooses Itself'
06:03 Structuring Choice in Health Interventions
09:01 The Role of Autonomy in Patient Care
11:52 Conversations on Health Span and Patient Engagement
15:03 The Value of Discomfort in Therapy
17:49 Creating Moments of Unexpected Success
21:01 The Power of Near Misses in Therapy
23:55 Earning Self-Efficacy Through Experience
26:52 The Importance of Identity in Health
29:55 Conclusion and Resources for Clinicians

Links:

https://Mikestuder.com
mike@mikestuder.com

Jumping for Joy: 5 Tips for Introducing Jumping to Older Adults Dec 12, 2024

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Join @macybolt as she JUMPS into 5 tips for successfully introducing jumping and impact to older adults!

Walking Ability Matters: Longitudinal Study in Acute Care Dec 09, 2024

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Join @jmusgravept as he reviews an observational study completed in the acute setting looking at the impact of the ability or inability to walk on health outcomes & effect of progressive resistance training on non-ambulatory acute care patients. "The impact of mobility limitations on geriatric rehabilitation outcomes: Positive effects of resistance exercise training (RESORT)" published 9/5/24. Link To Article: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13557 Link to FAC : https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/functional-ambulation-category *If you want more helpful content to better serve older adults, sign up for our MMOA Digest = Free Bi-Weekly Email packed with helpful links, posts, & research relevant to your work. Link In Bio or PTonICE.com **Looking for CEU's & courses that will change your practice? Check out our MMOA Course Offerings (Online & Live) Link In Bio or PTonICE.com #physicaltherapy #geript #homehealthpt #pt #dpt #dptstudent #physiotherapy #physicaltherapist #physiotherapist #physicaltherapystudent #newgradpt #physiotherapystudent #physicaltherapyassistant #physicaltherapyassistantstudent #geript #geriot #OTs #OTA #occupationaltherapist #ottreatmentideas #otstudent #otastudent #occupationaltherapyassistant #oldnotweak #ptonice #icetrained

Tourism & Healthy Aging Dec 05, 2024

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Join Kay Mayordomo, PT, DPT (@kaym23) as she discusses the role that travel/tourism can play in healthy aging!

Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!

The #oldNOTweak Gift Guide Dec 02, 2024

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What king of gifts could you get an #oldNOTweak clinician? OR recommend to a patient? Join @dustinjones.dpt as he shares some of his favorite recommendations that pack the most bang for the buck. You can also get more gift ideas buy getting our free Ultimate #Geri Equipment eBook - https://institute-of-clinical-excellence.kit.com/b1fb71dde3

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