MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics

Latest Episodes:

Quality of life for older women living in care facilities with osteoporosis May 27, 2019

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Osteoporosis can have negative effects on a patients overall physical function and lead to increased fall risk but we also cannot forget the impact it can have on their quality of life as well. How can we prevent this or improve quality of life in this patient population? You guessed it, exercise- tune in to find out how!

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Effect of Physical Activity on the Quality of Life in Osteoporotic Females Living in Residential Facilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial: https://journals.lww.com/jgpt/Abstract/2019/04000/Effect_of_Physical_Activity_on_the_Quality_of_Life.7.

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Are You Teaching to the Test? May 24, 2019

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Are You Teaching to the Test?

Original Video: https://www.facebook.com/icephysio/videos/798776183811422/

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How to keep up with the program- adherence to exercise May 20, 2019

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Exercise adherence can be challenging with patients who have chronic pain especially those with osteoarthritis or low back pain Tali looks into a review of best evidence on how to help our patients stick with the program! Tune in to hear about motivational strategies, importance of booster visits, and more

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LINKS:

Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28087567

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GEROS Health now makes it easier for you to better serve Older Adults. Join the GEROS Community & get a weekly dose of actionable content to help you be a better clinician at www.Geroshealth.com

Floor Transfers 101. Encouraging our clients to get on and off of the floor. May 17, 2019

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Floor Transfers 101. Encouraging our clients to get on and off of the floor.

Original Video here: https://www.facebook.com/icephysio/videos/369884853602599/

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Be sure to check out Modern Management of the Older Adult with Dustin Jones & Christina Prevett - available as a LIVE or ONLINE Course. This course is approved for 16 CEU's and is sure to help you improve how you treat and view older adults - http://ptonice.com/older-adult

Growing Your Soft Skills & Building Alliance (part 1) May 13, 2019

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In part one of this two part discussion on the "soft skills" Nicole and Sean Hagey begin to discuss how understanding the social history and personality of the patient in front of you can effect clinical outcomes. This episode is not the hard and fast rules of evidence we have all come to love, but messy, soft, and complex look at ourselves and the other humans we interact with daily.

Sean's blog on the soft skills https://ptasurvivalguide.home.blog/2019/04/10/master-the-soft-skills/

The Big Five

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/big-5-personality-traits

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GEROS Health now makes it easier for you to better serve Older Adults. Join the GEROS Community & get a weekly dose of actionable content to help you be a better clinician at www.Geroshealth.com

How to Discharge Well May 10, 2019

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How to Discharge Well

Original Video here: https://www.facebook.com/icephysio/videos/2109616039150860/

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#HHRecharge Interdisciplinary med management in Home Health Part 1 May 06, 2019

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The value of therapy is an important discussion in home health with the upcoming regulatory changes with PDGM. Medication management can be positively affected by therapy with the appropriate knowledge to find and address possible issues in medication profiles. Today Troy speaks with Celeste (PT), Lisa (OT), and Andrea (ST) on why med management is important and how we can best help our patients understand and manage their medications. This is part one of a two part podcast.

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GEROS Health now makes it easier for you to better serve Older Adults. Join the GEROS Community & get a weekly dose of actionable content to help you be a better clinician at www.Geroshealth.com

Uniting GEROS Health & STAVE OFF for a New Practice Model May 02, 2019

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Uniting GEROS Health & STAVE OFF for a New Practice Model

Listen in to see our new partnership with Stave Off & how you can help your community #Avoid1RMLiving & show people that Old doesn't equal Weak!

Original Video: https://www.facebook.com/icephysio/videos/2273464212713858/

Challenged and Changed in Acute Care Through Evidence-Based Practice May 02, 2019

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"Acute Care PT is just walking and transfers. It's good for people to move so that's all you need to do."

How many people have heard that statement or said that themselves?

Listen in to this throwback with Joe Daniels, PT, DPT, as he discusses this interesting article from Rick Ward that shows you what Acute Care PT CAN (& SHOULD) be.

Ward, R. (2017, January 15). Challenged and Changed in Acute Care Through Evidence-Based Practice. GeriNotes, 24(1), 26-27.