MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics

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Population Health and the APTA Jun 06, 2018

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Troy sits down with Kurtis Graves to talk about the APTA council on Prevention, Population Health, and Wellness. This is one of the APTA's newest councils and it's building momentum with new and exciting things in store for the future. Come listen and learn how to get involved!

To find out more go to http://www.apta.org/PHPW/

Follow them on on FB @APTAPreventionHealthPromotionWellnessCouncil and on Twitter @PHPWCouncil

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This episode is sponsored by the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy. Check out one of their MOST POPULAR papers from Dale Avers - White Paper: Strength Training for Older Adults. Get this resource (& much more!) at http://GeriatricsPT.org/SRP

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SRP is brought to you by the generous support of the SRP Game Changers.

If you want to Join SRP, Crush Mediocrity, Join the Monthly Meetups, & Get some free swag!...go to http://SeniorRehabProject.com/Join

The Therapist Who Said Too Much Jun 04, 2018

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Older adults may encounter difficulty comprehending instructions given a declining capacity of working memory with age. In this episode Erinn and Tali explore one simple way that can make teaching motor tasks more effective.

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SRP is brought to you by the generous support of the SRP Game Changers.

If you want to Join SRP, Crush Mediocrity, Join the Monthly Meetups, & Get some free swag!...go to http://SeniorRehabProject.com/Join

The MOST Dangerous Exercise for Older Adults Jun 01, 2018

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The MOST Dangerous Exercise for Older Adults

Watch the video at https://www.facebook.com/educatePT/videos/1678831875544380/

Be sure to check out "Modern Management of the Older Adult" - an 8 week online course led by Dustin Jones and Christina Prevett. 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-1

Is BFR the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread...or Therapeutic Ultrasound? May 30, 2018

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Is Blood Flow Restriction Training the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread....or Therapeutic Ultrasound?

BFR has been shown to:

Improve Strength.
Improve Hypertrophy.
Reduce Pain.
Improve Strength AND Muscle SIZE BY JUST WALKING!?

Listen to this episode to hear more about the BFR course I took with OwensRecoveryScience.com taught by Zach Dunkle.

Links:

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SRP is brought to you by the generous support of the SRP Game Changers.

If you want to Join SRP, Crush Mediocrity, Join the Monthly Meetups, & Get some free swag!... go to http://SeniorRehabProject.com/Join

Clinical Guidance Statement - Community Dwelling Older Adults & Fall Risk May 28, 2018

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Avin KG, Hanke TA, Kirk-sanchez N, et al. Management of falls in community-dwelling older adults: clinical guidance statement from the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association. Phys Ther. 2015;95(6):815-34.

CDC's STEADI Tool Kit

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SRP is brought to you by the generous support of the SRP Game Changers.

If you want to Join SRP, Crush Mediocrity, Join the Monthly Meetups, & Get some free swag!... go to http://SeniorRehabProject.com/Join

Reducing #Falls with a 3x10 Exsc Prescription?? The SUNBEAM Trial May 25, 2018

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#PTonICE Reducing #Falls with a 3x10 ex prescription?? The SUNBEAM Trial

https://www.facebook.com/educatePT/videos/1672126619548239/

This is a rebroadcast from an episode that can be found on PTonICE.com.

What 2 MILLION People can Teach us about Mortality May 23, 2018

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What can we learn about mortality from a sample size of 2 million apparently healthy people? How does grip strength fit into our idea of understanding overall body condition? Why does Troy think he will get away with not talking in an episode?

linked article https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29425700

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This episode is sponsored by the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy. Check out their FREE presentation on Physical Activity: A Key to Successful Aging ...& how the AGPT can help YOU further your clinical practice at http://GeriatricsPT.org/SRP

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SRP is brought to you by the generous support of the SRP Game Changers.

If you want to Join SRP, Crush Mediocrity, Join the Monthly Meetups, & Get some free swag!...go to http://SeniorRehabProject.com/Join

#SRPrereqs Don't let me be misunderstood May 21, 2018

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Instructions communicate important medical information that helps patients manage their own care when they leave the hospital. But... patients do not always understand these instructions.

In this episode Tali and Erinn find out what parts of their discharge instructions patient remember after a hospital stay.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25015430

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SRP is brought to you by the generous support of the SRP Game Changers.

If you want to Join SRP, Crush Mediocrity, Join the Monthly Meetups, & Get some free swag!... go to http://SeniorRehabProject.com/Join

Frailty is NOT a label! May 18, 2018

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#PTonICE Frailty is NOT a label!

https://www.facebook.com/educatePT/videos/1665004856927082/

This is a rebroadcast from an episode that can be found on PTonICE.com.