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1
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Patient did something and it showed me something

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Patient demonstrated

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2
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I saw something

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Noted

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3
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Patient had pain

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Patient had c/o pain

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4
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Patient had no pain

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Patient had no c/o pain

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5
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Patient education

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Patient educated on…. Patient then demonstrated and verbally correct use/form

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6
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Patient second visit after eval

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Patient denies any issues since IE, Patient reports noP significant changes since IE

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7
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Patient said something

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Patient stated, patient reported etc

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8
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had to push the patient to keep them motivated

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Patient required constant verbal cues to stay on task

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insisted/required patient

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encouraged patient to since we as pta’s cant require etc

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10
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Patient flopped down on table from standing to sitting

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Patient demonstrates poor eccentric control during sitting

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11
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patient did more today

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Patient progression in overall volume of exercises

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12
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patient did stuff better today

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Patient demonstrated improved _____ as evident by _____

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13
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Patient did more weight today

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Patient demonstrated a progression in strength as evident by

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14
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How do you talk about a progression of therex a certain pt did

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Pt tolerated a progression of therex of _______

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15
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Patient had good results with something

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Patient responds well with _____ as with ____ (improved thoacolumbar mobility) during _____ (therex)

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16
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Patient had a pain/symptoms during an exercise but it wasn’t from the exercise

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Patient had pain/symptoms secondary to _______

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Patient made it through the exercises but symptoms unrelated to initial diagnosis made it hard

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Patient tolerated therex but had difficulty secondary to _____ (radicular symptoms)

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18
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patient has a hard time seeing/hearing

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Pt requires constant supervision due to auditory/visual impairment

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19
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A change in treatment approach today

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Today’s treatment focused on _______ to _______

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20
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mentally impaired

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limited cognition or cognition is limited or cognitive limitation

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21
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patient couldn’t finish all exercises since they ran out of time

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Pt therex limited today due to time restraints

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22
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When there is nothing to say

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Patient has good recall of tx or patient still having difficulty with… or patient able to tolerate all exercises today without any exacerbation of symptoms/adverse reactions.

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23
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if you put adhesions… what type do you usually mean?

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fibrotic adhesions

24
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if a pt has a spasm, what are some likely things you may document

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did it go away, how, responds well to ….

25
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Things you will want to think about when documenting

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AD, patient position, rest breaks, gait, verbal/tactile cues

26
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A possible approach to documentation of paragraph structure

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pt demonstrated. pt tolerated. Noted.

27
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a patient can have limited what?

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limited strength/coordination/flexibility/balance/wb tolerance

28
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another word for cardio?

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functional mobility tolerance/functional activity tolerance

29
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Not only is about how many feet one can walk… but?

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quality of movement

30
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if someone lacks postural trunk support, they lack postural… ?

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stability

31
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Jim’s approach to working on someone?

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take away muscular tonicity, then work capsule, then take through full range

32
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Why would someone work balance?

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safety and standing to minimize risk of falls, to increase functional activity, to increase standing tolerance

33
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aerobic exercise is good for?

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functional mobility tolerance/functional activity tolerance

34
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PROM helps with?

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promote lig and cap remodeling/aids blood circulation, inhibit pain via stimulation of joint mechanoreceptors

35
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AROM helps with?

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increase blood circulation, decrease clot formation from venous stasis, increase proprioceptive input, maintain contractility, decrease atrophy, increase coordination/motor control

36
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Mobilization helps with?

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restore joint mobility/ decrease, pain from joint structures,
moves synovial fluid to maintain cartilage health, maintains extensibilty and tensile strength of tissues, and sensory input for proprioceptive feedback important for balance responses

37
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breathing exercises during gait? why?

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well we know that breathing exercise can help increase and slow tidal volume, and slow HR > this can help increase functional activity tolerance

38
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Purpose of stretching?

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increase ROM for transfers/gait/functional mobility

39
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purpose of PNF?

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re educate the body on normal movement patterns

40
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If patient states something, like “doctor said I can do alot now”

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Patient reported her doctor said she “can do a lot now” - per patient.

41
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difficulty? or Weight bearing tolerance? how much?

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mild-moderate-severe

42
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Things to ask the patient for subjective?

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pain? Recent issues? Activities that give you problems? What activities you want to get back to? Last visit problems? What gives you relief? Is there anything you are able to do now that you weren’t able to do before?

43
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I did something for the patient, or they did something

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Performed

44
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uneven surface means?

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non compliant surfaces

45
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If patient improved from last visit put….

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Noted pt improvement on therex from YTB to GTB demonstrating increased hip abduction strength or patient tolerated increased resistance during standing hip abduction. Noted improvement from last visit.

46
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Pt insisted on refitting AFO. whats wrong with this statement?

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Should be “Pt encouraged to refit AFO”. I as a PTA can not insist/require a pt to do something.

47
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no exacerbation of symptoms could also be said..

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no adverse reactions

48
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if they have pain in subjective, and exercises go well, then say

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Pt tolerated a full volume of therex with no increase in pain/symptoms

49
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If they don’t have pain in subjective, why would you do STM? rationale?

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None. Don’t do it. Be careful.

50
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When documenting for electrical stim…

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E-stim, H-wave? frequency

51
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Patient is practicing modified bridging exercises (marching in bridge), how could you state this is functional?

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stabilizing trunk flexor/extensors while strengthening the gluteus max and quadrceps in preparation for lift”ing” activities

52
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Patient is practicing push ups, how could you state this is functional?

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Push ups use body weight to strengthen the triceps and shoulder girdle musculature in preparation for push”ing” activities

53
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Finding neutral spine involves what?

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drawing in manever to activate TVA and multifidus muscles and stabilizing trunk?

54
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wall/ball squat slides is an intervention for a patient, how is this functional?

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wall squats help to strengthen the hip and knee extensors in preparation for squatt”ing” activities

55
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partial lunges and squats are being practiced by a patient, how is this functional?

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these exercises are total body movements in preparation for learning body mechanics