Ask the Experts

Glenohumeral Dislocation: Patient Presentation

Rina Pandya, PT, DPT, PGCert LTHE, AFHEA

June 15, 2023

What is the difference in patient presentation in patients with anterior, posterior, or inferior glenohumeral dislocation? Read More

Athletic Training Orthopedics Sports

Bariatric Apple Pannus and Apple Ascities Body Types: Relation to Mobility and Therapy

Rina Pandya, PT, DPT, PGCert LTHE, AFHEA

June 1, 2023

What is the difference in apple body types of apple ascites and apple pannus, and what should we know regarding transfers and applicability to practice? Read More

Acute Care

Sit Pivot Transfer Performance in Patients with a Spinal Cord Injury

Kristen Cezat, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP/SMS

May 15, 2023

What muscles are necessary for sit pivot transfers, and what technique do you recommend for a patient with a lower cervical spinal cord injury? Read More

Neurology

Essential Elements of Motivational Interviewing

Jennifer Stone, PT, DPT, OCS, PHC

May 1, 2023

What are the essential elements of motivational interviewing? Read More

Professional Issues and Compliance

Alternative Positions Outside of the Wheelchair for Children

Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS

April 15, 2023

What are the importance, goals, and disadvantages of alternative positions for pediatric wheelchair users? Read More

Pediatrics Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility

Fostering Self Efficacy

Jennifer Stone, PT, DPT, OCS, PHC

April 1, 2023

What is self-efficacy in regard to the patients/clients we serve, and how can we, as therapists assist in fostering it? Read More

Orthopedics Private Practice Professional Issues and Compliance

Clinical Presentation in Relation to Anatomy Involved In a Stroke

Alaena McCool, MS, OTR/L, CPAM, Katherine George, PT, DPT

March 15, 2023

Can you elaborate on the common clinical presentations seen with specific arteries affected in a stroke? Read More

Acute Care Neurology

Factors Affecting Fracture Healing

Rina Pandya, PT, DPT, PGCert LTHE, AFHEA

March 1, 2023

What factors, including medications, delay the healing of fractures? Read More

Orthopedics

Decreasing Caregiver Burnout and How PT can assist

Mira Rollins, OTR/L

February 15, 2023

What is caregiver burnout exactly and how can physical therapy help decrease it? Read More

Professional Issues and Compliance

Letter of Medical Necessity for Gait Trainers and Standers

Lindsey Veety, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS

February 1, 2023

What should be included in a letter of medical necessity for a gait trainer or stander? Read More

Assistive Technology

Genetic Heterotopic Ossification Clinical Presentation

Rina Pandya, PT, DPT, PGCert LTHE, AFHEA

January 15, 2023

What are the genetic causes of heterotopic ossification and the related clinical presentation? Read More

Orthopedics Pediatrics

Pudendal Neuralgia Risk Factors and Common Comorbidities

Jennifer Stone, PT, DPT, OCS, PHC

January 1, 2023

What are the risk factors and common comorbidities for Pudendal Neuralgia? Read More

Pelvic Health

Myositis Ossificans Differential Diagnosis in PT Practice

Rina Pandya, PT, DPT, PGCert LTHE, AFHEA

December 31, 2022

What is Myositis Ossificans including its epidemiology and clinical presentation? Read More

Athletic Training Neurology Orthopedics

OASIS E Question on Hearing

Cindy Krafft, PT, MS, HCS-O

December 15, 2022

For the hearing section, B0200, the patient reported, "I have trouble following normal conversations, especially when a lot of different people are talking at the same time. I can usually make ou... Read More

Home Health