MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics Dustin Jones, PT, DPT, GCS, CF-L1: Physical Therapist

Join @trisaleehutch as she discusses intimacy within memory care communities and considerations for multiple scenarios that you may come across as a therapist or a loved one. 
 

Osteoporosis- Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment

So many of our patients are given a diagnosis of Osteoporosis without clarity of what that ACTUALLY means.

We can address patients’ concerns and questions and provide some clarity on what that diagnosis means for them.

We’ll dive into learning more about Osteoporosis, how to read DEXA scan reports, & using that info to inform your plan of care!

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Want more helpful info to better serve older adults? Check out the Older Adult Specialist Certification at PTonICE.com

Join @kaym23 as she discusses why community matters, how we can facilitate that sense of community, and the positive impact it has on our older adult population.
 
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!

We cannot just forget a group of muscles in our body. This is especially true if we are working with people with hip or low back pain. 
Those who are more sedentary, more frail, strain more with daily tasks are at higher rates of pelvic issues. 
That means that you, as fitness forward clinicians, are already doing pelvic WELL. We just need to fill in a couple of gaps. 

Individualizing BP Measurements
This week @sbship8_dpt discusses her experience with managing blood pressure measurements for her clients and when she chose to exercise and when she chose to hold.
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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Julie breaks down exactly how to dig deep to find the WHY behind a goal of independent gardening, then tells us step by step how to break this goal down into functional movements to make exercise programming effective, efficient, and EASY!