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Learn how to do the Unterberger Test, interpret results, and enhance your balance assessments with data-driven balance assessment devices.
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Discover how eccentric training enhances mobility and independence in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Learn about the latest research, key exercises, and the role of the Eccentron in boosting muscle activation, force production, and functional abilities for your SCI patients.
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A recent study examined the outcomes of an eccentric-focused physical therapy program for post-hip fracture recovery. Participants using BTE's Eccentron showed positive improvements in lean muscle mass, force production, and functional abilities.
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Balance assessments play a key role in gauging your stroke patient's fall risk, functional abilities, vestibular impairment, proprioception, and more. Read on for a breakdown of five essential balance assessments in stroke rehab: Romberg, Unterberger, Berg Balance Test, timed up and go, and functional reach test.
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Here's why you should integrate neuromuscular reeducation in sports physical therapy programs. NMR helps your athletes recover from and prevent injuries while also training neuromuscular control. Keep reading for the whys and hows of neuromuscular reeducation in sports.
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Eccentric contractions have so many unique properties that make it ideal for rehabilitation and training. And we’re not just talking musculoskeletal benefits (although this side alone is compelling enough). Eccentrics also engage the neurological system to promote healing, learning, and neuromuscular control, too.
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The common “What should I do?” can stop us in our tracks. The answer is... it depends. What exactly does the answer depend on? Can non-operative ACL rehab work for high-level athletes? Or is surgery necessary for a full return to intense sport?
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Nerve flossing is undoubtedly intriguing, in theory. But how effective is it in practice? Dive into the research on five types of nerve flossing to find out.
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High ankle sprains' recovery timeline is notoriously difficult. Let's review basic rehab guidelines to get your athletes back on the field.
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Typically, we see a combination of mobility and motor control dysfunctions. To achieve stabilization, the body compensates by sacrificing mobility elsewhere. As we assess and treat our patients, it is important that mobility dysfunctions are addressed before motor control dysfunctions.
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As an orthopedic PT, I frequently work with traumatic amputations. During assessment, I consider both the physical and mental / emotional impact of the patient's condition. Treatment addresses strength, flexibility, function, and emotional care.
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Kinesiology tape is touted as one of the best adjunct treatments. Let’s scrutinize the proposed benefits and see if taping really is an evidence-based practice.
