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Learn how Functional Capacity Evaluations use standardized tests and job-specific tasks to objectively measure a patient’s physical work abilities.
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Improve your rotator cuff rehab program with clear, step-by-step protocols that boost outcomes, simplify documentation, and help your clinic grow.
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Learn how to create effective workers’ comp rehab programs that improve return-to-work times, enhance documentation, and drive strong clinical and financial results.
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Master functional rehabilitation practices. This guide for clinicians helps you design evidence-based programs, integrate objective data, and confidently prove return-to-activity readiness.
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Functional Assessment Screening Tools for Physical Therapy: Implementation and Best Practices
CategoriesDiscover functional assessment screening tools for physical therapy. Get implementation strategies and best practices to improve patient outcomes effectively.
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Learn how to choose and apply the right occupational therapy assessments, from ADLs to cognition. Improve outcomes, guide care plans, and elevate your clinical practice.
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Learn how to measure hand grip strength, track progress, and enhance therapy outcomes with personalized grip strength exercises. Enhance injury recovery, build strength, and help patients regain functional abilities with the PrimusRS' advanced grip strength testing and treatment protocols.
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With specialized task simulation tools, occupational rehab clinics can recreate realistic work environments, making the transition back to the job smoother. This involves accurately matching the weight and handle of objects, meeting endurance and repetition requirements, and simulating lifting heights.
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Neuromuscular reeducation is the intersection between neurological relearning and functional rehabilitation. In occupational therapy, it is often the “how” behind the inspiring rehabilitation journeys of our most severe cases. In this article, we’ll uncover why this approach works, how to objectively measure progress, and which treatment techniques to use with your patients.
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OTs, PTs, and other rehabilitation professionals use CPT 97530 for "dynamic activities to improve functional performance." With this definition, you may think any treatment qualifies as Therapeutic Activities. But payers are looking for something more specific in your documentation for reimbursement.
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Non-combat MSKIs account for greater than 80% of military injuries. How can we better serve this population? The FCE-M is the first assessment that specifically addresses the military's many job demands.
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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.
