MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics

Are you considering a pivot to, or starting your career off in Acute Care? Julie shares her perspective of the most important characteristics about Acute Care that will help you determine if you will thrive in this setting!

Listen as @trisaleehutch covers 6 Scenarios where PT should refer to OT. 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!

HEAVY vs light loads in Geri 🤔Which one's better? 🤔When would you prefer heavy vs light? 🤔What type of person may benefit more from heavy vs light loads? Join  @dustinjones.dpt  as he compares and contrasts the benefits of Heavy AND Light Loads in  #geriatrics Want more helpful info? Check out https://mmoa.online

@jmusgravept shares how choosing pain now can help you avoid pain of regret later in your career. *If you want more helpful content to better serve older adults, sign up for our MMOA Digest = Free Bi-Weekly Email packed with helpful links, posts, & research relevant to your work. Link In Bio or PTonICE.com **Looking for CEU's & courses that will change your practice? Check out our MMOA Course Offe...

This week @sbship8_dpt interviews Denise who was able to do both physical therapy and fitness pre and post op for her total hip. 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!

Join @jmusgravept today on the Daily Show as he discusses how to help older adults understand the value in practicing falling as well as tips for increasing confidence & helping older adults set positive expectations for a meaningful experience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.12.002 *If you want more helpful content to better serve older adults, sign up for our MMOA Digest = Free Bi-Weekl...

Join Kay ( @kaym23 ) as she discusses why she doesn't think everyone necessarily needs to do a residency to get better at treating older adults. What are your thoughts on this?   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!

Join Julie as she offers a perspective shift on how we approach loading older adults!

Peace and love for our older adults facing acute soft tissue injury! https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2019/04/26/soft-tissue-injuries-simply-need-peace-love/ P - protect 🩼 E - elevate A - avoid anti inflammatory meds 💊 C - compress 🤕 E - educate on avoiding passive tx 📖 L - load 🏋️‍♂️ O - optimism ☺️ V - vascularization ❤️ E - exercise 🏃‍♂️

We hear that High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is good for so many complex conditions, but HOW do we use it clinically? Join @dustinjones.dpt today on the Daily Show as he shares tips to make HIIT more objective, being diligent with monitoring vital signs, and underdosing high-intensity with medically complex patients when needed.   https://PTonICE.com

Join Christina today on the podcast as she discusses experiencing loss, processing grief, and its impact on being a geriatric clinician. This is something close to her heart as she goes through her own grief journey and my goodness, it hits on how our older adults must be feeling.   

Join @trisaleehutch as she dives into what occupational therapy is and the role of occupational therapy practitioners. Spoiler alert: it's more than baking cookies! 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!

Dr. Jeff Musgrave PT, DPT covers 3 helpful steps in giving older adults permission to succeed and blast through psychological barriers to success.  Acknowledge Craft Focus *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!

Join Dr. Kay Mayordomo, PT, DPT ( @kaym23 ) as she discusses wellness class logistics, the unsexy, but completely necessary part of running a workout class (specifically what she's learned from bone health bootcamp)!   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! Schedule at your designated date PTo...

Join  @coach.noush_dpt  and  @drjesskirby as they talk about how we can help when working with someone struggling with Mental Health in their everyday lift and lose the joy and self confidence they used to have due to their current state/recent decline in function. 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 MM...

This week @sbship8_dpt discusses her experience with getting her @staveoff_hendersonville crew ready for the Murph and considerations to take into account prior to and day of to promote success for all parties.  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!

So many of our patients need better balance…but HOW do we go about giving them the intervention/s they need? Unfortunately, generic "Balance Programs" may not get the job done. We need an individualized approach to get the job done. Join  @dustinjones.dpt as he discusses a framework to assess balance then intervene. Learn more about MMOA at https://PTonICE.com

  Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to  http://PTonICE.com/resources to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!

Dr. Jeff Musgrave, Doctor of Physical Therapy shares about his experience helping to build an Older Adult Group Fitness program called StrongerLife with his buisness partner Dr. Dustin Jones. This episode includes helpful considerations and access to free resources that will help you if you build your program! *Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online t...

Jump in as Dr. Samantha Chamberlain, PT breaks down what it means to be a coach and how this applies to us as clinicians! 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!

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! — Want...

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.