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Effective Interventions for Lower-Level Patients

presented by Carole B. Lewis, PT, DPT, GCS, GTCCS, MPA, MSG, PhD, FAPTA

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Financial: This course was produced in partnership with MedBridge and Great Seminars Online. Carole B. Lewis is President and a shareholder of Great Seminars Online and receives compensation from Greater Seminars Online and also receives compensation from MedBridge for this course.

Nonfinancial: Carole B. Lewis is the President of Great Seminars Online.

Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.

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Video Runtime: 51 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 34 Minutes

This course will provide interventions for the older adult who is struggling to stay independent in the community or is already receiving assistance. This population includes wheelchair users and bedbound patients, as well as patients who cannot go to the gym to exercise. Different treatment options will be shown throughout the course for a Level 2 patient, with demonstrations of interventions for posture, flexibility, endurance, strength, and mobility.

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Carole B. Lewis, PT, DPT, GCS, GTCCS, MPA, MSG, PhD, FAPTA

Dr. Lewis has worked in home health, long-term care, acute hospitals, rehabilitation departments and outpatient clinics. She started a private practice in Washington, D.C. in 1981 and continues to work as a clinician. Dr. Lewis received her two master's degrees in health care management and gerontology from the University of Southern California. and her PhD…

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1. Overview

This chapter discusses the importance of providing effective, evidence-based care to older adults. A Level 2 patient is introduced to serve as an example patient throughout the course.

2. Effective Intervention for Lower-Level Patients for Posture, Flexibility, and Endurance

This chapter looks at evidence-based posture, flexibility, and endurance interventions that a Level 2 patient can perform.

3. Effective Intervention for Lower-Level Patients for Strength

This chapter looks at evidence-based strength interventions for a Level 2 patient, including the use of exercise bands.

4. Trunk Mobility Exercise Demonstration and Conclusion

This chapter looks at evidence-based trunk mobility exercises for a Level 2 patient, including the use of a treatment table.

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