Student Physical Therapist, Clinical Rotation 2
West Chester, Pa
•Utilized the following equipment and techniques in patient management: Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (Graston®), Manual Therapy (Grade 1-5 Mobilizations and Traction to Shoulder, Knee, Ankle, Foot, Spine), McKenzie Principles, Kinesio Tape Application, Neuromuscular Re-Education (including “pillar concepts” for core strengthening / transverse abdominus activation)•Managed patients with the following diagnoses: Rotator Cuff (non-operative and post-surgical), Shoulder Impingement, Peripheral Nerve Adhesion (including treating associated symptoms of drop foot), Low Back Pain, Total Knee Replacement, Total Hip Replacement, Ankle Sprain / Strain, Tibia Fracture, Scapular Dyskinesis•Maintained over 75% of typical clinical instructor caseload, with CPI average rating of Adv. Intermediate•Presented to PT office team: “Lateral Epicondylalgia Considerations for Treatment”•Was able to observe the following surgeries: Shoulder Arthroscopy and Labrum Repair, Knee ACL repairClinical Skills Identified by Clinical Instructor:•Midterm: ability to communicate with pts and staff, instruct pt on therapeutic activities, professional development, and manual therapy skills, observational skills.•Final: Anatomy and physiology knowledge, manual therapy skills, instruct on therapeutic activities, professional development, taking subjective measures during IE and progress notes[, and] Assessing pt's during progress note time (once she knows the pt)