PTC and Redbud Student Resource Hub

Course Description

This project forms is part of the Physical Therapy Central resource page designed for physical therapy interns. It is dedicated to be a student learning and this portal is the go to place for information for physical therapy interns.  The PTC clinical education committee will continue to resource the page and interns will add case reports. 

Course Instructors

Bridgit Finley, PT, DPT, OCS 

Jake Shockley, PT, MPT, OCS, COMT

Andrew Bratton, PT, DPT

Course Dates

July 2013 - continuous

Instructions to Students

If you are about to start a clinical education rotation with Physical Therapy Central, then this is the place to start.  The content on this page will contain the basis information that you will be required to know when you begin your rotation as well as a resource for future learning and collaboration.  Please check out the pre internship content prior to your rotation start date. This will get the ball rolling and allow more time during your rotation for clinical growth. The clinical education blocks are modules to further build your clinical skills. The blocks contain articles, videos, and clinical reasoning activities. Each block has checklists to be completed before moving on to the next block. You and your clinical instructor will determine the pace required to complete all of the blocks prior to the end of your rotation. The long term students will also be required to post their case studies as well as the other projects by the students.  This is a work in progress and will keep you updated and informed.  

Pre Internship Content

• PTC Intern Manual
• About Physical Therapy Central
• Four Habits Model for Initial Clinical Encounter
  
• The upper and lower quadrant scan

Block 1

• Regional Interdependence Model
• Manual Therapy
• Mobilization

Articles

Below is a list of the pages in Physiopedia and other resources that will be helpful as you get started on your clinical education.

Video to Watch

• Clinical Prediction Rule - How to make informed clinical decisions
• Treatment Based Classification - How to classify patients with low back pain
• Subacromial Impingement Syndrome - Diagnosis and Treatment
• Management of a patient with Hip Pain - Manual therapy and Exercise by Tim Fearon
• 4 Habit Model - Getting the Most out of the Clinical Encounter
  

Skill Checklist

• Subjective Exam Checklist
• Cranial Nerve Exam Checklist
• Neurological Exam Checklist
• Lower Quarter Screen Checklist
• Upper Quarter Screen Checklist 

Scan Exam

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Educational Blocks

Student Intern Manual

Customer Service

1. Four Habits Model for Initial Clinical Encounters
2. Selecting A Provider:  What factors Influence Decision Making.
3. Doctor and Patient Communication - The Hidden Curriculum of Medical School
4. MD Attire and Its Influence on Patient Confidence.

Patient History

1. Influence of Illness Script on Medical Decision Making
2. Illness Script - Jami Thomas
3. Patient History Worksheet

Objective Exam

1. An Examination of the Selective Tissue Tension Scheme

Case Studies

Students that are completing clinical rotations with PTC each submit a case study, they are presented below:

• Parkinson's Disease - Falls due to freezing gait. Tim Stevenson, Oct 2013.
• Bilateral Hip Osteoarthritis. Katie Melvin, July 2013.
• Shoulder Impingement. Katie Melvin, February 2013.
• Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain. Omolara Ajayi, October 2012.
• Achilles Tendonopathy. Whitney Neves, March 2012.