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, FAAOMPT 

Jake Shockley, PT, MPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT

Andrew Bratton, PT, DPT, OCS

Joshua T. Williams, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, CSCS

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 clinical development.  Please check out the pre internship content prior to your rotation start date. These modules direct your learning and further build your clinical skills during your clinical rotation. The modules contain articles, videos, and clinical reasoning exercises. Each module correlates with the CPI sections to ensure appropriate student performance and advancement. Each checklist should be completed and signed by your CI prior to moving on. The long-term students will be required to post their case studies. This physiopedia page is a work in progress and will keep you updated and informed. Welcome to Physical Therapy Central!

Pre Internship Content

Please read our intern manual and watch our orientation videos prior to your start date. The manual and videos inform you about who we are as a private practice group and defines what is expected of you during your clinical rotation. The Scan Exam lecture below is the last requirement of the pre internship content. With sound knowledge of the scan exam, one can smoothly screen for pathology to ensure patients are appropriate for the outpatient orthopedic setting.

• PTC Intern Manual

          -- About Physical Therapy Central video

          -- Orientation video

          -- The 4 Habits Model video

• The upper and lower quadrant scan power point lecture

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• Use this link for the audio presentation

Week 1 - Integrating Customer Service, Professional Behavior, & Communication into the Patient History

• Pre module assignment - Patient History Worksheet (Due by Day 3).
• Doctor and patient communication skills (Optional) 
• The Patient History and Patient Follow Up
• Four Habits Model for Initial Clinical Encounters
• Post module assignment - Four Habits Evaluation Tool 

Week 2 - Clinical Reasoning

• Pre module assignment - Illness Scripts
• Influence of illness scripts on medical decision making Schaik (2005) (Optional)
• Lumbar Treatment Based Classification
  

          --LBP Classification Fritz, Cleland, Childs (2007)

          -- LBP TBC Stanton et al (2011)

          -- LBP CPR Rabin et al (2014)

• Subjective Exam Checklist
  

Week 3 - Screening & Scanning

• Systems Review with Red and Yellow Flags
  
• Cranial Nerve Exam Checklist
  

Week 4 - Examination & Evaluation

• Neuromuscular Screen Checklist 
• Upper Quadrant Screen Checklist
  
• Lower Quadrant Screen Checklist

Week 5 - Diagnosis & Prognosis

• Generating Clinical Hypotheses
  
• Regional Interdependence Model
  
• Illness Script List

Week 6 - Interventions

• Week 6 Instructions
• Basic Manual Techniques Checklist

Additional Links

• Manual Therapy
  
• Mobilization

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

Additional Content

Customer Service

1. Selecting A Provider:  What factors Influence Decision Making.
2. Doctor and Patient Communication - The Hidden Curriculum of Medical School
3. 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.