Sit to Stand: Two-Person Assist
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Low-level stroke survivors often require the assistance of two persons in order to safely come from sit to stand. Jan Davis demonstrates with the help of another therapist how to safely stand a stroke survivor requiring the assistance of two persons.
Low-level stroke survivors often require the assistance of two persons in order to safely come from sit to stand. Jan Davis demonstrates with the help of another therapist how to safely stand a stroke survivor requiring the assistance of two persons.
StrokeHelp: Treatment Strategies in Acute Care Similar Videos
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Patient #1: Mary
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Intervention methods with this stroke survivor include scapular mobilization, two-person sit to stand, lower extremity facilitation, compensation for visual field deficits and methods used to encourage longer sitting tolerance in low level patients.
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Observation of a Patient Assessment
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Observe a therapist perform an initial assessment. This video helps ‘pull it all together’ and begin the clinical reasoning process in order to determine the patient’s key problem areas.
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Bedside Assessment of Swallowing
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Acute stroke survivors may have difficulty swallowing, which could lead to aspiration. Observe a speech and language pathologist perform a bedside oral motor assessment and outline protocols for aspiration precautions.
