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.
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.
StrokeHelp: Treatment Strategies in Acute Care Similar Videos
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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.
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Introduction to Acute Care
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An overview of Treatment Strategies in the Acute Care of Stroke Survivors, including specific guidelines for occupational therapists and physical therapists treating stroke survivors in the acute care setting, are introduced.