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Evidence-Based Practice, Research, Health Policy, Professional Behaviors

Reflection

“The best view comes after the hardest climb.”

Evidence-based Practice:

  • Individual Case Report

    • Opportunity to analyze and reflect on my treatment plan--identify both strengths and weaknesses.

    • Will follow this process and turn to the research when faced with patient presentations that are unfamiliar (Medbridge, JOSPT online access, Regis Alumni).

  • Narrative Review

    • In depth process that provided me the experience of searching, evaluating, analyzing, researching, reevaluating, and organizing, and presenting research.

    • More succinct in my searching and evaluating of literature. Will utilize this gained skill as a future practitioner (Journal club).

 

Business:

  • This provided me the opportunity to hypothetically analyze the market, develop a budget, and get a taste of what running a future cash-based clinic might be like.

  • Five year plan: future business owner of my own cash-based PT clinic

 

Professional Behaviors

  • Process of self-evaluation and S.M.A.R.T goal setting.

  • Will continue to utilize this skills as i continue to grow as a professional.

Evidence-Based Practice

Case Report: Left-sided Ischemic Stroke

July 2018

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The purpose of this case report was to examine a patient case involving a patient recovering from a left-sided stroke, investigate the functional limitations associated with a patient recovering from a left-sided stroke, and explore and apply current literature relating to interventions that are successful in treating a patient with a left-sided stroke.

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Narrative Review: Is High-intensity Interval training Safe and Effective in the Older adult population?

October 2018

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The purpose of this narrative review to evaluate the current research, and establish if high-intensity interval training (HIIT) was both safe and effective in the older adult population. We found that with proper dosing based on the patient's medical presentation, HIIT is both safe, effective, and often more beneficial when compared to tradition LLLD exercises.

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In-service: Adverse Neurodynamics: How to Identify and Manage

December 2018

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The purpose of this in-service was to help better educate the clinic I was in on how to properly identify and manage patients who presented with potential adverse neurodynamics, focusing specifically on the upper extremity. I wanted to provide an easy resource that would provide examination techniques as well as dosing parameters.

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  • Continue to truly use a biopsychosocial approach​ and address every patient's needs as a unique opportunity 

 

  • There will constantly be more out there to learn, more treatment options to discover, new manual techniques, flashy exercises, and a sea of research to digest

 

  • These things will all help with some patients, but the one constant that will help with every patient is the ability to listen and empathize

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  • I want to continue to embrace the fact that I don’t, and will never, know it all. Lifelong learner.

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