Getting it Right: Therapy Prescription and Dosage

Therapists are aware appropriately prescribed exercise programs can have many meaningful benefits to our patients. Unfortunately, many studies show that therapists are often not providing strenuous enough programs to elicit a physiological response that would be sufficient to provide functional change. Considering this, the American Physical Therapy Association identified under dosage as one of the five top problems that needed to change in the Choosing Wisely initiative. Rehab clinicians must maximize dosage each session in a reimbursement environment that demands results in fewer sessions to improve their patients' quality of life. This course will describe practical clinical tools forunderstanding and maximizing dosage with therapy patients in all settings. Practical assessment and reassessment strategies for loading that you and your patients can implement easily will be explored.

Highlights

• Immediately improve your ability to properly load and progress exercise programs using objective measures andpatient response to dictate treatment to promote restored function, strength, and independence in daily activities.
• Maximize clinical and functional outcomes byimplementing new strategies to maximize dosage in a reimbursement environment that demands you get results in a fewer number of sessions
• Practical assessment and re-assessment strategies for loading that you and your patients can implement easily to maximize functional gains.
• Integrate learning with engaging case experiences to maximize learning for functional outcomes with patients.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Athletic Trainers