Sacred Spirit: The Lakota Sioux, Past and Present

NBD Television Limited

This poignant collage features members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux living on and off the Pine Ridge reservation who present their unself-pitying yet pointed observations on Lakota history and modern-day Lakota life. Their creation myth and their attitudes toward Mother Earth and the concept of time contribute insights into their worldview, while footage of a major powwow and a tepee-raising offer glimpses of the people?s cultural heritage. Wounded Knee and the extermination of the buffalo are discussed. Gang violence, alcoholism, lack of employment, and housing and health problems are also addressed, as well as the many faces of subjugation. (51 minutes)

What Is Tennis Elbow?

Ebix Inc.

“I’m Dr. Alan Greene, and let’s talk for a moment about tennis elbow.”

The Final Clash: Wounded Knee (The Real West)

History Education

By the late 1800s the Indian Wars were over. The white man had successfully conquered the land and its people, but the tension that comes with crushing a civilization remained. The whites were still frightened of their former foes and the Indians searched for other worldly answers to rid them of their enemies. The combination of cultural differences and desperation set the stage for a deadly drama. This is the story of the tragedy at Wounded Knee. A part of the series The Real West. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (46 minutes)

Physical Therapy Assistant and Aide

Meridian Education

Of all the health care disciplines, physical therapy may require the widest range of talents and interests. This program profiles the jobs of physical therapy assistant and aide, detailing their responsibilities, essential skills, and differences. The video explores the duties the assistant and aide must perform—such as helping patients under the supervision of a physical therapist, performing treatments according to customized programs, observing and reporting patient behavior, and providing physical and emotional encouragement. The skill set outlined in the video includes an in-depth knowledge of human anatomy as well as the ability to work with ill and disabled people, collaborate with and serve under other health professionals, and maintain one’s own physical fitness, motivation, and organization. Educational requirements are also addressed—most importantly, graduating from an APTA-accredited program. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide containing additional material—including student activities, discussion questions, vocabulary terms, and fast facts—is available online. Correlates to national and state board certification standards. A Meridian Production. (23 minutes)

Anatomy of the Knee

University of Sheffield Learning Media Unit

Although it is a major weight-bearing joint, the knee is surprisingly flexible in all manner of forward, reverse, and lateral motions. This program addresses the intricate mechanics of the knee joint's musculature, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. In addition, traumas to the menisci and the collateral and cruciate ligaments-the most commonly damaged structures-are described. (15 minutes)

Playing Hurt: Ethics and Sports Medicine—A Fred Friendly Seminar

American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine

Imagine that it’s the week of the football championship game, and a star player may have an undisclosed head injury. Everyone wants him to play. If you were the coach, would you let him? Or picture a talented WNBA hopeful who has torn her ACL—for the third time. Add in bouts of bulimia and her lifelong dream of going pro. As her adviser, what would you do? These are only two of the agonizing questions that Harvard Law School’s Charles Ogletree puts to a panel of dedicated and deeply concerned sports experts. In this Fred Friendly Seminar, filmed at an annual meeting of The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, they explore the ethical and medical issues—and moral obligations—that come into play whenever an athlete becomes a patient. Topics include conflicts of interest, the complexities of informed consent, the limits of confidentiality, and the vital trust triangle between the athlete, team doctor, and coach. Panelists include Trace Armstrong, former president of the NFL Players Association; orthopedics specialist John Bergfeld, M.D., team physician for the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers; Andrew Bishop, M.D., team physician for the Atlanta Falcons; malpractice lawyer Patrick Dekle; Gordon Matheson, M.D., Ph.D., head of sports medicine at Stanford University; Elliot Pellman, M.D., the NFL’s medical liaison; football Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood; and others. (58 minutes)

History of Physical Therapy

Castalia Media

This program traces the theoretical foundations of physical therapy as a field. The video discusses the ways in which physical education, advances in medicine, the polio epidemic, and the World Wars influenced the growth of physical therapy. It also discusses applications of physical therapy.

Osteoarthritis

Information Television Network (ITN)

Dolores relies on synovial fluid injections and physical therapy to overcome the osteoarthritis that at one time put an end to her hiking. George, diagnosed with degenerative arthritis, opted for hip replacement surgery before returning to the ski slopes. A new set of knees was the answer for Del, after having suffered a series of sports injuries while in college. In this program, viewers are introduced to the risk factors, symptoms, and treatments of osteoarthritis, with a special look at how the disorder affects people with an active lifestyle. Commentary from medical experts rounds out this video about the number one disabling disease for people over the age of 40. (26 minutes)

Neer Impingement Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates theNeer impingement test.

Cutting Padding: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrate steps for properly cut padding.

"Dog Earing" Elastic Wrap: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to secure a wrap by using the "Dog Ear" method.

Inversion Ankle Sprain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for taping and wrapping an inversion ankle sprain.

Achille's Tendonitis/Strain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the six steps for properly wrapping an Achille's strain/tendonitis.

Patella "Knee Cap" Tendonitis: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for wrapping patella "knee cap" tendonitis.

Thigh Bruise: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to wrap a thigh bruise.

Thumb Sprain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to wrap and tape a thumb sprain.

Thumb Check-Rein: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to tape a thumb check-rein.

Elbow Hyperextension/Figure 8 Wrap: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to apply a figure 8 wrap to an elbow hyperextension.

Basic Shoulder Wrap: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to apply a shoulder wrap.

Acromioclavicular (A.C. Joint) Separation/Bruise: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to wrap an acromioclavicular (A.C. joint) separation/bruise.

Practical Approach to the Physical Assessment: The Clinician's Roadmap — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar reviews interviewing and examination techniques and teaches fun mnemonics to aid in the recall of many clinical conditions. It discusses history-taking and documentation; shows techniques for performing a physical exam, including inspection, palpation, auscultation, and percussion; and teaches creitical thinking skills. The video consider examination of the integumentary system, thorax and lungs, cardiac and vascular system, the abdomen, musculoskeletal system, and nervous system.

What Is Knee Replacement?

The Wellness Network

Watch how knee replacement surgery is used to relieve pain and restore normal function within the damaged knee joint.

Joint Replacement Recovery: Activity Guidelines

The Wellness Network

Watch how sticking to your activity guidelines, gradually increasing your level of activity, and going to physical therapy will help you reach your joint replacement recovery goals.

Treating Arthritis

The Wellness Network

Learn several medication and non-medication treatment options often recommended to patients suffering from arthritis.

Stroke Care: Every Minute Counts—Part 3

The Wellness Network

Often after a stroke people are debilitated. Part 3 provides some practical tips on how to help stroke survivors.

Stroke Recovery: Part 2—Navigating Physical and Occupational Therapy

The Wellness Network

Stroke survivors, caregivers, and neurologists explain physical and occupational therapy and the important roles both play in recovery from stroke.

PNF UE D2 Flexion: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation: PNF UE D2 flexion.

PNF UE D2 Extension: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation:PNF UE D2 extension.

PNF LE D2 Flexion: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation: PNF LE D2 flexion.

Noble Compression Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the noble compression test.

McMurray Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates theMcMurray test.

Posterior Drawer Test for the Knee: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the posterior drawer test for the knee.

Types of Athletic Tape: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates different types of athletic tapes and their uses.

Anti-Pronation Strips: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to properly wrap anti-pronation strips.

Heel Bruise: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for taping a heel bruise.

Musculoskeletal Evaluation of the Athlete: Knee, Leg, Ankle, and Foot

Healthy Learning

Designed as an indispensible resource for all individual involved in any aspect of athletic care, this video teaches how to perform a systematic musculoskeletal evaluation of the knee, leg, ankle, and foot.

Current Concepts in Post-Op Care: Lumbar Spine

Healthy Learning

This video examines post-operative care for specific lumbar spine conditions. It teaches how professionals can safely progress their clients, based on the body’s own healing process; discusses post-operative techniques for lumbar spine care, such as abdominal core and functional training; and provides an in-depth overview of advanced exercise prescription for the post-operative client.

New Technology Challenges The Inevitability of Osteoporosis

Healthy Learning

Presenting an overview of osteoporosis, this video explains what the medical wellness community could do to potentially prevent this crippling bone disease from afflicting millions of individuals worldwide annually. It discusses total bone mineral content at different ages, medical and pharmacological treatments for preventing osteoporosis, and the science of bioDensity.

Medical Challenges in Athletes

Healthy Learning

Exploring the premise that participation in sports can often make certain medical conditions a bit more difficult to manage, this video is designed as a resource who want to make sports participation more beneficial, as well as safer. Featuring four highly respected sports medicine professionals, the video explores a variety of the most challenging medical issues confronting athletes, including hypertension, diabetes, and tendinopathy and considers exercise-induced bronchoconstriction.

Exercise Physiology 101

Healthy Learning

This clinical video lecture provides a compelling overview of how the body adapts to the acute and chronic stresses imposed upon it by physical activity. It details the acute and chronic responses of the body to exercise, as well as the functional changes that can accompany such responses, discussing ATP availability, redistribution of blood flow, and control during exercise.

Central Nervous System Alterations Following Ankle Joint Pathology: Mechanisms and Interventions

Healthy Learning

This video forum discusses the current literature and its clinical relevance regarding central nervous system alterations following lateral ankle sprains and their impact on functional performance. It explores the clinical and scientific applications of how the brain and the spinal cord interact in unstable ankles and details, interventions capable of treating these alterations.

Pools: A Gift for the Ages

Healthy Learning

Learning how the unique properties of water affect physiology and anatomy can enhance the ability of both fitness programming and physical therapy to be more effective. This video explores research and case studies that demonstrate quicker and more complete rehabilitation using a pool and shows the success of preparing people in advance for joint-replacement surgery. The video also provides ideas and insights for using a pool to generate income and help offset a facility’s operating costs.

Improving Balance in the Baby Boomer

Healthy Learning

Discussing kinesiology and utilizing a multi-system approach, this video reviews the three keys to developing and improving balance in Baby Boomers utilizing the “VIP” approach: visualization, isometrics, and progression.

Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Management

Classroom Productions, Inc

Examining the four phases of cardiac rehabilitation, this video examines the goals of cardiac rehabilitation and its components. It also explains how to develop a patient teaching plan.

The Total Joint Replacement Patient: Supporting a Successful Journey — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar with Paul Levy examines joint replacement surgery, from pre-operative diagnosis to rehabilitation goal setting and discharge planning. It looks at diagnoses of osteoarthritis, bone cancers, recurrent infections, and acute injuries; discusses treatment options; and examines pre-operative testing and clearances. The video looks at surgical procedures for hip, knee, shoulder, and other joints; describes necessary immediate post-operative care, such as pain management, physical and occupational therapy, and wound care; and considers post-acute care and follow up.

Total Joint Rehabilitation: Matching Intervention to Knee and Hip Impairment — A Lecture

PESI, Inc

This video seminar teaches how to evaluate real-time evidence to determine whether current interventions are contributing to the most successful outcomes for the client. It discusses how to select targeted exercises that will achieve cost effective, functional goal; shows how 3D gait and motion analysis can match a client’s needs for a truly customized program; considers the length of convalescence; and looks at ways to anticipate the evolving needs of your total joint client.

Music Helps Amputees Regain their Gait

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

New technology and a playlist of tunes are helping people who have lost a limb.

Lisfranc Injury is not always Career Ending now

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Lindsey thought her soccer career was over when she suffered a Lisfranc injury; a tear in the ligament in the middle of the foot. Find out how she got back on her feet, and how her treatment could benefit other athletes too.

A Prayer Answered: New Knees for Sister Margaret

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

A robotic assisted system called Navio is helping doctors with total knee replacements in the operating room. A special patient at Saint Rita’s Catholic Church says the procedure is heaven sent.

New Adhesion Treatment

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Common surgeries repair broken bodies, but leave agonizing reminders behind in the form of scar tissue. A massage could be the answer to take away the pain.

Knee Replacements: One or Two at a Time?

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

There’s no doubt that knee replacement surgery yields life changing results for people with crippling arthritis, but whether patients should get both knees replaced at the same time is still a subject of debate among orthopedic surgeons.

The Torso: Deep Tissue and Neuromuscular Therapy

Real Bodywork

This deep tissue massage program covers the hips, back, belly, shoulders and neck, showing how to alleviate pain with 53 highly effective neuromuscular techniques. It also includes functional assessment work, discussing range of motion and resistive tests and basic postural evaluation techniques. Viewers learn how to work on the tendons, ligaments and muscles with effective neuromuscular and deep tissue strokes.

Positional Release

Real Bodywork

This program shows how to use positional release therapy to release hyper-sensitive tissue easily and quickly. Similar to Orthobionomy, Strain Counter-Strain, and Neuromuscular Re-Education, this technique uses the body’s nervous system to remind the muscles to relax.

Physical Therapist—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight

Cambridge Educational

What is it like to be a physical therapist? In this Career Q&A video interview, Amy Spiegel talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success in physical therapy. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

Chronic Pain Treatment

Intuitive Coaching and Somatics LLC

This program presents six relaxing easy-to-follow modules to ease pain through use of the Feldenkrais method, as well as four verbally guided gentle and relaxing movement sequences. It places emphasis on awareness, effortless movement, and comfort. It also offers two guided meditations to assist viewers in letting go of the hidden beliefs and behavior patterns that may be interfering with healing. It also includes a guided demonstration with step by step instruction to teach a caregiver how to provide hands on healing touch for the individual in pain.

Lesson 7: Two Hemispheres of the Brain — Shoulder and Hip Circles

Rosewood Publications

This program with Feldenkrais expert Stephen Rosenholtz focuses on using floorwork to perform shoulder and hip circles.

Degenerative Joint Disease

Healthy Learning

This video features presentations by a number of the most renowned experts in the world on osteoarthritis (OA). Focusing on the best treatments for children with ACL injuries, the video looks at the association and risk of developing OA following an ACL injury, including operative vs. non-operative comparisons and the benefits of various treatment modalities versus risk of future OA. It discusses the use of mesenchymal stem cells injections for knee OA. Citing several studies from across the NFL, NBA, and soccer, the video also reviews sports-related articular cartilage injuries from the aspect of treatment options and key factors that influence a treatment decision and return to play. Utilizing the PICO (population, intervention, comparative, outcome) method for evidence-based medicine/evidence-based practice, the video looks at the research behind viscosupplementation, as well as an extensive list of other treatment options for knee OA. It also provides a comparison of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options.

ACL Injuries in the Child Athlete: Where Are We?

Healthy Learning

This clinical video lecture provides an overview of the key factors involved in treating knee injuries in child adolescent athletes. In a step-by-step manner, it reviews the process for dealing with an injury—diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. It also discusses the issue of operative vs. nonoperative concerning an ACL injury in a youth athlete and points out the four parameters that should be considered when deciding which approach to adopt. The video also examines the work of Dr. Martha Murray on biologic ACL repairs.

The Psychological Response to Injury

Healthy Learning

This video discusses the critical, but often overlooked, emotional consequences of injury to athletes. From a psychological perspective, the video looks at the numerous factors that can influence an athlete’s reaction to injury, the challenges of identifying athletes at risk, and the warning signs for a potential problematic response. It offers an in-depth risk profile, lists the barriers and facilitators to athletes seeking help, and details strategies and tools that medical professionals can use to support the emotional needs that frequently accompany a sports injury.

Biomechanical Factors Related to the Etiology of Low Back Pain

Healthy Learning

This video lecture with Joseph Seay and Erika Nelson-Wong reviews the different mechanical factors that seem to separate people who do and don't have low back pain. It also looks the difference that seem to emerge once a person has back pain and points out what happens after that back pain has resolved.

The Moving Child Film II: Dance Therapy in Action

0884601 BC LTD (DBA The Moving Child)

Featuring 10 Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapists, this innovative film demonstrates use of movement and dance to support self-expression, confidence, trauma healing, self-regulation, social skills and wellbeing for children. Includes case studies with children aged 0-15 with diverse special needs, in group and solo sessions. Expert voices: Dr. Suzi Tortora, Dr.Charne Furcron, Kalila Homann, Janet Kaylo, Susan Kierr, Jeanine Kiss, Rena Kornblum, Susan Loman, Dennis McCarthy, Dr. Renee Ortega, Laurie Jones, Janice Geller, Hana Kamea Kemble. Parents, teachers and children are too many to list as cast (numbering over 50).

Voice Workout for the Actor

Theatre Arts Video Library

This video teaches actors a complete vocal and physical warm up that includes relaxation and floor stretches, face preparation, pitch and resonance exercises, and tongue twisters.

Scared Sacred

National Film Board of Canada

Can we be scared into the sacred? Can we take the trials of extreme historical situations and transform them into a force of awakening? Or will we succumb to groundlessness and fear? The film takes viewers on a journey to the pivotal ground zero sites of some of the darkest moments in human history—places like Bosnia, Wounded Knee, Auschwitz, Hiroshima, New York City, and Afghanistan. Award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper confronts horror and heartbreak around the world and meets those who have suffered firsthand. This unflinching documentary captures a five-year odyssey and deftly weaves together haunting and luminous footage with words, memories, and an evocative soundscape to seek out stories of hope, transformation, and resistance. (105 minutes)

Swedish Massage: An Essential Massage Training Video

Richard Sager

In this two-section program—updated and a full hour long!—licensed massage therapist Richard Sager presents a step-by-step tutorial on how to give a Swedish massage. Demonstrating on a draped male client, he begins by clearly explaining four styles of strokes: effleurage (sliding), petrissage (kneading), friction (cross fiber), and tapotement (rhythmic tapping). Sager also advises on draping methods, on ways to rest the hands, and on oil and lotion use. In the video’s second section, Sager performs a full, uninterrupted Swedish massage. With detailed instruction, tips, and recommendations, this video is perfect for bodywork students or for anyone interested in massage techniques. (60 minutes)

Understanding the Use of Adaptive Devices for ADL

Nevco Educational Video Inc

Helping the client/resident achieve a maximum level of independence used to be a responsibility only for occupational therapists, but more & more health care professionals are finding themselves assisting the patients with activities of daily living. The program provides information on the rehabilitation process & explains how to utilize adaptive devices for functional activities, as well as for leisure.

Shocking New Therapy for Stroke Recovery

Inside Science

There are about 7 million stroke survivors living in the U.S. These patients often struggle with speech, touch and movement. Rehab can help, but it's often not a complex fix. Now, scientists are studying a method that could greatly improve outcomes.

What Is Osteoarthritis?

The Wellness Network

See what happens within a healthy joint when it develops this most common type of arthritis.

Physical Therapy Assistant—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight

Cambridge Educational

What is it like to be a physical therapy assistant? In this Career Q&A video interview, Laurie Martin talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success assisting physical therapists. She also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

Preventing Knee Injuries

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Researchers are studying ways to prevent one of the most painful and devastating knee injuries that can leave athletes sidelined for months, ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tears.

Performance Artists Benefit from Sports Medicine

Inside Science

Musicians and other performing artists aren't usually considered athletes. But both groups use their bodies to accomplish something that most of us cannot, and whether they're attempting to block a shot, make a tackle, or play a high note, injuries can happen. When performing artists get injured, they don't always seek out medical care. Sports teams have trainers. But that kind of help isn't as common in the arts.

Reduction of Simple Dislocation: Common Pediatric Medical Procedures

American Academy of Pediatrics

A complete review and demonstration of the procedure for reduction of simple dislocation, including full demonstrations of the procedures for reducing shoulder and patella dislocations. Procedures shown in this series should only be performed by medical professionals with the appropriate training.

Swedish Massage Technique: Therapeutic Applications

Healthy Learning

This video provides a hands-on overview of a style of massage that is particularly appropriate for physically active people—both as a method for enhancing physical (athletic) performance and as a way to help treat injuries. Avoiding extensive use of technical terms concerning the technique, the video looks at the five basic movements of Swedish massage: effleurage (long, generous circular strokes, as a rule); petrissage (the lifting and kneading of soft tissue); tapotement (any light or heavy percussive actions); friction (small, firm, and deep circular movements), and vibration (the lifting and shaking of individual muscles). It explains and demonstrates the application of each of these movements on the major areas of the body.

Musculoskeletal Evaluation of the Athlete: Lumbar Spine, Hip, and Pelvis

Healthy Learning

Designed as an indispensible resource for all individual involved in any aspect of athletic care, this video teaches how to perform a systematic musculoskeletal evaluation of the lumbar spine, hip, and pelvis.

That's When My Back Went Out

Healthy Learning

This video presents an overview of basic injuries as a real-life issue facing every person in the workplace. It details the basic risk factors for back injuries, discusses the underlying mechanisms for back injuries, and addresses the issue of whether back injuries can be prevented. It also offers a series of exercises for strengthening the back.

Electro Therapy for Pain Relief

Healthy Learning

This video looks at the value of electrotherapy for pain relief, presenting a brief overview of research findings concerning the use of trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). It also considers the transdermal drug delivery system known as iontophoresis, which delivers drug ions through the skin using an electric current and discusses the gate control theory of pain.

Balance and Fall Reducation Programming

Healthy Learning

This video with Stephen Golinski presents an overview of a specific treatment approach used by many physical therapists to address sensory deficiencies. It details how to develop and implement an effective balance-training program for older adults and shows how to assess balance.

How to Attract and Be Successful in the Corporate, Medical, and Physical Therapy Fitness Markets in Your Community

Healthy Learning

This video looks at a variety of different opportunities that exist for health/fitness facilities to reach out to potential club members in their communities. It discusses recent trends about how and what clubs should offer to the corporate and medical marketplaces and discusses the value of physical therapy in the club setting.

Clinical Applications of Travell and Simon's Trigger Point Techniques

Healthy Learning

This video provides an overview of the Travell and Simon trigger point techniques. It discusses the theory of their technique’s impact on trigger points and presents examples of more common trigger points seen in active individuals, discusing their locations, ways to effectively treat these trigger points, and strategies to prevent their recurrence.

Lost and Found: The Evidence Behind Our Musculoskeletal Exams and Treatments

Healthy Learning

This video seminar looks at how research and data affect the daily practices of sports medicine professionals. The video discusses several evidence-based tests and exams that physicians employ to assess specific aspects of musculoskeletal-related injuries. Using case studies, it also reviews some of the management and treatment options for shoulder and knee injuries.

Manual Therapy Techniques: Theory Underlying the Techniques and the Evidence to Support

Healthy Learning

This video presents an overview of the concepts and principles underlying several common manual-therapy techniques, including touch, soft-tissue, joint mobilization, and neurodynamic mobilization. It discusses the clinical application of each technique, presents current evidence to support each technique, and explores what the future holds for manual-therapy techniques.

Better Balance in Baby Boomers

Healthy Learning

With the rising number of falls in the aging population, it has become increasingly more important for fitness professionals who are working with baby boomers to be able to assess and plan appropriate activities for developing balance. This video discusses functional kinesiology, teaching the proper tools for designing and implementing a successful balance program for clients.

"Train the Chain": Rehabilitation Methods Addressing Bio "Mis" chanics of the Kinetic Chain

Healthy Learning

In this video seminar, Thomas Palmer utilizes a regional interdependence model to offer clinicians simple treatment methods for bio-mischanics of the kinetic chain. It discusses the international classification of function, common ailments, and guidelines for treament

Stress Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment

Healthy Learning

This clinical video lecture details the risk factors for stress fractures and reviews the evidence-based signs and symptoms suggestive of stress fractures. It discusses how to utilize appropriate imaging modalities to aid in the diagnosis of stress fractures and outlines how to apply evidence-based treatments for stress fractures to allow for safe and expedited return to play by athletes. The video also points out prevention strategies that can help lower the incidence of stress fractures.

Release, Align, Renew

Healthy Learning

This video presents an overview of a movement session designed to change the way health/fitness professionals assess and train their clients by providing the practical information needed to address the body’s imbalances and bring the body back to maximal functional alignment. It explains and demonstrates how to combine self-myofascial release (SMR) techniques with Pilates and physical therapy movement technique on foam rollers and small Myo-Release Balls™ to completely release, align, and renew the body.

Overuse Injuries in the Baby Boomer: The Result of Years of Abuse

Healthy Learning

This video looks at the increase in the number of overuse-related injuries that have occurred in individuals born during the period immediately after World War II and the mid-60s. It presents an overview of the underlying factors that have contributed to each type of these injuries, which include osteoarthritis, sesamoid (patella) fractures, and osteoporosis and reviews the need for the conservative management of these injuries.

Ankle Sprains- Recent Advances on the Most Common Athletic Injury

Healthy Learning

This video symposium addresses three fundamental aspects of ankle sprains: the magnitude and severity of the injury, the underlying causes of recurrent ankle sprains, and the prevention of ankle injuries. It discusses ankle injuries in terms of incidence and severity of the sprain, explains how ankle sprains are the most common sports injury, and reviews how different levels of severity impact joint function and recovery time. The video looks at the mechanisms of ankle injuries and details the basic risk factors for ankle sprains. It presents data that shows the differing levels of ankle sprain risk in various popular sports. It also outlines ways to stabilize the ankle joint and help prevent recurrent ankle sprains, exploring the use of neuromuscular and balance training as a preventative measure.

Balance Assessments for Identifying Ankle Instability

Healthy Learning

This video with Scott Ross looks at the issue of ankle instability. It discusses the body’s sensorimotor system and details the role it plays in helping the body maintain an appropriate level of balance. It reviews specific clinical tests that can be employed to identify balance deficits and outlines both clinical applications and outcome measures of force plate balance assessments.

Six Common Modalities Used: Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation

Animal Care Technologies

Physical rehabilitation is an important part of veterinary care that may be used after surgery or injury. This film explains six common veterinary physical rehabilitation modalities: cryotherapy, moist heat, massage, therapeutic exercise, hydrotherapy, and manual therapy.

PNF LE D1 Extension: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates neuromuscular facilitation: PNF LE D1 extension.

PNF LE D2 Extension: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation: PNF LE D2 extension.

90-90 Straight Leg Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the90-90 straight leg test.

Patellar Grind Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the patellar grind test.

Anterior Drawer Test for the Knee: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the anterior drawer test for the knee.

Valgus Stress Test for the Knee: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the valgus stress test for the knee.

Thompson Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates theThompson test.

Padding Shapes: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates types of padding shapes and their uses.

How to Tear Tape: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps on how to properly tear tape.

Knee Sprain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrate steps for taping a knee sprain.

Hip Pointer (Bruise): Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for wrapping a hip pointer (bruise).

Wrist Sprain/Strain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to tape a wrist sprain/strain.