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)

Freedom of Movement: Rheumatism Therapy of the Future

Deutsche Welle

Insights into immune system disorders are unlocking new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. Many of these innovative approaches are explored in this program, such as experimental drugs that suppress messenger proteins, treatments to regenerate cartilage through the use of stem cells, and the cultivation of chondrocyte cells in the lab. The program looks at detection and treatment of reactive arthritis, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and the development of synthetic cartilage. A Deutsche Welle Production. (26 minutes)

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)

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)

What Is Tennis Elbow?

Ebix Inc.

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

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)

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)

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Your Joint Replacement Journey: Returning to Activity

The Wellness Network

You are probably looking forward to being mobile again after your hip or knee joint replacement surgery. Rehabilitation experts and joint replacement patients explain the process of returning to full activity after your surgery, including information on exercises, home safety, and rehabilitation aids.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jerk Test of Hughston: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates teh jerk test of Hughston.

Slocum Anterolateral Rotary Instability Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the slocum anterolateral rotary instability test.

Slocum Anteromedial Rotary Instability Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates theanteromedial rotary instability test.

Varus Stress Test for the Knee: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the varus stress test for the knee.

Posterior Drawer Test for the Knee: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the posterior drawer test for the knee.

Neer Impingement Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates theNeer impingement test.

Inferior Drawer (Feagin) Test: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates theinferior drawer (Feagin) test.

Varus Stress Test for the Wrist: Special Tests

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates the varus stress test for the wrist.

Types of Athletic Tape: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Thigh Bruise: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to wrap a thigh bruise.

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.

Patella "Knee Cap" Tendonitis: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Your Exercise Routine: Seated Leg Curls

The Wellness Network

Watch how to properly and safely perform seated leg curls to strengthen the muscles of the upper part of your leg.

Xenotransplantation: The International Debate

Reunion Productions

A gripping plea for public debate, this program offers a dynamic cross-section of views on xenotransplantation and the ethical questions it is raising. Bioethicists, researchers, academics, medical professionals, and others from institutions and companies such as Harvard Medical School, the University of Oxford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PPL Therapeutics, and Immerge BioTherapeutics shed light on a number of pivotal issues. Among them are the safety of animal-to-human transplants, transgenic manipulation to prevent hyperacute rejection, the societal need for biosecurity versus the personal right to privacy, and the ramifications of cross-species modification. A concise history of allotransplantation is also included. (39 minutes)

Back to Full Stride: Knee Replacement Surgery

Information Television Network (ITN)

Bob had been a lifelong athlete until knee trouble began to keep him off the basketball court. Like millions of aging but still active adults, he confronted the pain only when it started to restrict his daily activities. This program examines deterioration of the knee joint and the options for partial or total replacement when nonsurgical interventions fail to bring relief. Medical experts outline the basics of the procedure along with its risks, stressing the importance of sticking to a postoperative rehabilitation plan. In addition, a hiker discusses her decision to have surgery—now much less invasive than when the procedure was first developed—and how it eventually improved her life. (26 minutes)

Episode 5: Wounded Knee (We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes)

PBS

On the night of February 27, 1973, the American Indian Movement (AIM) and Oglala Lakota activists seized the hamlet of Wounded Knee, and police cordoned off the area. Demanding redress for grievances, the protesters captured the world’s attention for 71 gripping days. With heavily armed federal troops tightening a cordon around the Indians, the event recalled the massacre at Wounded Knee almost a century earlier. In telling the story of this iconic moment, this final episode examines the political and economic forces that led to bringing the desperate conditions of Indian reservation life to the nation’s attention. It also proved that despite centuries of warfare and neglect, Indians remained a vital force in the life of America. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Part of the series We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes. (60 minutes)

Poststroke Spasticity

Information Television Network (ITN)

When a person has a stroke there can be severe physical consequences and side effects. One side effect that many people don’t think about is called spasticity; it often shows up several weeks, even months, after the stroke. And it can be both painful and debilitating. This program explains what poststroke spasticity is, tells what treatments are available to manage it, and features patients talking about their struggles to regain their quality of life. (27 minutes)

Episode 8: Ghost Dance (The West: A Film by Stephen Ives)

PBS

This program examines how mining and industrial expansion changed the West forever, while land rushes and assimilation efforts prolonged the tragedy for Native Americans. Through primary resource materials, viewers explore the West's promise of a better life and learn about a religious movement called the Ghost Dance that swept through dispirited Indian reservations and culminated in the tragedy at Wounded Knee. Part of the series The West: A Film by Stephen Ives. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (59 minutes)

From the Heart

SW Pictures LTD

Strokes are a major public health issue in Europe and are among the leading causes of death and long-term disability in all developed countries. Urgent action is needed to address the dramatically increasing clinical, economic and social burden of stroke in Europe, but what can be done? We look at the causes and some possible solutions.

Hip Replacement Surgery: Before Exercises

The Wellness Network

Learn which exercises are commonly prescribed both before and after hip replacement surgery.

Hip Replacement Surgery: After Exercises

The Wellness Network

See how doing your post-operative exercises as prescribed will help you regain strength and reach your recovery goals.

Your Joint Replacement Journey: Recovery

The Wellness Network

An orthopedic surgeon and a physical therapist explain what you should expect to happen at the hospital after your hip or knee joint replacement surgery. Learn about pain relief, physical therapy, surgical dressings, walking assistance, and more.

Knee Surgery: Before Exercises

The Wellness Network

Learn which exercises are commonly prescribed both before and after knee replacement surgery.

Exercise for Pulmonary Patients

The Wellness Network

This video uses new patient demonstrations to explain the benefits of exercise and encourage patients to integrate exercise into their daily activities. It addresses patients' fears stressing safety and "what they're capable of doing." The benefits of getting started, even at a very slow pace, and then increasing activity are compared to the damaging effects of inactivity.

Stroke Recovery: Part 1—Living with Disability After a Stroke

The Wellness Network

Hear from stroke survivors and caregivers about the challenges they face and how they cope with them. Plus, a neurologist explains the process of stroke rehabilitation and the roles of the rehab team.

Bio Uni: Bone Transplant Gives April her Knees Back

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Chronic knee problems are not only an issue for the middle-aged. Now, there’s a new option for young adults with knee pain.

Build your own 3D Knees

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

3-D technology allows doctors to create custom "parts" during orthopedic surgery.

Blood Flow Restriction Training for ACL

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Hundreds of thousands of ACL repair surgeries are done every year in the United States. See how a very different approach is speeding up rehab after this serious injury.

Your Ultrasound Appointment

True to Life Productions

Getting to see your unborn baby on an ultrasound machine is an exciting and special event for any parent. It’s like unwrapping a wonderful gift as the scanner zooms in on your baby moving and bouncing around in your womb. But as exciting as it is to see, there is more to an obstetric ultrasound than just a thrill for the parents. Medical providers are also able to track the development, growth, due date, and overall health of an unborn baby. This film will discuss what to expect at an ultrasound appointment and will give an incredible glimpse of your unborn baby’s world.

Common Reasons for Physical Rehabilitation: Veterinary Physical Rehabilitation

Animal Care Technologies

Canine physical rehabilitation involves physical therapy technique application. This film highlights common reasons for physical therapy, rehabilitation modalities, and treatment plan considerations; be sure to measure progress.

Basic Knee Wrap: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to apply a basic knee wrap.

Hip Flexor Strain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for wrapping a hip flexor strain.

Quadriceps/Hamstring Strain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for wrapping a quadriceps/hamstring strain.

Hand & Wrist Sprain/Strain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for wrapping a hand and wrist sprain/strain.

Elbow Sprain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for properly wrapping an elbow sprain.

Elbow Hyperextension: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates how to apply wrap to a elbow hyperextension.

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

Cambridge Educational

What is it like to be an Occupational Therapist? In this Career Q&A video interview, Andra Sterzik talks about her career path, what she does on the job, and the keys to success in the field. 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.

Groin Strain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for properly wrapping a groin strain.

Finger Sprain: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates steps for properly wrapping a finger sprain.

Rib Bruise Wrap: Taping and Wrapping Procedures

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This film demonstrates four steps for applying a rib bruise wrap.

Massage: Age-Old Tradition, Worldwide Phenomenon

CINEFETE

Age-old tradition or worldwide fashion, massages are a bubble of well-being where one can seclude oneself for a brief moment of time from the whirlwind of the society that we live in today. Stress can cause an increase in tension throughout the body that can lead to anxiety, and massage helps to release this stress and improve balance in the body and mind. As a result, it allows for a more balanced perspective in stressful situations. Whether it be massage on the job to stressed employees or taught to school children or practiced by mothers on their infants, the film travels around the world to look at how massage is practiced today. In northern Thailand blind masseurs are the new stars of this discipline, sought-after for their unique touch due to their blindness. Massage, a fascinating tradition and yet incredibly modern, has become popular the world over.

Activity: Providing Range-of-Motion Exercises

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc

This instructional film demonstrates how to provide range of motion exercises to a patient on bed rest. Includes neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, finger, hip, knee, ankle, and toe exercises.