The fountain of function is muscle, mass and oestrogen in the ageing female. In today’s episode, Cristina breaks down these two areas for function, and what we have physical therapist can do to help encourage both muscle mass and oestrogen preservation. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to http://PTonICE.com/resources to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!  

The Fountain of Function in Aging Women

MMOA (Modern Management of the Older Adult) helps rehab & fitness pros get results with older adults. Brought to you by the Institute of Clinical Excellence, tune in to hear pertinent geriatric discussions, relevant research, & treatment ideas. Good for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistants, Students, New Grads, Seasoned Veterans, Geriatricians, & Fitness Professionals. Find out more at www.MMOA.online

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Join @kaym23 as she discusses why community matters, how we can facilitate that sense of community, and the positive impact it has on our older adult population.   Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!

The Power Of Community

We cannot just forget a group of muscles in our body. This is especially true if we are working with people with hip or low back pain.  Those who are more sedentary, more frail, strain more with daily tasks are at higher rates of pelvic issues.  That means that you, as fitness forward clinicians, are already doing pelvic WELL. We just need to fill in a couple of gaps. 

Fitness Forward Geriatric Clinicians do PELVIC Well!

Individualizing BP Measurements This week @sbship8_dpt discusses her experience with managing blood pressure measurements for her clients and when she chose to exercise and when she chose to hold. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest! #MMOA #oldnotweak #bloodpressure#olderadults

Individualized Blood Pressure Measurement

Julie breaks down exactly how to dig deep to find the WHY behind a goal of independent gardening, then tells us step by step how to break this goal down into functional movements to make exercise programming effective, efficient, and EASY!

Make It Meaningful Load It Dose It: Case Study

  Dr. Jeff Musgrave, Doctor of Physical therapy shares a 3 step process to keep Older Adults moving in group fitness classes during a bout of care.   Symptoms Guardrails Modifications   Upcoming Courses! MMOA L1: May 15th L1, MMOA L2: May 16th, MMOA Live this weekend: Raleigh, NC, Urbana, Illinois, Burlington, NJ & New Orleans, LA. Next weekend I’m back out on the Road Bellingham, WA.  *If you want more helpful content to better serve older adults, sign up for our MMOA Digest = Free Bi-Weekly Email packed with helpful links, posts, & research relevant to your work. Link In Bio or PTonICE.com  **Looking for CEU’s & courses that will change your practice? Check out our MMOA Course Offerings (Online & Live) Link In Bio or PTonICE.com #physicaltherapy #geript #homehealthpt #pt #dpt #dptstudent #physiotherapy #physicaltherapist #physiotherapist #physicaltherapystudent #newgradpt #physiotherapystudent #physicaltherapyassistant #physicaltherapyassistantstudent #geript #geriot #OTs #OTA #occupationaltherapist #ottreatmentideas #otstudent #otastudent #occupationaltherapyassistant #oldnotweak #ptonice #icetrained    

The Fountain of Function in Aging Women

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