New Physical Therapy evidence-based learning apps for this Fall term

The fall is just a month a way and the PhysioU team has been working tirelessly to create new apps to enhance teaching and learning! After careful assessment of the various curricular needs, PhysioU is releasing new products this Fall.

Macro Simulations: Clinical reasoning development simulations that allow a student to engage with a clinical specialist inpatient care scenarios

MiniSIMS: Short interactive patient-based simulations

Microlearning: Interactive learning checks that are easily deployed throughout your course

Bony and Soft Tissue Palpation: A groundbreaking app mixing the art and science of a master clinician (all muscles, bones, and nerve entrapment are hand-drawn onto the subject)

Taping: The first evidence-based taping app that covers the most common taping techniques including basic principles of taping and materials

Activity Analysis: A collection of videos for analysis of functional movements and activities of daily living from typical performance to impaired performance in patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, COPD, Post-op Total Hip Replacement, etc.

*Return to our normal Discounted Student Pricing*
In 2020, we gave PhysioU to all faculty and students for free to support education during the challenging year.

We are back to our normal discounted pricing for students to continue to support filming of patients, new app development, and simulation development; only $99.00 per year, (Full value $199/year), which is $8.25/month. There are enhanced savings for multiple-year subscriptions and additional discounts for bulk orders by academic programs.

For schools: Please follow this link to submit your request and place the order early. We want to make sure your students will have PhysioU on the first day of class.

For students: Buy direct on our website and enjoy over 50% off student rates.

For the teaching community: On top of these releases, our faculty team is hosting several webinars in August. We will discuss ways to enhance hybrid learning with PhysioU and dive into specific specialty areas (Sign up for webinars here). If you can't make it to the live webinars, that's ok. You can view these recorded webinars at your leisure: Apps Overviews | Deep Dive Series.

Simulations and Interactive Learning

In 2020, PhysioU provided free access to all of it’s learning apps to support students and educators across the globe during the pandemic. We appreciate all the feedback and kind words of support!

One thing we as educators missed the most, was creating experiences that helped students apply their knowledge, develop clinical reasoning, and experience real-life clinical scenarios.

In a 5 part mini-series, “PhysioU- Interactive learning”: we will share glimpses of new simulations and interactive learning experiences that we will be releasing for Fall 2021.

Problem: Building context for the application of orthopaedic rehabilitation knowledge is so critical for the organization and recall of numerous tests and techniques

Answer: Interactive MiniSIMS that cover the most common conditions, allow students to apply their knowledge in context-rich interactive clinical scenarios. Each simulation encourages decision making in the following areas: 

• Interpreting need for referral

• Interpreting results of common outcome measures

• Determining irritability and severity

• Matching interventions to address observed impairments

• Matching home exercise to address observed impairments

• Reassessment of signs and symptoms to progress or regress treatment

Application:

• The fundamental concepts MiniSIMS are designed for the first day of your orthopaedic or musculoskeletal rehabilitation course as a primer for what is to come (Try it here)

• The Ortho MiniSIMS are designed to be used at the end of every week after a body region is completed so students can apply what they have learned (Try it here)

List of Orthopaedic MiniSIMS:

• Guideline based clinical pattern recognition- Fundamental Orthopaedic Management Concepts

• Ankle stiffness and muscle power deficits (Achilles tendinopathy)

• Neck pain and radiating pain (Cervical radiculopathy)

• Hip pain and mobility deficits (Hip osteoarthritis)

• Ankle stability and movement coordination impairments (Ankle sprain)

• Condition-based MiniSIMS

  • Sacroiliac joint pain

  • Lateral ankle sprain

  • Lumbar strain

  • Neck facet syndrome

  • Patellofemoral pain syndrome

  • Piriformis syndrome

  • Shoulder instability

  • Cubital tunnel syndrome

  • Ulnar collateral ligament sprain

  • Wrist sprain

  • Cervicogenic headache

  • More to come...

For more information, click here to schedule a 1-on-1 consultation with the PhysioU Team or check out our webinars.

PhysioU App update alert! Fall risk assessment added to Clinical Pattern Recognition Apps!

Clinical Pattern Recognition: Orthopaedics

As clinical specialist who will care for clients over the life span, it is critical to be aware of fall risk in patients with conditions that may impair their balance! This includes asking two critical questions and performing some quick tests that can help with screening for fall risk:

2 key questions:

• Have you fallen in the last 12 months?

• Do you have difficulty with balance or walking?

Conduct a balance and mobility screen:

• STEADI

• 30 second chair stand test

• 4-stage balance test

• Timed up and go test

Fall risk assessment has been added into the differential diagnosis tab for these common conditions!

• Knee osteoarthritis

• Knee meniscus tears

• Hip osteoarthritis

• Ankle sprains

• Posterior tibial tendonitis

• Plantar fasciitis

• Ankle osteoarthritis

• Hallux valgus

• Hallux rigidus

• Morton's neuroma

• Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Special Thanks to Dr. Gregory Hartley for his input on adding this important geriatric consideration to the Clinical Pattern Recognition Apps!

This comes from the 2015 article in the Physical Therapy Journal.