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NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

SCI Functional Outcomes

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

4.9631 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Jax is being seen for a C7 ASIA B SCI. The patient has been participating in physical therapy for 2 months but continues to have functional limitations.

The physical therapist is challenged with determining the highest level of function the patient MOST expected to achieve.

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0:00.0

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0:06.1

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0:12.6

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0:29.1

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0:41.3

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0:43.0

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the MPT Clinical Files.

0:46.3

My name is Kyle Rice, the NPTE Prep Coach, the founder of the PT Hustle and the creator of

0:51.6

the NPTE-P-P-Success coaching program.

0:56.1

And for this week's NPT Clinical File, we have our patient named Jacks, and Jacks is being seen for a C7 Asia B spinal cord

1:02.3

injury. The patient has been participating in physical therapy for two months to address his

1:07.9

functional limitations. Which of the following is the highest level of

1:11.8

function the patient is most expected to achieve? So we have A, independent wheelchair to bed,

1:18.7

slideboard transfers, B, modified independent rolling in bed, C, independent with feeding,

1:25.7

and D, independent wheelchair to floor transfers.

1:29.5

All right, so for this case, we have Jackson.

1:31.7

He's being seen for a C-7 Asia B spinal cord injury.

1:36.2

Now, before we go any further, we have to slow up right here and make sure that we understand

1:41.7

what's really going on with our patient.

1:43.8

So it says that he has a C-7 Asia B spinal cord injury.

1:47.7

You must be very familiar, must be very aware of what the Asia scale is

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