Physical Therapy Course

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Physical Therapy Course

3 Lessons

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Learn common commands involving movements of the entire body. The level of this lesson is upper intermediate.

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Learn common commands involving a part of the body. The level of this lesson is intermediate.

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Learn common commands for moving a patient in the hospital. The level of this lesson is upper intermediate.

5 Lessons

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Listen as the doctor evaluates a patient with a sore shoulder in the clinic.

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Learn the key vocabulary from the clinical dialogue.

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Interpret all the phrases from the clinical dialogue from English to Spanish.

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Listen as the doctor examines a patient with shoulder pain.

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Learn to interpret in Spanish all the phrases from the clinical dialogue, as we review the vocabulary and grammar.

2 Chapters

Evaluation

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A woman presents to the physical therapy clinic with complaints of dizziness.

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The physical therapist asks the patient if she has any history of dizziness and/or falls.

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The physical therapist asks about the duration of the vertigo episodes and associated symptoms that would suggest stroke.

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The physical therapist asks about situations that provoke the patient's dizziness. She also reviews her medications to ensure there have been no recent changes.

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Members Only Goals of Therapy

The physical therapist asks if the patient has received any other treatment for her vertigo, and what she hopes to accomplish with physical therapy.

Treatment

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The physical therapist explains that she thinks the patient's dizziness is due to a problem in her vestibular system. Learn how to explain the function of the vestibular system in Spanish.

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The physical therapist prepares the patient for the Dix-Hallpike maneuver used to diagnose benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. When positive, this maneuver is uncomfortable for the patient.

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Learn how to perform a Dix-Hallpike maneuver in Spanish. This maneuver is used to diagnose benign paroxysmal vertigo.

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Members Only The Epley Maneuver

Learn how to instruct a patient through the Epley maneuver in Spanish. The Epley maneuver is used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

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Explain in Spanish, how tiny crystals in your inner ear become dislodged and cause vertigo.

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Explain how the Epley Maneuver works to treat Benign Positional Vertigo in Spanish.

About the Teacher

Doc Molly

I am a practicing hospitalist inspired by the people of Latin America. I create medical Spanish lessons with my Spanish teachers on my days off. Our Spanish audio lessons are made for busy healthcare workers on the go. Gain fluency through listening and speaking.

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