PT Snacks Podcast: Physical Therapy with Dr. Kasey Hankins 61. Treating ACLs in an Adolescent Population with Dr. Marissa Gradoz
If you’ve ever worked with a pediatric sports population, you’ve probably noticed there are a few differences between treating a pre-teen and an adult. For example, what about their goals and motivation? What is physiologically different with this population? How do we master the art of communicating with the patient, their parents, and even their coaches.
Enter Marissa Gradoz, PT, DPT, SCS, to talk about how to optimally treat this patient population with all these factors in mind.
In this episode, we cover the following:
- Insight on managing the patient, the patient's family, and the coach
- Managing the psychosocial aspect of an adolescent athlete
- Programming strength for the pre-pubescent athlete
- Measurements for success other than quadriceps strength
- "Test, don't guess"
- Using the ACL RSI to assess mental readiness
- Mastering clear communication with your patient
- Adapting to different learning styles
- Understanding the demands of the sport
- Resources for pediatric sports
For more resources: prismsports.org
The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched Physical Therapists and Student Physical Therapists who looking to build confidence in their foundational knowledge base and still have time to focus on other important aspects of life.
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