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Andrew S. Cale; Margaret A. McNulty – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2025
Active recall, the act of recalling knowledge from memory, and games-based learning, the use of games and game elements for learning, are well-established as effective strategies for learning gross anatomy. An activity that applies both principles is Catch-Phrase, a fast-paced word guessing game. In Anatomy Catch-Phrase, players must get their…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Game Based Learning, Recall (Psychology), Educational Games
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Tapley, Howell; Houser, Jeremy; Idlewine, Tiffany; Kiesel, John; Stevens, Douglas; Tapley, Stasia – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2021
The American Physical Therapy Association promotes the Annual Physical Therapy Visit. Similar to an older adult who may see his/her medical provider annually, it is recommended that the aging adult see a physical therapist who will perform screening tests for strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and gait. Early detection of physical decline…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Older Adults, Allied Health Occupations Education
Stuyvenberg, Corri L.; Brown, Shaaron E.; Inamdar, Ketaki; Evans, Megan; Hsu, Lin-ya; Rolin, Olivier; Harbourne, Regina T.; Westcott McCoy, Sarah; Lobo, Michele A.; Koziol, Natalie A.; Dusing, Stacey C. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Therapies for children with cerebral palsy (CP) often fail to address essential components of early rehabilitation: intensity, child initiation, and an embodied approach. Sitting Together And Reaching To Play (START-Play) addresses these issues while incorporating intensive family involvement to maximize therapeutic dosage. While START-Play was…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Physical Disabilities, Preschool Children, Intervention
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Weaver, Priscilla; Cothran, Donetta; Dickinson, Stephanie; Frey, Georgia – Infants and Young Children, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine perspectives of physical therapists on the level of importance of the early intervention competencies to practice in early intervention and differences in perspectives based on demographic factors. A web-based survey was disseminated to physical therapists who worked in early intervention or with children…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Physical Therapy, Early Intervention, Competence
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Stacey B. Cunningham; Susanne B. Montgomery; Brian J. Distelberg; Qais Alemi – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023
Rates of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout for university students are concerning. As in other competitive professional fields, graduate students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech language pathology face many performance pressures. Creating supportive learning and wholeness climates along with individual grit,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Burnout, Allied Health Occupations Education
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Casale, Matthew – Distance Learning, 2020
Richard Clark is a pioneer in the field of educational research. In his 1983 paper, Clark stated that the use of technology is a "mere vehicle" in the education process. Clark demonstrated that no learning is gained from employing any specific media to deliver instruction. He noted that curriculum reform is likely the cause for student…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Silveira, Stephanie L.; Richardson, Emma V.; Motl, Robert W. – Health Education Research, 2020
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the brain, optic nerves and spinal cord. Among persons with MS, 30% experience significant mobility impairment that requires use of a wheelchair for mobility. Exercise is an evidence-based second-line therapy that can improve mobility; however, little research has focused…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Exercise, Physical Therapy, Social Cognition
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Pacheco Salles, Fagner Luiz; Maciel Ferreira, Denise; Bozi, Priscila da Silva; Furtado, Maria Aparecida; Mai, Joyce Favalessa; de Souza, João Sergio Vieira; Bufon, Paola Matedi – Journal of Education, 2022
Health education is seen as highly difficult and challenging, due to the high level of stress observed in students. The precise assessment of perceived stress becomes important for understanding the students' profile as well as their nutritional habits during the university period. The aim of the analysis described in this article is to assess the…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Nutrition, Eating Habits
Amy Denise Parker – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Physical therapy students often have difficulty with the complexities of physical therapy practice. A lack of clinical reasoning skills is most likely the basis of the problem. Physical therapy education programs must foster clinical reasoning development through educational activities that prepare physical therapy students for competent clinical…
Descriptors: Simulation, Video Technology, Health Sciences, Thinking Skills
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Dickson, Tara; Zafereo, Jason – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2021
The physical therapy profession in the United States suffers from a shortage of providers of color. This is unlikely to change with newly graduating students, as 2.6% of 2017 graduates were African American and 5.7% were Hispanic or Latino. Faculty mentorship has a more profound influence on the retention of underrepresented minority students as…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Influence, Minority Group Students, Physical Therapy
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de Lira, Claudio Andre Barbosa; Silva, Zeuxis Assis; Gentil, Paulo; Vieira, Carlos Alexandre; Campos, Mário Hebling; Vancini, Rodrigo Luiz; Andrade, Marília Santos; de Santana, Marcos Gonçalves – Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
Bolstered by evidence of the health benefits of exercise, health professionals advise their patients about it. Thus these professionals should have a basic knowledge of exercise physiology. In Brazil, a graduate degree is not mandatory, so for many health providers, the only opportunity to receive information on exercise physiology content is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum, Undergraduate Study, Exercise Physiology
An, Mihee; Nord, Jayden; Koziol, Natalie A.; Dusing, Stacey C.; Kane, Audrey E.; Lobo, Michele A.; McCoy, Sarah W.; Harbourne, Regina T. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Aim: To describe the development of an intervention-specific fidelity measure and its utilization and to determine whether the newly developed Sitting Together and Reaching to Play (START-Play) intervention was implemented as intended. Also, to quantify differences between START-Play and usual early intervention (uEI) services. Method: A fidelity…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Measures (Individuals), Fidelity, Early Intervention
Heidi S. Cheerman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite efforts in higher education health profession programs to prepare students for the workforce, there is a disconnect between what is learned through interprofessional education and the knowledge and skills needed for novice healthcare providers to enact their role in the reduction of health inequities. The purpose of this two-cycle, Action…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Social Justice, Career Readiness, Higher Education
Charitaki, Garyfalia; Papalexopoulou, Alexandra – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of Therapeutic Horse Riding on Motor and Social Skills of children with Cerebral Palsy. Social skills are closely related to the quality of social relationships and the ability to communicate and collaborate in general (So & Brush, 2008). Motor function difficulties are common in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Animals, Therapy, Cerebral Palsy
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Tapley, Stasia; Tapley, Howell; Idlewine, Tiffany; Kiesel, John – Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 2019
The Special Olympics (SO) FUNfitness Program involves a comprehensive screening for flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic fitness for individuals with intellectual disability (ID). Doctor of Physical Therapy students at Indiana State University administer the program yearly as part of the Indiana SO Summer Games. Thematic analysis of student…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Graduate Students
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