Fall risk reduction for the elderly adult: screen, intervene and redeem. An 8-module course for physical therapy students and new clinicians. Prepared by: Deborah Constantine, PT, GCS Background I met Gloria* (not her real name) at an Assisted Living Facility … Read more
Fall Prevention for Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Dementia Introduction The purpose of my capstone project was to develop a fall prevention exercise program for the participants of the Loving Touch Adult Day care in Charlotte, NC that could be integrated … Read more
Effective Management of Knee Osteoarthritis By: Jayson Hull SPT, CSCS Overview While contemplating capstone topics I knew I wanted to present on a topic related to exercise. However, I was torn between something more sports related such as ACL prevention … Read more
An introduction to exercise-based interventions for improving balance and preventing falls among community dwelling older adults A guide for first year physical therapy students by Caitlin Gallagher, SPT How my capstone project came to be… There were several driving forces … Read more
Visual Feedback Intervention Techniques to Improve Balance Within the Post-Stroke Population By : Cara Hehn During my last clinical rotation in the acute setting, working in the neurological ward, I had the opportunity to use a treatment technique I … Read more
Rehab post Total Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults with a Focus on Balance Developed by: Brittany Stapleton-Livingston, SPT Overview I had the opportunity to work with older adults in the clinic. It was common to see patients that had decreased … Read more
Addressing the Issue Of Poor Adherence To Home Exercise Programs In Older Adults Andrew Newman SPT University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Introduction During my time at my outpatient orthopedic clinical rotation, I had an elderly fall risk … Read more
Functional Strength Training for Older Adults Developed by: Jonathan Samuelson, CSCS Thanks for visiting my DPT Capstone Site Overview When considering potential capstone ideas, I seemed to bounce around somewhat, knowing that I wanted the topic to be exercise-related, but … Read more
Barriers to Healthcare Among Native Americans Joslyn Chavis, SPT Project Idea: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is nearly three times more prevalent among Native Americans (NA) than Caucasians and is believed to be more prevalent in NAs compared to other racial minorities.1,2 … Read more
Memory and Movement Gabrielle Scronce Welcome! Thank you for visiting my UNC DPT Capstone site. The overall goal for my Capstone was to increase physical activity opportunities provided to residents with dementia in a Medicaid-funded Assisted Living Facility through … Read more
