A physical therapist lives in a small rural community with a…

A physical therapist lives in a small rural community with a high percentage of older adults. They want to improve health disparities for older adults in their community and surrounding area. Which of the following is a strategy that the PT could utilize to achieve this goal? 

A physical therapist (PT) is working on a medical unit of an…

A physical therapist (PT) is working on a medical unit of an acute care hospital with a 24-year-old who sustained a traumatic brain injury following a motorcycle accident. The physical therapist is assessing the effectiveness of this patient’s cough. The PT notes the patient appears to gag and hold their breath for too long when attempting to cough. The assessment results indicate a deficit in which stage of cough?