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Administering the Six-Minute Walk Test
Learn how to administer the Six-Minute Walk Test. This DVD provides clear step-by-step instructions on how to give the Six-Minute Walk Test. Watch Dale Avers PT, DPT, PhD, an experienced clinician and well-known expert on measuring function demonstrate the proper techniques and provide helpful tips for administering this test.
Learn how to administer the Six-Minute Walk Test. This DVD provides clear step-by-step instructions on how to give the Six-Minute Walk Test. Watch Dale Avers PT, DPT, PhD, an experienced clinician and well-known expert on measuring function demonstrate the proper techniques and provide helpful tips for administering this test.
This DVD is one of a set of 3 DVDs that provides clear step-by-step instructions on how to administer 18 of the most commonly used evidence-based functional assessment instruments for aging adults. You will be instructed in the proper techniques and provided helpful tips for administering these functional assessment tests. You will also learn what equipment is necessary in order to perform the test.
Each DVD comes with a printed list of references and all necessary reproducible test forms. This set of DVDs is ideal for in-service education and new therapist orientations.
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About The Author Dale Avers PT, DPT, PhD, is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. She has received several honors and awards from organizations such as the Section on Geriatrics, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Delta Kappa, and PEO most recently receiving the Distinguished Educator Award from the Section on Geriatrics, APTA. She is a past President of the Section on Geriatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association. She speaks nationally on topics related to optimal aging, functional evaluation, exercise and evidence-based practice. Dr. Avers has been a practicing clinician in geriatrics and outpatient orthopedics for 30 years and is currently serving the profession in academia as the Director of the Transitional DPT program at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. |
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Administering Functional Assessment Tests The Complete Video Series on DVD |
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Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) |
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Berg Balance Scale |
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Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (CTSIB) |
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Timed Chair Stand Tests (30 Seconds / 5 Repetitions / 10 Repetitions) |
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400-Meter Walk Test & Six-Minute Walk Test |
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Dynamic Gait Index |
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Four Square Step Test (FSST) |
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Functional Reach (FR) |
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Physical Performance Test Protocol (PPT) |
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Modified Physical Performance Test Protocol (M-PPT) |
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Gait Speed |
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Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients (PASS) |
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Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) |
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Timed Up and Go (TUG) |
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Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA – Tinetti Gait and Balance Assessment) |
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