Smart Goals For The Older Adult
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Release Date: 03/14/2024
50k: lessons learned
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Join Julie as she talks about lessons learned from training for and running a 50k, and translates these lessons to strategies you can use in the clinic to better serve your older adult clients
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Intimacy in Memory Care
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Join @trisaleehutch as she discusses intimacy within memory care communities and considerations for multiple scenarios that you may come across as a therapist or a loved one.
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Osteoporosis: Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Osteoporosis- Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment So many of our patients are given a diagnosis of Osteoporosis without clarity of what that ACTUALLY means. We can address patients’ concerns and questions and provide some clarity on what that diagnosis means for them. We’ll dive into learning more about Osteoporosis, how to read DEXA scan reports, & using that info to inform your plan of care! — Want more helpful info to better serve older adults? Check out the Older Adult Specialist Certification at PTonICE.com
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The Power Of Community
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Join as she discusses why community matters, how we can facilitate that sense of community, and the positive impact it has on our older adult population. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!
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Fitness Forward Geriatric Clinicians do PELVIC Well!
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
We cannot just forget a group of muscles in our body. This is especially true if we are working with people with hip or low back pain. Those who are more sedentary, more frail, strain more with daily tasks are at higher rates of pelvic issues. That means that you, as fitness forward clinicians, are already doing pelvic WELL. We just need to fill in a couple of gaps.
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Individualized Blood Pressure Measurement
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Individualizing BP Measurements This week @sbship8_dpt discusses her experience with managing blood pressure measurements for her clients and when she chose to exercise and when she chose to hold. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest! #MMOA #oldnotweak #bloodpressure#olderadults
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Make It Meaningful Load It Dose It: Case Study
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Julie breaks down exactly how to dig deep to find the WHY behind a goal of independent gardening, then tells us step by step how to break this goal down into functional movements to make exercise programming effective, efficient, and EASY!
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Group Fitness During Acute Arthritis: Case Study
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Dr. Jeff Musgrave, Doctor of Physical therapy shares a 3 step process to keep Older Adults moving in group fitness classes during a bout of care. Symptoms Guardrails Modifications Upcoming Courses! MMOA L1: May 15th L1, MMOA L2: May 16th, MMOA Live this weekend: Raleigh, NC, Urbana, Illinois, Burlington, NJ & New Orleans, LA. Next weekend I’m back out on the Road Bellingham, WA. *If you want more helpful content to better serve older adults, sign up for our MMOA Digest = Free Bi-Weekly Email packed with helpful links, posts, & research relevant to your work. Link In Bio...
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Csepe Super 7
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Do you have seven exercises that you can CONFIDENTLY and quickly give each of your patients in your caseload? Check out the Csepe Super 7 which is a combination of exercise recommendations for older adults to meet cardiovascular and strength requirements! #oldnotweak #physicaltherapist #occupationaltherapist #strength #strengthtraining Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!
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Listen Well
MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
We know we need to be active listeners, and we know people want to be heard. Dr. Sam Chamberlain, DPT, PT gives a few tips on how to listen well when talking to patients. Humanize the human value their life expeirence value ther current experience Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!
info_outlineJoin @kaym23 as she reviews the components of a smart goal, specifically with an example for the older adult!
If you would like more practice in creating smart goals and creating a program around those goals with feedback from the MMOA team, please check out our MMOA L1 and L2 online courses on ptonice.com!
MMOA L1 online is starting Mar 13, 2024!
MMOA L2 online is starting May 16, 2024!
To put it all together and practice some outcome measures and interventions in person, we have some MMOA live courses coming as well!
Upcoming live courses:
Mar 16-17, 2024 Newton, KS
Mar 23-24, 2024 Madison, WI
April 6-7, 2024 (quadruple header!!!) in Urbana, IL, Raleigh, NC, Burlington, NJ, and Gretna, LA
Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!