This section is composed of Questions and Answers and webinar postings for Physical Therapists who take the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education courses. The questions are provided by students taking the course and the answers are provided by Margaret Martin, PT, CSCS.
The webinar postings are recordings of the webinar questions.
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A student of the online Building Better Bones continuing education course had several questions mostly about how to change an osteoporosis exercise program for different populations. She is an experienced Physiotherapist who works with a geriatric population. Here are her questions and my responses.
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A Physical Therapist taking the online Building Better Bones course had an interesting question for me about treating a spinal cord injury client who has low bone density.
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A Physical Therapist taking the online Building Better Bones course asked several questions regarding introducing an exercise program to clients with a history of stress fractures. The student also asked about the TRX Suspension System.
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student asks whether core exercises are appropriate for clients with osteoporosis.
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student asks whether the Floor M exercise is appropriate for clients with osteoporosis who also have a with disc prolapse.
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student asks how to position a client with kyphosis (a forward head posture) for her osteoporosis exercise program.
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student asks what are the different treatment options for vertebral fractures.
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student is a Physical Therapist working in a community care setting and is treating an 83 year old woman for osteoporosis. She has limited time with [...]
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student is a Physical Therapist working in an orthopaedics Physical Therapy clinic and is treating a young woman, 30+ years old, for osteoporosis. She asks for [...]
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The following question was asked during a recent Q&A webinar. The question comes from a Physical Therapist currently taking the Building Better Bones Physical Therapy continuing education course. The student asks about parameters to follow for balance training.
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Margaret Martin is a Physical Therapist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Yoga Teacher with over 27 years experience helping clients achieve their health and fitness goals.
She treats clients with low bone density at her clinic and teaches fellow Health Professionals how to treat osteoporosis.
Margaret is the recipient of the 2011 Award of Distinction from the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario for her significant contributions and achievements as a Physiotherapist.