Method for enhancing compliance of home-based physical therapy regimen
First Claim
1. A method for enhancing compliance of a home-based physical therapy regimen, the method comprising the steps of:
- compiling a digitized motion picture library, the digitized motion picture library comprising a plurality of visual best-practice exercise excerpts, each visual best-practice exercise excerpt visually demonstrating a prescriptive physical therapy exercise;
assessing home-based exercise prescriptions, the home-based exercise prescriptions being endemic to a physical therapy practitioner, the home-based exercise prescriptions comprising a plurality of best-practice exercises;
selecting at least one best-practice exercise, the best-practice exercise being selected by the physical therapy practitioner, the best-practice exercise being demonstrated by a representative best-practice exercise excerpt;
reviewing the representative best-practice exercise excerpt, the representative best-practice exercise being reviewed by the physical therapy practitioner;
deciding whether the representative best-practice exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner;
determining nomenclature for the representative best-practice excerpt when the representative best-practice exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner, the nomenclature being defined by the physical therapy practitioner;
developing digital versatile disc materials endemic to the physical therapy practitioner, the digital versatile disc materials comprising the representative best-practice exercise excerpt, the representative best-practice exercise excerpt being identified in the digital versatile disc materials by the nomenclature;
providing the developed digital versatile disc materials to the physical therapy practitioner;
prescribing a home-based physical therapy regimen, the home-based physical therapy regimen being prescribed for a patient by the physical therapy practitioner, the patient having contact with the physical therapy practitioner during a physical therapy appointment; and
delivering a select set of developed digital versatile disc materials to the patient during the physical therapy appointment, the select set of developed digital versatile disc materials for enhancing compliance of the home-based physical therapy regimen.
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Abstract
A methodology is disclosed for providing a physical therapy practitioner with practice-specific prescriptive exercise routine depictions as an effective way to enhance compliance of a home-based physical therapy regimen. The method comprises various steps, including assessing a given practitioner'"'"'s commonly prescribed home-based exercise prescriptions, selecting certain of the exercises for comparison relative to a previously compiled digitized motion picture library containing excerpts showing various exercises. A decision is then made as to whether a representative exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner. If the excerpt(s) are deemed satisfactory, DVD'"'"'s are developed and provided to the practitioner. The practitioner may then properly prescribe a home-based physical therapy regimen during an office visit at which time a select set of the developed DVD materials are delivered to the patient. The practice-specific compilations may be periodically updated to reflect ongoing changes or requirements of a given therapist'"'"'s practice.
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1. A method for enhancing compliance of a home-based physical therapy regimen, the method comprising the steps of:
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compiling a digitized motion picture library, the digitized motion picture library comprising a plurality of visual best-practice exercise excerpts, each visual best-practice exercise excerpt visually demonstrating a prescriptive physical therapy exercise; assessing home-based exercise prescriptions, the home-based exercise prescriptions being endemic to a physical therapy practitioner, the home-based exercise prescriptions comprising a plurality of best-practice exercises; selecting at least one best-practice exercise, the best-practice exercise being selected by the physical therapy practitioner, the best-practice exercise being demonstrated by a representative best-practice exercise excerpt; reviewing the representative best-practice exercise excerpt, the representative best-practice exercise being reviewed by the physical therapy practitioner; deciding whether the representative best-practice exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner; determining nomenclature for the representative best-practice excerpt when the representative best-practice exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner, the nomenclature being defined by the physical therapy practitioner; developing digital versatile disc materials endemic to the physical therapy practitioner, the digital versatile disc materials comprising the representative best-practice exercise excerpt, the representative best-practice exercise excerpt being identified in the digital versatile disc materials by the nomenclature; providing the developed digital versatile disc materials to the physical therapy practitioner; prescribing a home-based physical therapy regimen, the home-based physical therapy regimen being prescribed for a patient by the physical therapy practitioner, the patient having contact with the physical therapy practitioner during a physical therapy appointment; and delivering a select set of developed digital versatile disc materials to the patient during the physical therapy appointment, the select set of developed digital versatile disc materials for enhancing compliance of the home-based physical therapy regimen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a physical therapy practitioner with practice-specific prescriptive exercise routine depictions, the practice-specific prescriptive exercise routine depictions for enhancing compliance of a home-based physical therapy regimen, the method comprising the steps of:
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compiling a digitized motion picture library, the digitized motion picture library comprising a plurality of visual best-practice exercise excerpts, each visual best-practice exercise excerpt visually demonstrating a prescriptive physical therapy exercise; assessing home-based exercise prescriptions, the home-based exercise prescriptions being endemic to a physical therapy practitioner, the home-based exercise prescriptions comprising a plurality of best-practice exercises; selecting at least one best-practice exercise, the best-practice exercise being selected by the physical therapy practitioner, the best-practice exercise being demonstrated by a representative best-practice exercise excerpt; reviewing the representative best-practice exercise excerpt, the representative best-practice exercise being reviewed by the physical therapy practitioner; deciding whether the representative best-practice exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner; developing digital versatile disc materials endemic to the physical therapy practitioner, the digital versatile disc materials comprising the representative best-practice exercise excerpt; providing the developed digital versatile disc materials to the physical therapy practitioner; prescribing a home-based physical therapy regimen, the home-based physical therapy regimen being prescribed for a patient by the physical therapy practitioner, the patient having contact with the physical therapy practitioner during a physical therapy appointment; and delivering a select set of the developed digital versatile disc materials to the patient during the physical therapy appointment, the select set of developed digital versatile disc materials for enhancing compliance of the home-based physical therapy regimen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing a physical therapy practitioner with practice-specific prescriptive exercise routine depictions, the practice-specific prescriptive exercise routine depictions for enhancing compliance of a home-based physical therapy regimen, the method comprising the steps of:
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assessing home-based exercise prescriptions, the home-based exercise prescriptions being endemic to a physical therapy practitioner, the home-based exercise prescriptions comprising a plurality of best-practice exercises; selecting at least one best-practice exercise, the best-practice exercise being selected by the physical therapy practitioner; selecting a representative best-practice exercise excerpt, the representative best-practice exercise excerpt being selected from a compiled digitized motion picture library, the digitized motion picture library comprising a plurality of visual best-practice exercise excerpts; deciding whether the representative best-practice exercise excerpt is endemic to the physical therapy practitioner; developing digital versatile disc materials endemic to the physical therapy practitioner, the digital versatile disc materials comprising the representative best-practice exercise excerpt; providing the developed digital versatile disc materials to the physical therapy practitioner; prescribing a home-based physical therapy regimen, the home-based physical therapy regimen being prescribed for a patient by the physical therapy practitioner, the patient having contact with the physical therapy practitioner during a physical therapy appointment; and delivering a select set of the developed digital versatile disc materials to the patient during the physical therapy appointment, the select set of developed digital versatile disc materials for enhancing compliance of the home-based physical therapy regimen. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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