02/12/2026
Balance. Coordination. Critical thinking. 🔥
Our first-year PTA students are in their second semester, orthopedic lab — and today was all about applying what they’ve been learning in lecture to real movement.
From static balance ➡️ dynamic challenges
From simple tasks ➡️ layered coordination drills
From “what does this mean?” ➡️ “I know exactly why we’re doing this.”
It’s one thing to memorize systems in class.
It’s another to analyze posture, modify base of support, progress difficulty, and give purposeful cues in real time.
And yes… they had a LOT of fun doing it. 👏
Proud of this group for stepping outside their comfort zones, collaborating with lab partners, and thinking like clinicians — not just students.
This is how confidence is built.
This is how future PTAs grow. 💙
