Courses
This course provides an overview of movement examination in Parkinson’s disease. Common outcome measures for balance, gait, and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s are discussed and demonstrated.
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Learning Outcomes
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Participants will be able to list how to assess at least three motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease pre and post-treatment
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Participants will be able to identify at least two common balance and gait assessment outcome measures for Parkinson’s disease
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Participants will be able to identify a motor symptom assessment using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)
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0-15 Minutes - Background, review of learning outcomes
15-30 Minutes -Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s
30-60 Minutes - Balance assessment in Parkinson’s
60-75 Minutes - Gait assessment in Parkinson’s
75-115 Minutes - Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)
115-120 Minutes - Summary, Q & A
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This course will provide an overview of postural assessment and rehabilitation for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Common assessment and rehabilitation techniques that can be used with clinical, particularly neurological, patients will be discussed and demonstrated.
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Learning Outcomes
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After this course, participants will be able to list postural impairments associated with Parkinson’s disease.
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After this course, participants will be able identify at least one postural assessment method.
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After this course, participants will be able to identify at least one postural rehabilitation method.
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0-15 Minutes Background, review of learning outcomes
15-30 Minutes Postural Impairment in Parkinson’s disease
30-60 Minutes Extreme postural impairment in Parkinson’s
60-75 Minutes Postural assessment
75-115 Minutes Postural rehabilitation
115-120 Minutes Summary, Q & A
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This course will provide an overview of cueing gait rehabilitation for patients with Parkinson’s disease. Common cueing rehabilitation techniques that can be used with people with Parkinson’s disease will be discussed and demonstrated.
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Learning Outcomes
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After this course, participants will be able to list cueing modalities for gait impairment in Parkinson’s disease.
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After this course, participants will be able to identify at least one cueing modality for gait impairment in Parkinson’s disease.
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After this course, participants will be able to identify when a cueing modality is not effective for improving gait in Parkinson’s disease.
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0-15 Minutes Background, review of learning outcomes
15-30 Minutes Gait impairment in Parkinson’s disease
30-60 Minutes Cueing for gait in Parkinson’s
60-75 Minutes Internal cueing
75-115 Minutes External cueing
115-120 Minutes Summary, Q&A
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This course will provide an overview of vision assessment and rehabilitation for physical therapists. Common assessment and rehabilitation techniques that can be used with clinical, particularly neurological, patients will be discussed and demonstrated. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.
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Learning Outcomes
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After this course, participants will be able to list common visual impairments and conditions that may require visual assessment or rehabilitation.
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After this course, participants will be able to identify at least one visual assessment method.
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After this course, participants will be able to identify at least one visual rehabilitation method.
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0-15 Minutes Background, review of learning outcomes
15-30 Minutes Visual Impairment
30-60 Minutes Common conditions seen in clinical practice
60-75 Minutes Visual assessment
75-115 Minutes Visual rehabilitation
115-120 Minutes Summary Q&A
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