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Neuro-Motor Balance Trained Professional | Live

Program Information

Objectives

Construct specific evaluations for multiple causes of loss of balance.
Analyze results of neurological examinations and find the cause of balance disorders.
Determine pathways and lobes of the nervous system that interfere with vision, vestibular influence during balance challenges.
Develop specific treatment techniques for the individual patient with multiple challenges.
Utilize TUG, Beers and multiple balance measuring tools to assess patients.
Construct multifaceted evaluation of balance control including home environment, risk factors and state of the patient’s nervous system.
Modify the patient’s habits in regard to nutrition and hydration and educate them in healthy self-care.
Design safe living areas for patients with multiple health issues.
Integrate Neuro-Motor exercises into the patient’s day.

Outline

Working with Patients with a History of Falls

Measurable and objective evaluation tools
Injury not reported as a fall
Causation factors
Medication
Vagus nerve
Vision changes and the importance of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex
Tremors

Proprioception and Maintenance of Balance

Gravity – links to vestibular and proprioceptive systems
Education of proprioception
Medications & Side effects
Sleep and CNS processing
Fatigue
Vision challenges and treatments
- Central and peripheral
- Vision exercises and connections for advancing skills

Neuroplasticity techniques for increasing balance

Rotational movements and posture importance
Tremors and simple treatments
The importance of enhancing BDNF (brainderived neurotrophic factor)
“Remapping the brain” and the Sensory Homunculus
Power Poses and Posture

Integrating Neuroplasticity for Improved Outcomes

Lobes and functions
Links to balance and rewiring
Cranial nerves
Connection to the brain stem and lower brain centers
Neuro-motor issues in Parkinson’s Disease
Neuro-motor implications in Viral Diseases

2 Case studies and Further Evaluation - Multiple Sclerosis and Trendelenburg Gait

Finding the root cause of impairment
Neural rewiring
Accurately measure patient outcomes

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Other Rehabilitation Professionals

Copyright : 06/24/2021

Neuro-Motor Balance Trained Professional | Self-Study

Arm yourself with the strategies you need to support patients facing balance challenges with tools to improve their well-being, self-esteem, and capacity for managing daily symptoms and challenges.

This training will allow you to add a new dimension to your practice as a Neuro-Motor Balance Trained Professional and fill a critical gap in the therapeutic landscape!

In just one week, you’ll get detailed guidance on how you can skillfully work with patients who suffer from various balance disorders and confidently handle the specific issues that arise in rehabilitation.

Discover how you can:

Construct multifaceted evaluation of balance control
Develop specific treatment techniques for the patient with multiple challenges
Design safe living areas that greatly reduce the risk of a fall

With 60+ years’ of combined experience, Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, ND, CH, CFPS, and Shelly Denes, PT, CFPS, C/NDT, CGCP, will provide a framework to confidently address even the most debilitating balance issues. They’ll guide you through the missing links you need to achieve the results you desire and the patient satisfaction you know they deserve with the help of neuroplasticity techniques.

Plus, upon completion of this webcast you’ll get a displayable certificate of recognition that you can instantly print, letting clients know that you’ve taken the time and effort to get specialized training on this specific area of rehabilitation.

Don’t wait to add these valuable skills and strategies to your therapeutic toolbox…

Register today!

Program Information

Objectives

Construct specific evaluations for multiple causes of loss of balance.
Analyze results of neurological examinations and find the cause of balance disorders.
Determine pathways and lobes of the nervous system that interfere with vision, vestibular influence during balance challenges.
Develop specific treatment techniques for the individual patient with multiple challenges.
Utilize TUG, Beers and multiple balance measuring tools to assess patients.
Construct multifaceted evaluation of balance control including home environment, risk factors and state of the patient’s nervous system.
Modify the patient’s habits in regard to nutrition and hydration and educate them in healthy self-care.
Design safe living areas for patients with multiple health issues.
Integrate Neuro-Motor exercises into the patient’s day.

Outline

Working with Patients with a History of Falls

Measurable and objective evaluation tools
Injury not reported as a fall
Causation factors
Medication
Vagus nerve
Vision changes and the importance of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex
Tremors

Proprioception and Maintenance of Balance

Gravity – links to vestibular and proprioceptive systems
Education of proprioception
Medications & Side effects
Sleep and CNS processing
Fatigue
Vision challenges and treatments
- Central and peripheral
- Vision exercises and connections for advancing skills

Neuroplasticity techniques for increasing balance

Rotational movements and posture importance
Tremors and simple treatments
The importance of enhancing BDNF (brainderived neurotrophic factor)
“Remapping the brain” and the Sensory Homunculus
Power Poses and Posture

Integrating Neuroplasticity for Improved Outcomes

Lobes and functions
Links to balance and rewiring
Cranial nerves
Connection to the brain stem and lower brain centers
Neuro-motor issues in Parkinson’s Disease
Neuro-motor implications in Viral Diseases

2 Case studies and Further Evaluation - Multiple Sclerosis and Trendelenburg Gait

Finding the root cause of impairment
Neural rewiring
Accurately measure patient outcomes

Target Audience

Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Athletic Trainers
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Other Rehabilitation Professionals

Copyright : 06/24/2021

Neuro-Motor Case Study – Multiple Sclerosis | Self-Study

Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, CH, ND, CFPS, reviews a case study of a patient with MS. This seminar covers each area of the brain and how it is involved in function along with specific strategies to activate those pathways. Interventions are presented throughout with a focus on re-wiring the brain for improved quality of life.

Program Information

Objectives

Evaluate MS patient with functions of the cortex and central brain structures in mind.
Employ and understand rotational components to enhance balance during the gait cycle.
Implement connections to understand the relationship of the thalamus and visual snow.
Develop skills to discern differences in sight and visual memory in MS patients.
Analyze a patient with MS with considering functions of the cortical lobes.

Outline

Integrating the Various Areas of the Brain into treatment

Frontal Lobe
- Emotional, decision making
Parietal Lobe
- Sensation and motor
- Importance of rotation
- Increasing appropriate proprioception
Temporal Lobe
- Balance and hearing
- Cold packs for recognition
Occipital Lobe
- Vision
- Significance of flooring color and repetition
Cerebellum
- Smooth movements
Brain Stem
- Breathing, BP, temperature regulation

Targeted Techniques for MS

Cranial nerve stimulation
Sensations to body
Proprioception
Rotational patterns
Gait

Target Audience

Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors

Copyright : 02/05/2021

Neuro-Motor Case Study – Trendelenburg | Self-Study

Shelly Denes explores a case study of a patient with Trendelenburg gait. You’ll learn strategies to effectively analyze observational gait by utilizing the results of the TUG (timed up and go) test. By integrating neuro-motor exercises, patients will be better able to correct their trendelenburg gait and its manifestations including asymmetry and pain. Specific treatment strategies will be discussed that include exercise progressions, rotational interventions, and tools to increase proprioception.

Program Information

Objectives

Analyze results of observational gait especially using the ‘Timed Up and Go’ testing as the basic starting point.
Develop specific treatment techniques for the individual patient with a Trendelenburg Gait.
Integrate Neuro-Motor exercises with considerations for proprioception and fatigue.

Outline

Definition and Etiology of the Trendelenburg Sign and Gait
Examples of this in walking and running
Discussion about the Gluteus Medius musculature and the Obliques and Quadratus Lumborum regarding this gait deviation
Use of the ‘Timed Up and Go’ Test as a basic starting point for observation of gait in adults
Prescription Exercises
Interventions with Rotation
The role of proprioception
The impact of fatigue on proprioception

Target Audience

Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors

Q&A Call with Karen Pryor and Shelly Denes

POST-COVID-19 'Long Haulers' Acute and Chronic Effects: Evaluation and Treatment | Self-Study

Program Information

Objectives

Determine neurological, musculoskeletal and organ system challenges during the evaluation process.
Determine cytokine storms and how it relates to multi-organ failure and coagulation.
Investigate post-viral autonomic dysregulation and how to rewire with neuroplasticity techniques.
Differentiate, accommodate, and treat rehabilitation challenges such as brain fog with poor memory of home program, tachycardia, POTS, and immune system challenges.
Investigate autonomic symptoms of night sweats, temperature dysregulation, gastroparesis, peripheral vasoconstriction.
Appraise anxiety levels and discuss changes in the emotional environment of the patient.
Justify proning in patients to increase oxygen saturation levels.
Appraise nervous system involvement HPA axis – hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal dysregulation related to COVID-19 and how simple therapy techniques can assist with re-regulation.

Outline

Post-Acute COVID Syndrome

Define ‘Long Haulers’ and why they are called that?
Symptoms and Emergency Warning Signs
The Hyper Immune response that causes more problems than it solves
The Inflammatory Response seen in this disease
COVID-19 can induce a cytokine storm

Addressing the Long-Term Symptoms in Long Haulers

Profound fatigue
SOBOE
Brain Fog
Myalgias
Neuropathies
Gait and Balance issues
Pain
Anxiety
Brain Fog
Headaches
Memory Loss
Tremors

POTS: Retrain the ANS

New continuum for getting out of bed or standing
Compression socks
Increase plasma volume
Abdominal binder
Benefits of supine positioning
Incorporating neuroplasticity techniques

Targeted Interventions for Long Hauler Challenges

Nasal breathing
Sleep
Strategies to address POTS
Fatigue
Reduce fall risk
Case Study
Home Tips

Target Audience

Physical therapists
Occupational therapists
Chiropractors
Speech language pathologists
Athletic trainers
Registered nurses
Nurse practitioners
Physician assistants