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Digital Seminar

Module 1: Stroke Rehab for Patients who “Push”: Positively Identifying "Pusher" Patients


Speaker:
Michelle Green, PT, DPT, C-NDT, NCS
Duration:
Full Day
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Nov 07, 2018
Product Code:
POS020694_M1
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: Digital Seminar | DVD


Description

Pushing behavior presents serious challenges during stroke rehabilitation. Patients who push are often low level, need a lot of assistance, have considerable safety concerns, and do not respond to typical treatment interventions. This recording will show you how to address the root causes of pusher syndrome.

This lab-intensive, recording will show you how to address the root causes of pusher syndrome with evidence-based treatment activities and progressions. Learn how to assess and address the limiting impairments of pusher patients, utilizing the ICF model and principles of neuroplasticity to select the right intervention at the right time, and to maximize treatment outcomes.

Additionally, appropriate assessment tools and functional performance tests will be practiced in order to apply treatment ideas in any environment. You will come away with techniques applicable to other patients who present with similar impairments such as difficulty with midline, retropulsion, trunk malalignments, postural control deficits, and gait dysfunction, making this course a great investment! This dynamic course will take your treatments to the next level!

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Speaker

Michelle Green, PT, DPT, C-NDT, NCS's Profile

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Michelle Green, PT, DPT, C-NDT, NCS, is an expert in stroke rehabilitation, with over 20 years of experience helping countless patients recover from neurological conditions. Her background in NDT, Pilates, and yoga has influenced her assessment and treatment approach, providing her with enhanced insight into movement assessment and guided movement re-education.

Dr. Green travels nationally to present seminars on stroke rehabilitation, and she is known for her dynamic, hands-on teaching style. She earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and she teaches as an assistant professor in the DPT program at Campbell University. Her additional interests include education and learning, impairment-based treatment across the lifespan, and application of mind-body practices for improving mental and physical health.​

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Michelle Green has an employment relationship with Campbell University. She serves on the Curricular Advisory Council Team in the Physical Therapy Department at Ithaca College. Michelle Green also serves as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Exercise Science, LSVT Global Student Grant for Treatment Efficacy Studies with Neurologically Impaired Patients, and Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michelle Green is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the co-chair for the APTA Academy of Neurologic PT On-Line Education Committee and serves on multiple educational committees, for a complete list contact PESI, Inc.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive) Access never expires for this product.

Objectives

  1. Analyze current literature regarding suggested pathology of “pusher syndrome”
  2. Determine common characteristics and functional presentation of a patient who “pushes”
  3. Develop a skill set for understanding normal movement as well as executing task analysis for assessments of impairments limitations
  4. Analyze the criteria critical in categorizing the “pusher” patient as a low, mid, or high-level “pusher”
  5. Determine appropriate treatment interventions for the low, mid, and high-level “pusher” patient to specifically improve noted activity limitations
  6. Practice supporting and positioning techniques that enhance safely for the clinician and patient
  7. Demonstrate progressions of interventions to reduce impairments and lessen activity limitations to maximize participation for each patient with “pusher syndrome”

Outline

ICF MODEL AND ROLE IN ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

  • ICF Models guide to clinical reasoning
  • Levels of ICF definitions and examples
  • Correlation with assessment, prognosis and treatment planning

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF “PUSHING”

  • Role of vestibular system
  • Localization of lesions correlating with “pushing”
  • Thalamic lesions and “pushing”
  • Role of graviceptive systems
  • Best support for occurrence of “pushing”

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF “PUSHERS”

  • Alignment faults (trunk, head, pelvis, femur)
  • Movement dysfunction
  • Midline deficits
  • Other (sensory loss, visual, neglect, cognition)

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

  • Tests to confirm presence of “Pushing”
  • Outcome measures
  • Role of upper and lower trunk assessment

TASK-ANALYSIS, HYPOTHESIS DRIVE APPROACH

  • Why use this framework for clinical reasoning
  • What is the framework
  • How it guides tasks assessment and guides treatment choices
  • How to execute a task analysis
  • Neuroplasticity and directing treatment choices
  • Motor control and motor learning theories on set-up and progression

TREATMENT SET-UP FOR SUCCESS (REDUCE RISK, IMPROVE SAFETY, IMPROVE OUTCOMES)

  • Choosing a position for treatment
  • Align patient for best results
  • Activate muscles in coordinated sequenced fashion to mimic functional demands
  • Rehabilitation of function
  • Compensation or Recovery?

TREATMENT FOR THE LOW, MID AND HIGH-LEVEL “PUSHER” 

  • Primary characteristic for each level
  • Starting point and progression
  • Functional re-education considerations
  • Use of objects, adjunct, and equipment in treatment

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Exercise Physiologists
  • Physicians
  • Insurance reviewers

Reviews

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Overall:      5

Total Reviews: 6

Comments

Jazmine A

"Great course! Thank You!"

Alexis M

"Michelle Green is fantastic and kept me engaged, motivated, and challenged throughout the entire course. "

Hayley Y

"Great course! I learned a ton, and especially enjoyed the emphasis on treatment ideas."

Jacqueline M

"This was one of the best seminars I have attended in many years. Presenter is extremely knowlegable and pragmatic and presents information in an easy to understand and interesting way. Kept my attention throughout. Lots of great treatment ideas for all settings. God practical knowledge with just the right amount of research. Many seminars nowadays just cite one study after another with limited practical knowledge. This was a great balance."

Kristi S

"excellent presenter"

Anne L

"This course was absolutely amazing and has opened my eyes to a new way of treating! Michelle was very knowledgeable & I look forward to taking more of her courses!"

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