Recovery of Postural Control Following Mild to Moderate Stroke
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Target Audience
physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants
Description
*PLEASE NOTE*
Course has been cancelled due to speaker family emergency.
This in-person full-day, 6-hour workshop will focus on balance assessment and intervention in individuals who are recovering from stroke. The primary emphasis will be on balance in standing and during gait. Topics will include paretic lower extremity loading and weight transfer, strengthening exercises, advanced balance activities, recommendations for orthoses and assistive devices, dual task training, and fall prevention.
Date/Time
This is an in-person event.
Friday, May 19, 2023
9:00am - 4:30pm
Registration/Check-In: 8:30am
Must attend the entire live event to receive credit.
(Lunch will be provided)
Presenter:
Dr. Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD
Course Location
Center for Learning and Development
5039 Airport Center Parkway
Building K
Charlotte, NC 28208-5885
Continuing Education Credits include:
(You MUST attend the entire training to receive credit)
CEUs/Contact Hours
This Activity fulfills the requirement of 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), representing 6.0 contact hours.NCBPTE Contact Hours
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Objectives
- Describe impairments that may contribute to loss of balance and falls in persons recovering from stroke, and identify tools for measuring these impairments.
- Design evidence-based interventions to improve balance in ambulatory individuals recovering from stroke.
- Discuss key considerations in the use of orthoses and assistive devices for persons recovering from stroke.
- Describe parameters for high intensity interval training and high intensity stepping training, and summarize the evidence concerning the effects of these interventions on balance and gait in people post stroke.
- Discuss key issues for prevention of falls and fall-related injuries in persons recovering from stroke.
Sessions
- Status
-
Canceled
- Presenter(s)
- Vicki Mercer PT, PhD
- Date(s)
-
May 19, 2023
- Time
- 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Eastern Time
- Check-In Time
- 8:30 AM
- Credit
- 0.60 - CEU
- 6.00 - Contact Hours
- 6.00 - NCBPTE Contact Hours
- Location
- South Piedmont AHEC
- Room
- Classroom 17/18
