Movement System 3 - Balance Diagnoses in Neurologic Physical Therapy Webinar
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The development of movement system diagnoses is a top priority of the APTA. To that end, the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Movement System Task Force has developed an initial set of movement system diagnoses applicable to individuals with balance deficits. In this webinar, the development and descriptions of these proposed diagnostic labels will be presented. Case examples will be used to demonstrate how these balance diagnoses can be applied in practice.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe and discuss the proposed diagnostic labels and descriptions for balance dysfunction.
2. Explain the rationale underlying the development of the diagnostic labels for balance dysfunction.
3. Discuss how the movement system diagnoses related to balance dysfunction can contribute to clinical decision making.
4. Provide a forum for the audience to comment on and discuss the proposed movement system diagnoses for balance dysfunction.
Course Recorded 2018
Lois Hedman
PT, MS, DScPT
Dr. Lois Hedman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She worked at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, now Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, for several years before joining the faculty at Northwestern where she has been for over 30 years. She teaches in the neurologic curriculum and the introductory course on clinical decision making. She also helped develop the Motor Control Framework that underpins the curriculum. She is a member of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Task Force on Movement Diagnosis.
Kathleen Gill-Body
PT, DPT, NCS, FAPTA
Kathleen M. Gill-Body PT, DPT, NCS, FAPTA is a Neurologic Clinical Specialist at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA and Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA. Dr. Gill-Body currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Physical Therapy and the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. She has presented at numerous state and national APTA meetings as well as regional APTA courses, and has over 25 publications that focus on clinical decision-making and rehabilitation management of adults with balance and neurologic disorders.