The Latest Rehab Strategies for Stroke Recovery

Each year nearly 800,000 people experience either a new or recurrent stroke. Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability in United States and some of these disabilities caused by stroke include deficits in motor planning and coordination, neglect, visual deficits, gait and balance impairments, aphasia, and apraxia. As health care professionals our role in treating this patient population is vital in the continuum of care of stroke rehabilitation: from acute care setting to subacute/rehab, home health to outpatient.

This relevant, one-day course will focus on learning new and updated concepts as it relates to assessing and treatingindividuals with stroke. Participants will engage in the latest research as well as case studies and patient videos to gain a better understanding to implement best practices. Participants will be able to have better rehabilitation outcomes by having enhanced knowledge about advances in gait training, perception and cognition, hemiplegic shoulder, task specifictraining, treating neglect, postural control and overview oforthosis to treat hemiparetic gait. Participants will leave this course feeling they have more tools to both evaluate and treat movement dysfunction.

Highlights

• Increased education and knowledge on types of stroke, and recovery after stroke
• Immediately apply principles of motor learning to improve outcomes
• Easily complete comprehensive assessments for your clients with stroke
• Formulate an effective plan of care based on evidence-based practices
• Choose the best bracing options for your clients with gait impairments
• Implement the most up-to-date research for strokerehabilitation

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Athletic Trainers