Beyond Limits: Maximize Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury
- Speaker:
- Shelly Denes, PT, C/NDT, CFPS, CGCP
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 01 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Jun 25, 2024
- Product Code:
- POS065507
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Spinal cord injuries affect nearly 18,000 new Americans each year. At any one time, nearly 300,000 people in the United States are living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). With increasingly high first year mortality rates, and a steadily decreasing length of stay in both acute care and rehab settings, it is our responsibility as healthcare providers to educate ourselves in order to treat this population more effectively.
This course will equip clinicians with the skills needed to better understand the diagnosis and accompanying comorbidities patients with SCI may experience. Course participants will gain valuable knowledge in early interventional strategies you can put into use tomorrow! We will discuss key issues related to precautions, complications and current trends in treatment with this population. We will also explore the use of orthotics, that can be effective where clients have residual lower extremity weakness and tone issues.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Beyond Limits: Maximize Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury (6.2 MB) | 77 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Extra Handouts - Beyond Limits: Maximize Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury (32.4 MB) | 46 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Shelly Denes, PT, C/NDT, CFPS, CGCP Related seminars and products
Shelly Denes, PT, C/NDT, CFPS, CGCP, is an expert in fall prevention and neuro-rehab with more than 30 years of experience treating patients with hemiplegia, neurological diseases, neuromuscular disorders, TBI, and SCI. She has a special interest in Long COVID, autoimmunity and the impact of chronic inflammation and sleep deprivation in rehab. She has been involved extensively with neuroprosthetic devices, lower extremity orthotics, and exoskeleton devices at the Rehab Institute of Michigan. Mrs. Denes travels nationally to present seminars on fall prevention, Long COVID and geriatric rehabilitation. Additionally, her expertise has been presented through expert witness work and consulting both nationally and locally. She also sits on the State of Michigan Fall Prevention Coalition committee. Shelly Denes is a graduate of University of Michigan’s PT program, and she earned her certification in Neurodevelopmental Treatment for Adult Hemiplegia (NDT) at the Rehab Institute of Chicago. She helped create the certifications for ‘Fall Prevention Specialist’ and ‘Geriatric Care Professional’ with Evergreen Certifications, holds these two certifications and sits on their advisory board.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Michel Janet (Shelly) Denes is the owner of Denes Physical Therapy Consulting LLC. She is a consultant with Experts in Therapy LLC and previously with NewGait™. She receives a speaking honorarium from Motivations, Inc. Michel Janet (Shelly) Denes receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michel Janet (Shelly) Denes is an advisory board member for Evergreen Certifications. She serves on the Fall Prevention Coalition Committee at Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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Objectives
- Identify key components for evaluation and indications for proper treatment and planning for patients with spinal cord injuries considering maintaining the integrity of joints, understanding of spasticity and variable muscle weakness and sensory deficits.
- Understand how to treat patients with paralysis, weakness, spasticity, clonus and other secondary injury mechanisms using Transverse Myelitis a sample diagnosis.
- Learn how orthotics (even in combination) can be effective where clients have significant Lower Extremity weakness.
Outline
Understanding Upper Motor Neuron vs Lower Motor Neuron Signs and Symptoms- Reflex Testing
- Muscle Tone
- Spasticity and Clonus vs Flaccidity
- Impact on Muscle Atrophy
- Impact on Response to FES
- Brown Sequard Syndrome
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Syringomyelia
- Anterior and Posterior Cord Syndromes
- Conus Medullaris
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Heterotopic Ossification
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Description
- Assessment and Interventions
- Management of the disease
- Acute Phase
- Chronic Phase
- Medications
- PT Evaluation and Interventions
- ASIA Scale
- ROM, Sensation and MMT
- Managing spastic patterns and muscle tone
- Tailored solutions for gait and balance training
- Interventions for gross motor functioning
- Assessment for LE Orthotics
- ROM, Sensation and MMT
- Functional Movement Assessment
- Execution of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
- Gross motor functioning
- Mobility performance
- Level of Independence and QOL
- Assessment for Orthotics and Assistive Technology
- Neuroplasticity
- Exploring concepts of neuroplasticity and motor learning
- Recovery Bases Vs Traditional Rehab
- Paradigm Shift Interventions
- Lower Extremity Orthotics and Gait
- KAFOS
- Toe Off AFOS
- Neuroprosthetic Foot Drop Devices
- Harness Systems for Gait Training
- Robotic Devices for Gait
- Therapeutic Suspension Systems and Weight Support Systems
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
Target Audience
- Athletic trainers
- Chiropractors
- Exercise Physiologists
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurses, Occupational Therapists
- Occupational therapy assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physical therapy assistants
- Physician Assistants, Physicians
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Other Rehabilitation and Fitness Professionals
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