Connecting Brain to Body: Early Functional Rehab for Neurological Trauma

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Benjamin J. White, PT, DPT, MBA, C/NDT, LSVT BIG Related seminars and products

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Benjamin White, PT, DPT, MBA, C/NDT, LSVT BIG, is an expert in neurological rehabilitation and clinical leadership. He has experience in leadership within multiple clinical settings including home health, skilled nursing, outpatient, acute, and inpatient rehab. He is known for generating both employee and patient satisfaction as they move toward their desired goals. His expertise lies specifically in the following diagnoses: stroke, Parkinson’s, concussion, and vestibular rehabilitation.

Dr. White has a history of physical therapy in the state of Texas for over a decade. He has owned his own practice and worked within multiple healthcare settings. He now serves as the market director representing inpatient rehab in the state of Tennessee for HCA Healthcare.

Dr. White is an award-winning clinical instructor, a renowned national speaker, and has published numerous articles on the topics of neuroplasticity and stroke. He has a history of serving the Parkinsonian population in their homes and in the community assisting them to return to their own desired optimal function from an emotional and functional realm.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Benjamin White receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Benjamin White has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Demonstrate proficiency in managing safety and adequate intensity post stroke in the Intensive Care Unit.
2. Foster an environment breeding neuroplasticity and early mobilization post stroke within the Intensive Care Unit.
3. Employ treatment interventions to optimize balance and coordination, reduce fall risk, and enhance return to functional independence and activities of daily living.

Outline

• Stroke
  • Hemorrhagic
  • Ischemic
  • Early Mobilization Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Early Mobility and Intensive Care
  • Gait, balance and coordination training
  • Range of motion and managing spasticity
• Enhancing Functional Independence
  • Evidence-based Medicine
  • Safety considerations
    • Line Management
    • Vitals
    • Exercise and positional changes on cerebral hemodynamics
• Integrating Neuroplasticity
  • Clinical assessment and screening
  • Dual task training to improve: visual-spatial functioning, proprioception and fatigue
  • Implementation and treatment interventions
• Neurological Impairments
  • Neglect
  • Pushing
  • Fear
  • Anxiety
  • Emotional Resistance

Target Audience

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapist Assistants
• Speech Language Pathologists
• Critical Care Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants