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Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, FAPTA
APTA Clinician of the Year -- Neurologic & Geriatric Academies
35+ Years Clinical Practice
One-third of adults over 65 meet criteria for frailty -- and most are undertreated because we have accepted decline as inevitable. But the research tells a different story: frailty is often preventable, frequently reversible, and always worth addressing.
The problem? Many clinicians aren't confident screening for pre-frailty, don't know how to dose exercise for patients with low physiologic reserve, or miss the cognitive, social, and nutritional factors that accelerate the frailty cascade.
Dr. Mike Studer -- named Clinician of the Year by both the Neurologic and Geriatric Academies of the APTA -- has spent 35+ years proving that even severely-impaired patients can improve through person-specific intervention.
In this course, you'll get concrete strategies to identify frailty early, intervene effectively, and help patients rebuild the resilience they've lost -- using precision rehabilitation principles that match the right intervention to the right person at the right time.
This course covers what textbooks skip: how to personalize care and safely prescribe "exercise in disguise" for patients who fatigue in minutes; the sleep-frailty-cognition connection your patients aren't hearing about; and why pre-frailty is the clinical sweet spot most therapists are missing entirely.
The Frailty You're Missing
The Factors Fueling the Decline
Exercise in Disguise
Catching Frailty Before the Cascade
Learning Objectives
Apply validated screening tools to identify frailty and pre-frailty in patients within standard evaluation timeframes
Modify exercise dosing and progression strategies for patients with low physiologic reserve to improve mobility and reduce fall risk
Identify sleep, nutrition, and social factors contributing to functional decline and integrate appropriate referrals into the plan of care
Develop intervention plans targeting pre-frailty to prevent progression and preserve independence in daily activities
PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA
Dr. Mike Studer has spent over 35 years proving that even severely impaired patients can improve through person-specific intervention. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and holds specialty certifications across neurologic, geriatric, and exercise science domains.
Named Clinician of the Year by both the APTA Neurologic and Geriatric Academies, Studer brings unmatched clinical depth to the challenge of frailty -- challenging the "too fragile to treat" assumption that leads to undertreated patients and preventable functional decline.
His published research on "Exercise in Disguise" and the CAMMO framework has directly shaped how leading rehabilitation programs approach frailty intervention in SNF, home health, and outpatient settings.
Your exhausted patients aren't just tired -- poor sleep accelerates the frailty cascade through mechanisms most clinicians have never been taught. Learn to identify and address it.
Traditional exercise dosing backfires with fragile patients. Studer's CAMMO framework prescribes meaningful activity patients don't experience as "exercise" -- and it works even when reserve is minimal.
Pre-frailty is reversible -- but only if you catch it. Most therapists miss this window entirely. You'll leave with validated tools that screen for it in minutes within a standard evaluation.
Mike Studer is the best educator for PT neuroplasticity education in my opinion.
Past Attendee
Physical Therapist
This was an excellent course! I've been a PT for 26 years and it's a different way of treating from what I was taught in school.
Past Attendee
Physical Therapist, 26 Years in Practice
Presenter was so knowledgeable, had great teaching style -- enjoyed his videos and specific therapeutic ideas.
Past Attendee
Physical Therapist
Reviews from previous Mike Studer trainings.
The window to reverse pre-frailty is real -- and narrow. Every day without the right screening and intervention approach is a missed opportunity for meaningful functional improvement.
Join Dr. Mike Studer and walk away with a precision rehab framework you can apply immediately to your most challenging geriatric cases.
The training runs 12:00--4:00 PM Pacific and includes 30 minutes of scheduled break time.
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