Stroke rehabilitation helps patients who has had a stroke relearn skills that are suddenly lost when part of the brain is damaged
Dr. Natasha Rose discusses the complexities of discharge planning in this physical therapy stroke rehab course, Stroke -Understanding Etiology and Developing Evidence-based pathways to Achieve Functional Outcomes. In addition to Dr. Rose’s overview, we have listed excerpts from a few of the PT stroke rehab courses within the Healthclick subscription Read more…
Post-stroke patients can exhibit variations in gait patterns, one common variation is knee hyperextension. Determining the underlying factors contributing to knee hyperextension within the gait cycle is crucial for developing effective gait patterns. Restoring Gait Function is a PT stroke rehab continuing education course that provides solutions for controlling knee Read more…
Gait Training is the focus of this PT Stroke Continuing Education Course, Restoring Functional Gait Inpatient Ambulation Does not Equate to Proficiency with Community Ambulation In the PT Stroke Continuing Education Course, Restoring Functional Gait; Dr. Contryman discusses gait and analyzing patterns. She utilizes a specific technique to analyze functional Read more…
With an occipital stroke, there is the potential for a lot of visual changes in your patient. Your occipital lobes are where you interpret vision. Your retinas are where the image goes back through the optic chiasm and then it is processed in your occipital lobe to give you an Read more…
[ This material is an excerpt from our online stroke course which is part of our all access subscription, which is approved for Florida Occupational Therapy License Renewal. Learn more about our subscription for Florida Licensed Occupational Therapists and Assistants. ] Creating engaging inpatient rehab activities to enhance the fundamental Read more…
Tone and the neurological patient Understanding tone with neurological patients is an essential continuing education course topic for occupational and physical therapists. Tone management continuing education needs to be part of any neurological educational program. Let’s say that you are working with a patient and notice an increase in their Read more…