ANPT – Academy for Neurologic Physical Therapy Podcast

Dr. Chitra Balasubramanian discusses the importance of walking adaptability post-stroke and its assessment in clinical settings. She highlights the need for tailored assessments and interventions to help stroke survivors regain confidence and independence in community walking. The podcast also explores the use of Item Response Theory for assessing walking adaptability and emphasizes the significance of challenging patients to improve confidence and aid in their recovery.

Sara Oxborough, who currently serves on the ANPT Telehealth Task Force and previously served on the MN APTA Telehealth Task force, discusses the October 2023 publication and resources published on the ANPT website from the ANPT Telehealth Taskforce. Addressing Opportunities and Barriers in Telehealth Neurologic Physical Therapy: Strategies to Advance Practice Neuro Telehealth best practice from the ANPT Other article discussed: Telerehabilitation for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and a History of Falls: A Pilot Study Please send comments or questions on this podcast to balancefallsig@gmail.com The Balance & Falls Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org

Parm Padgett of the Moving Forward Taskforce talks with Wendy Romney about her experiences with changing practice through curriculum changes. Listen to hear how personal experience, modeling the change you want to see and ways to address de-implementation with colleagues can be implemented slowly and incrementally to move through a continuous improvement model.

Dr. Jenny Lotter discusses task-specific vs impairment-based training for chronic SCI patients, emphasizing the importance of functional practice and individualized deficits. The episode highlights challenges in integrating therapy goals with personal aspirations, promoting task-specific practice and goal achievement in clinical settings.

In this episode, we will talk with three physical therapists, Lauren Jefferies, Uzair Hammad, and Brittany Rohan about what drew them into spinal cord injury rehabilitation as students, during neurological residency, and what keeps them coming back to SCI rehab years later. Please send comments or questions on this podcast to the APTA ANPT SCI SIG at anptscisig@gmail.com The SCI SIG is a part of the APTA Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. www.neuropt.org

In this installment of our series on rare neurologic diseases, Ken Vinacco talks with Carolyn DaSilva about post-polio syndrome (PPS), which can occur in polio survivors 15-20 years after the initial poliomyelitis infection. The constellation of symptoms include new or worsening weakness, pain, and fatigue. Ken and Carolyn also discuss bracing and exercise recommendations in this population.  Listen in to learn more about this unique population! The Degenerative Diseases Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuroPT.org Show notes available here: https://www.neuropt.org/docs/default-source/degenerative-diseases-sig/4d-podcast-show-notes—2019/ddsig-podcast-show-notes-2023/show-notes—episode-46-carolyn-dasilva.pdf

In this interview, Dr. Scheets talks about her time as President of the ANPT. She also talks about her role in helping develop the movement system diagnoses and how they play a part in the treatment of patients with neurologic conditions. To learn more about the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy visit www.neuropt.org

In this interview, Dr. Scheets talks about her time as President of the ANPT. She also talks about her role in helping develop the movement system diagnoses and how they play a part in the treatment of patients with neurologic conditions. To listen to the full interview with Dr. Scheets click here. To learn more about the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy visit www.neuropt.org

Discussion on advocating for vestibular rehabilitation services at local, state, and national levels. Exploring challenges in insurance for vestibular rehab. Advocacy efforts at APTA level for proper payment and access to PT services.

In this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, assistant professor at Drexel University about her work both in the area of COMT genotype (variations of a gene involved in dopamine breakdown) on falls in older adults and in the area of concurrent tDCS and complex walking tasks. We review the results of her research and how the findings can guide physical therapy practice, even among those who are not testing COMT genotype or using tDCS. We also follow-up with a conversation about the impact of placebo effect, especially when working with older adults and the role of mentorship for new academics. Dr. Chatterjee’s University profile available here See Dr. Chatterjee’s publications here Please send comments or questions on this podcast to balancefallssig@gmail.com Follow us on X @Balance_Falls, Instagram @anpt_bfsig, and Facebook @ANPT Balance & Falls SIG The Balance & Falls Special Interest Group is a component of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy