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Beyond Limits: Maximize Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury

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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.

Here's What You'll Learn


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
SCI Variations
  • Brown Sequard Syndrome
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Anterior and Posterior Cord Syndromes
  • Conus Medullaris
SCI Complications
  • Orthostatic Hypotension
  • Heterotopic Ossification
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Pain
  • Neuropathic Pain
Transverse Myelitis (as one of the SCI Diseases)
  • Description
  • Assessment and Interventions
  • Management of the disease
  • Acute Phase
  • Chronic Phase
  • Medications
SCI Rehabilitation
  • 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 
OT Evaluation
  • 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
Advanced Technologies 
  • Neuroprosthetic Foot Drop Devices
  • Harness Systems for Gait Training
  •  Robotic Devices for Gait
  • Therapeutic Suspension Systems and Weight Support Systems 
  • Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 2 hours of video content
  • Up to 2.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Shelly Denes, PT, C/NDT, CFPS, CGCP

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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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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS065507
Duration:
2 hours, 1 minute
Copyright:
Jun 25, 2024
Format:
Audio and Video

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