UE Mirror Therapy for Stroke Rehab: What’s Behind the Reflection?

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Debra Battistella, MS, OTR/L Related seminars and products

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Debra Battistella, MS, OTR/L, has over 22 years of experience working with the adult & older adult populations in physical medicine rehab. Most of her career she worked in a certified stroke center where she participated in the development of several programs, including a modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy program and a critical care Early Mobility Protocol.

She has taught to her area of expertise and coordinator fieldwork for occupational therapy assistant students at the community college level. While there, Debra worked with Level II Field work students and the Student Access Center to develop & provide campus-based OT services at the group and population levels.

Debra is owner of Creative Concepts in Occupational Therapy PLLC, where she supports physical medicine occupational therapy practitioners with online trainings and programs. She also provides occupational therapy serves to those in need at Tampa General Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Debra Battistella is the owner of Creative Concepts in Occupational Therapy and has an employment relationship with HCA South Shore Hospital. She is the co-host of Noggins and Neurons Brain Injury Recovery Simplified Podcast. Debra Battistella receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Debra Battistella is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

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Objectives

1. Investigate scientific evidence supporting the use of mirror therapy to improve arm function in stroke survivors.
2. Demonstrate a mirror therapy protocol for clinical use.
3. Determine at least one benefit of using mirror therapy as it relates to client outcomes.

Outline

• The Science of Mirror Therapy
  • Brain Anatomy & Function
  • Possible outcomes for practitioners, clients (client empowerment), profession
  • Investigate studies about mirror therapy, effects on the brain & functional results
• Mirror Therapy Protocol
  • Screen for appropriateness (screening)
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Baseline assessments (assessment)
  • Intervention protocol (clinician & client empowerment)
  • Overcoming Barriers (clinician & client)
• Clinical Application Case Studies
  • EXAMPLE: Home Health/Outpatient example to scaffold learning – presenter response to walk through clinical reasoning using mirror therapy
  • Case Study: Subacute rehab setting
  • Case Study: Private practice setting

Target Audience

• Athletic Trainers
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants