Dyskinesia and Dystonia

Meredith Roberts Lo, PT, DPT

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

Dyskinesia and dystonia are two motor control impairments that are challenging to identify and treat effectively. They both can play a large role in the risk for falls in our neurological patient population. In this course,interventions will be covered that restore the patient to their prior level of function and reduce their risk for falls. Participants will review medication management to provide the patient with specific and intense interventions that will restore the patient to their prior level of function and allow them to perform their ADLs, IADLs and leisure activities safely. This course aims to clarify the difference between the two and provide you with effective treatment strategies you can use immediately.

Highlights

  • Immediately improve your clients' fall risk by appropriately addressing dystonia and dyskinesia and their impact on balance using practical treatment techniques
  • Review medication management to provide the patient with specific and intense interventions that will restore the patient to their prior level of function
  • Video case examples to enhance understanding of key concepts and to spark intervention creativity

Learning Objectives

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the difference between dystonia and dyskinesia and the clinical method of diagnosing each.
  2. Apply treatment concepts to both dystonia and dyskinesia to effectively manage impairments and restore function to allow patients to perform their ADLs, IADLs and leisure activities safely.

Course Content

Dyskinesia and Dystonia
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  1. Key Points in Understanding Dystonia
    1. Cervical dystonia
    2. Lower limb and foot dystonia
    3. Treatment of dystonia
    4. Breaking down treatment options
    5. Categories of rehab approaches to restore functionand allow patient to per­form their ADLs, IADLs, and leisure activities safely.
    6. Case examples
    7. Impact of medications
  2. Key Points in Understanding Dyskinesia
    1. Treatment of dyskinesia
    2. Understanding the impact of medications
    3. Categories of rehab approaches to restore functionand allow patients to perform their ADLs, IADLs, and leisureactivities safely.
    4. Case examples
Meredith Roberts Lo, PT, DPT, has been specializing in neurorehabilitation since 2005. Her passion for working with the Parkinson's community began with a class on Parkinson's Wellness Recovery or PWR! where she learned the art and science behind treating this unique group. Since then Meredith has trained and worked alongside the top rehab professionals and movement disorder specialists in the country. She has attended multiple unique training workshops such as PWR!, Allied Team in Training, and John Argue. She has practiced as a Parkinson's specific physical therapist in multiple settings. She continues to be an active member of the APTA and the degenerative disease special interest group. Currently, she has founded Roberts Empowered Movement Center where she provides Parkinson's specific physical therapy. She has also founded the nonprofit, Parkinson's Pointe, to support the Parkinson's community through education, community exercise and the development of resiliency in Denver, Colorado. Meredith began teaching as a neuro rehabilitation assistant professor in 2008 and has since been teaching CEU courses for the therapy community. Meredith's love for teaching and mentoring inspires her to continue to share her experience with her peer's in hopes of stamping out Parkinson's disease.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Meredith Roberts Lo is compensated as the owner of Roberts Empowered Movement Center LLC as well as by Summit as an instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Meredith Roberts Lo has no nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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