Click here to download the brochure.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
If you have been looking for a way to really understand and rehabilitate patients with concussions, this is the series that you have been waiting for!
This course will offer a comprehensive approach to provide allied health professionals with a solid foundation of understanding this complicated injury to apply treatments successfully. Patients with common and persistent complaints such as headaches, dizziness, persistent fatigue, blurred or double vision can be treated effectively! Learn the full evaluation process and treatment intervention approaches with specific examples to allow you to go back to the clinic the next day and treat like a pro!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify the domains of mTBI that fall within the scope of therapeutic intervention and the areas of potential injury that require referral to another provider.
- Select a concussion screening tool in view of patient presentation, time, and space available
- Determine an appropriate test to assess a domain affected by mTBI.
- Recognize normal and abnormal results from evaluation tests and screening tools to perform differential diagnosis with regards to pre-existing problems
- Choose appropriate goals for rehab of patients with mTBI to improve function OR independence with daily activities OR participation in daily tasks.
- Apply specialized intervention for the 4 domains falling within the therapeutic scope of practice.
- Utilize appropriate patient reported outcome measures for patients with mTBI.
AUDIENCE:
This course is relevant for OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs and SLPs working with both pediatric and adult patients who have experienced concussions.
ON-DEMAND SCHEDULE
30 minutes Concussion & Symptomatology
- physiologic
- functional
- mTBI/chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)/bell rung culture
15 minutes Domains Affected and Roles Defined
- Roughly 6 domains affected: cervical spine, oculomotor-vestibular, balance/motor function, exertion, anxiety/depression, cognitive
- Therapy Role involved in at least 4 domains with indirect effects on other areas such as headache and mental clarity as well as mood regulation
- ICF Model to demonstrate need for holistic approach
45 minutes A deeper dive into differential diagnosis and how each system is involved and the symptoms associated with 4 domains
- Cervical spine
- Vestibular-Oculomotor
- Exertion
- Motor Function (Balance, Reaction Time, Dual Tasking)
- Screening Tools and Resources
- Red Flags
- Symptom Surveys
- SCAT 5, SCOAT
- Concussion CPG, International Consensus Statement on Sports Concussion
- Case Study Introduced
1 hour Evaluation
- History Taking/Educating Patients – triaging for tolerance and focus of evaluation
45 minutes Cervical spine components
45 minutes Oculomotor-Vestibular components
30 minutes BCTT for Exertion Assessment, other options and when to use
1 hour Balance Tests
45 minutes Pulling it all together -> Developing an Assessment and a Plan, making appropriate referrals
30 minutes Videos
1 hour Cervical spine
- ortho including focus on deep neck flexors
- neuro/joint position error for motor control
1 hour 30 minutes Oculomotor Vestibular
- o/m interventions and progressions
- vestibular interventions and progressions
- BPPV overview
45 minutes Exertion
- dosing
- progression and adding resistance training
30 minutes RTP
30 minutes Balance
- Considerations from vestibular approach (BOS, EO/EC, Head Turns, Visual Backgrounds, dynamic + static)
- progressions and treatment ideas
- adding in dual tasking
45 minutes Readiness for Return – working with patients as they transition back to full activity (school, work, athletics, play) to provide support that will create improved resilience
30 minutes Prevention for Athletes
30 minutes Case Study #2
30 minutes Videos, Pulling it all together
Dr. Danit Macklin specializes in concussion and vestibular rehabilitation and has obtained certificates from the APTA for both pediatric and adult vestibular rehabilitation and certification as an Impact Trained Physical Therapist. Dr. Macklin has served as faculty for the annual APTA Pediatric Vestibular Competency Conference. Dr. Macklin works in her own private practice, Balance & Concussion Therapy Center. She serves on the BIANJ Concussion Committee, and she is the founder and chair of the APTANJ Vestibular special interest group. Dr. Macklin also founded Concussion Awareness Day in the state of New Jersey. She recently joined the International Neurologic Physiotherapy Association and is actively working with that group’s vestibular special interest group.
Financial Disclosures: Danit Macklin receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Danit Macklin has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Once you purchase an online course you will have access to the course materials. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam.
Once you purchase an online course, you will have the opportunity to take an exam to test your retention of the material. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam. The exam must be completed with a pass rate of 80% or more in order to receive your certificate of attendance.
