Telehealth in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Presented by Julie Hershberg and Jared Vagy
Non-Financial: Julie Hershberg has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course. Financial: Jared Vagy receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.
Non-Financial: Jared Vagy is a TheraBand Academy Speaker.
The purpose of this course is to apply successful strategies for telehealth evaluation and treatment in neurologic physical therapy. In particular, we will demonstrate objective examination with the full neurologic screen in telehealth. We will also focus on treatment for balance and gait in a person with ataxia. This course is best for physical therapists working with people with neurologic disorders in the telehealth setting.
Meet your instructors
Julie Hershberg
Julie Hershberg is a passionate neurologic physical therapist, educator, mentor, learner, and forever neuro nerd. She owns and practices at [Re+Active] Physical Therapy & Wellness, a state-of-the-art outpatient neurologic physical therapy and wellness practice in Los Angeles. It is there that she has the privilege to lead a…
Jared Vagy
Jared Vagy received his doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) from the University of Southern California (USC) and completed a one-year residency in orthopedics and a one-year fellowship in movement science. Dr. Vagy is a clinical associate professor of physical therapy in the DPT program at USC and is a mentor in both the…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Introduction
In this chapter, you will be introduced to the structure of the course and the breakdown of each chapter. You will then learn how to set expectations for telehealth visits with your patients, frame your video for optimal patient interactions, and troubleshoot common tech issues during a telehealth session.
2. Subjective Examination
This chapter introduces telehealth subjective examination tips for neurologic physical therapy. We also dive deeper into asking questions to screen for sensory loss and problematic areas throughout the home.
3. Objective Examination
In this chapter, we will review a full neurologic screen in the telehealth setting. We demonstrate how a successful screen can be performed for the motor system, sensory system, cranial nerves, and coordination in a person with brain stem/cerebellar stroke.
4. Intervention
This chapter demonstrates intervention tips for challenging balance and mobility safely in the telehealth setting for a person with ataxia. We will demonstrate the use of the home setup and care partners to safely challenge balance, gait, and functional mobility.
5. Summary
In this chapter, we will recap the course content, key concepts, and learning objectives. Additionally, you will watch an interview that will include subjective, objective, and intervention-related clinical pearls that you can use to maximize the benefit of your telehealth sessions for people with neurologic conditions.
More courses in this series
Telehealth: An Introduction to Virtual Care
Jared Vagy
Telehealth: An Introduction to Virtual Care for Home Care Clinicians
Jared Vagy and Aubree Colorito
Telehealth: Conducting a Virtual Subjective Exam
Jared Vagy
Telehealth: Performing a Virtual Objective Exam
Jared Vagy
Telehealth: Delivering Virtual Interventions
Jared Vagy
Telehealth in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Julie Hershberg and Jared Vagy
Telehealth in Geriatric Physical Therapy
Julie Hershberg and Jared Vagy
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