Current Advances in Balance Diagnosis and Treatment: Part 1

Description

This course provides a streamlined clinical framework for physical therapists to evaluate and diagnose individuals with balance dysfunction using current evidence-based movement system diagnoses. Clinicians often struggle to balance high productivity standards with the integration of complex evidence into daily practice. By focusing on the "bread and butter" of geriatric and neurological care—the community-dwelling or subacute resident at risk for falls—this program introduces a palatable, one-hour evaluation strategy. Participants will learn to move beyond generic "bad balance" labels and instead identify specific impairments across musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and behavioral domains. Using primary and secondary gateway measures, such as gait speed and the modified Clinical Test for Sensory Integration of Balance, clinicians will gain the tools to develop patient-specific treatment plans that address the true underlying determinants of postural instability.

Instructor

Learning Objectives

• Evaluate patients with balanced dysfunction using evidence-based tests and measures in order to develop a specific balance therapy diagnosis
• Assess and determine fall risk in patients by utilizing gateway measures for patients with balance dysfunction.
• Interpret assessment findings to identify underlying determinants for balance dysfunction
• Formulate a balance for people with balance dysfunction to guide interventions for improved functional mobility. diagnosis using current research and previously discussed methods for people with balance dysfunction.

Agenda

All times in Eastern Time.

6:00pm–6:20pm

Chapter 1: Practical Balance Assessment and Diagnosis

6:20pm–6:40pm

Chapter 2: Gateway Measures for Balance Dysfunction

6:40pm–7:10pm

Chapter 3: Developing a Balance Diagnosis

7:10pm–7:15pm

Break

7:15pm–7:30pm

Question and Answer Session

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