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Karen McCain
PT, DPT, NCS
Dr. McCain received a BS in physical therapy from UT Southwestern in 1992 and a doctorate in physical therapy from Regis University in 2006. She is board certified by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist. She has been teaching at the university level since 1998 and recently retired from a position as Associate Professor in a DPT program where she taught for 13 years. She has always practiced in the area of neurology and has published research in the areas of stroke rehabilitation and the use of orthoses in the neurologic population. She has presented continuing education courses across the United States and is a frequent reviewer for scientific publications including Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, and American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She continues to teach courses around the country and provide consultative services.
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Browse Course CatalogAcute Care for Management of Stroke
Presented by Karen McCain, PT, DPT, NCS
Acute Care for Management of Stroke
Almost 800,000 persons have strokes each year in the United States. Given the scope of this diagnosis, efforts are always ongoing to determine the most effective treatments for persons immediately after stroke. In this course, we will discuss what the literature reveals about the most effective medical management after acute stroke. We will also examine the studies on early mobilization after stroke to determine when it is safe and most effective to begin therapy. In addition, we will discuss pusher syndrome (or contraversive pushing), a problem that immediately impacts mobilization efforts after stroke.
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