#7249 Beyond Hot Packs: Evidence‑Informed Physical Agents in Neurological Rehab
This course cuts through outdated modality habits and reframes physical agents as precision tools for neurological recovery. Clinicians will explore how targeted thermal, electrical, and mechanical inputs can meaningfully influence hyper and hypotonicity, motor control, sensory processing, and fatigue. The course will also discuss examine when and why to use interventions such as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), sensory-level TENS for cortical engagement, cryotherapy for spasticity modulation, and heat for preparatory soft‑tissue extensibility. Each modality is anchored in mechanism, giving therapists a clear understanding of how these inputs interact with neurophysiology and neuroplasticity.
Across the course, participants will apply evidence-based reasoning to real clinical scenarios, including post-stroke shoulder pain, postural control deficits, gait asymmetry, and upper extremity nonuse. The course will also break down practical decision-making for tools like vibration for proprioceptive priming, EMG-triggered stimulation for volitional recruitment, contrast therapy for autonomic dysregulation, and biofeedback for motor relearning. The overall goal of this course is to equip clinicians with a modern, confident, mechanism-driven approach to physical agents that enhances the efficacy of skilled therapeutic interventions in patients with neurological impairments.
Course instruction method includes: Lecture, Pictures/Graphs, Videos, Group Discussion, Lab Practice, Case Studies, Question/Answer
Instructor: Steve Page, OT/L, PhD, MS, MOT, CKTP, CPAMS, C-DN
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