Balance and Falls SIG – Academy for Neurologic Physical Therapy Podcast

B&F SIG: Balancing the Needs of a Small Business and it’s Community with Jason Adour

Jason Adour, founder of Maine Strong Balance Center, speaks to me about the opportunities and challenges of starting and maintaining a small business focused on balance and falls while trying to treat his employees well, help them meet their definition of success, and serve the community good. Maine Strong Balance Center SCORE Small Business Mentoring …

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B&F SIG: Mike Studer on Dual-Task Balance Training and Very Fast Birds

For this episode, I speak to Dr. Mike Studer about dual-task balance training, including what it is and what it isn’t, the benefits of this training modality, dosing dual-task balance training, the effect of task prioritization, measuring outcomes after dual-task balance training, and much more. Fact check: Mike was correct, the Peregrine falcon is the …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Capacity vs Performance

We talk to neurologic physical therapist, Nick Wendel, from the Center for Neurorehabilitation at Boston University about balance capcity and balance performance. We discuss measurement of performance and how he thinks about performance in designing treatments. Useful articles on this topic: Readiness to Change is Related to Real-world Walking and Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Stroke …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Sara Oxborough from the Telehealth Taskforce

Sara Oxborough, who currently serves on the ANPT Telehealth Task Force and previously served on the MN APTA Telehealth Task force, discusses the October 2023 publication and resources published on the ANPT website from the ANPT Telehealth Taskforce. Addressing Opportunities and Barriers in Telehealth Neurologic Physical Therapy: Strategies to Advance Practice Neuro Telehealth best practice …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Genotype impact on falls & tDCS with Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee

In this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, assistant professor at Drexel University about her work both in the area of COMT genotype (variations of a gene involved in dopamine breakdown) on falls in older adults and in the area of concurrent tDCS and complex walking tasks. We review the results of …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Perturbation Training for Fall Prevention with Dr. Tanvi Bhatt Episode 12

Winner of the 2023 Balance & Falls SIG Research Award, Dr. Tanvi Bhatt shares her journey to physical therapy research, contemporary evidence on perturbation training, why having your patient catch a heavy ball isn’t reactive training, and low-tech solutions to integrating this training paradigm in the clinic. Dr. Bhatt’s Cognitive Motor Balance Rehabilitation Laboratory: https://cmbrl.ahs.uic.edu/ …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Perturbation-Based Balance Training with J.J. Mowder-Tinney Episode 11

In this episode of the Balance & Falls Special Interest Group Podcast, Host Marissa Lyon speaks with J.J. Mowder-Tinney. Dr. Mowder-Tinney was awarded the Best Poster Presenter at the ANPT Annual Conference in October 2022, with a poster titled “Effectiveness of Implementing a Single Session of Perturbation Training in the Clinical with Chronic Stroke.” Drs. …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Conversation with SIG Leadership Episode 10

Conversation with the leaders of the Balance & Falls SIG, Debbie Espy (Chair), Jen Nash (Chair-elect), Laura Jacobs (Nominating committee), Nate Casey (Secretary), and Michele Collins (Vice chair). Show Notes: Interested in elected learship positions in the ANPT? https://neuropt.org/join/election-information Other Balance and Falls SIGs in the APTA, mentioned in the podcast as part of the …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Dr. Darcy Reisman Interview – Episode 9

Discussion of the January 2022 JNPT article interview: “Fluid Cognition Relates to Locomotor Switching in Neurotypical Adults, Not Individuals After Stroke.”: Balance and Falls SIG – Episode 9 In this episode from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Balance and Falls Special Interest Group, Dr. Julie Schwertfeger interviews Dr. Darcy Reisman, Department Chair, Professor, and …

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Balance & Falls SIG: Dr. Debbie Espy Interview – Episode 8

In this episode from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Balance and Falls Special Interest Group, Dr. Julie Schwertfeger interviews Dr. Debbie Espy, Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences & Center for Human Machine Systems at Cleveland State University, and Chair of the Balance and Fall SIG. We discuss her PT background, early influences and …

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