Academy for Neurologic Physical Therapy Podcast

DD SIG: CSM 2022 Poster Award: Differences in Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics between Freezing of Gait Subtypes in Parkinson’s Disease – with Jason Longhurst

In this episode, we highlight one of the winners of our poster awards at CSM 2022. Jason Longhurst talks to Katy McGraw about his research on gait characteristics in people with PD. His research looks at data from people without freezing, people with freezing on initiation, and people with non-initiation-type freezing. He discusses the role of gait variability in clinical presentation and expands on how this research might inform PT intervention and make interventions more specific to patients with different presentations in the future.

The Degenerative Disease Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org

Guest information:

Jason Longhurst Ph.D., PT, DPT, NCS

Assistant Professor
St. Louis University

Ziegler K, Schroeteler F, Ceballos-Baumann AO, Fietzek UM. A new rating instrument to assess festination and freezing gait in Parkinsonian patients. Mov Disord. 2010 Jun 15;25(8):1012-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.22993. PMID: 20310009.

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Vestibular SIG: Testing for Vestibular Hypofunction- Episode 64

Host Maureen Clancy PT, DPT, OCS is joined by Dr. Edward Cho an Otolaryngologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in a discussion of testing for vestibular hypofunction.

The Vestibular Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – neuropt.org.

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No Easy Feat: 3 clinicians use evidence to change their practice

In this episode, physical therapist Mina Tialino and occupational therapists Steve Wallenfels and Philip Lamoreaux share stories of how they and their inpatient rehabilitation team have transitioned away from using traditional therapies in the care of their patients with neurologic conditions. Learn how these therapists with different levels of clinical experience have infused evidence-based approaches to promote positive outcomes and empower their patients!

Enjoy this episode and learn more about the Moving Forward Task Force and Evidence Elevates Campaign at https://neuropt.org/practice-resources/best-practice-initiatives-and-resources/moving-forward

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DD SIG: CSM 2022 Platform Award: Consultative Coaching Model for Long-Term Exercise Engagement in People with Huntington’s Disease- with Lori Quinn

Description: In this episode, we highlight the winners of our platform award at CSM 2022. Lori Quinn talks to Chris Burke about her team’s research on long-term PT follow up to promote exercise in people with HD. They discuss findings related to feasibility, participant engagement, and outcomes related to function, disease progress and physical activity during the year-long study. They also discuss innovative models to provide care for and do research with people with HD, and unique challenges in the HD population. Whether you missed it at CSM or are looking for bonus clinical insights beyond the platform, this is definitely worth a listen!

The Degenerative Disease Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org

Guest Information:

Lori Quinn, PT, EdD

Associate Professor of Movement Science & Kinesiology

Teachers College, Columbia University

Related Information/Links

Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA): https://hdsa.org/

European HD Network: http://www.ehdn.org/

ENGAGE-HD workbook: http://www.ehdn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ENGAGE-HD-Physical-Activity-Workbook-v2-UK.pdf

PT/Exercise Resources: http://www.ehdn.org/physiotherapy-wg/#physioresources

Enroll-HD: https://www.enroll-hd.org/

HD PRO-TRIAD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3990832/ (Carlozzi NE, Victorson D, Sung V, et al. HD-PRO-TRIAD™ Validation: A Patient-reported Instrument for the Symptom Triad of Huntington’s Disease. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2014;4:223. Published 2014 Apr 14. doi:10.7916/D8PN93NZ)

Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/unified-huntingtons-disease-rating-scale-uhdrs-tm

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Spinal Cord Injury SIG: DiSCIS Interview with Dr. Giorgio Scivoletto – Episode 13

Spinal Cord Injury SIG: Interview with Dr. Giorgio Scivoletto about his group’s paper “Reliability and validity of the international standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury in patients with non-traumatic spinal cord lesions” published in Spinal Cord in 2021. Join DiSCIS hosts Kristen Cezat, PT, DPT, NCS and Uzair Hammad, PT, DPT as we learn more about this new and exciting work!

For the transcript of the podcast click here.

Any questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics/speakers, please reach out to Kristen Cezat at Kristen.cezat@orlandohealth.com

Thank you for listening to this interview brought you by the Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group. For
more information on this SIG and ANPT visit www.neuropt.org.

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Brain Injury SIG: Brain Bytes – Engagement During the Period of Posttraumatic Amnesia – Episode 4

In this episode, the ANPT Brain Injury SIG speaks with the authors of one of the January Edition articles of the JNPT. The article was titled, “Factors Associated With Physical Therapy Engagement During the Period of Posttraumatic Amnesia.” Four of the five authors- doctors Courtney Spiteri, Gavin Williams, Michelle Kahn, and Adam McKay- spoke with us for this episode.

For more information on the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy and the Brain Injury SIG, visit www.neuropt.org

Vestibular SIG: Cervicogenic Dizziness- Episode 63

Dr. Robert Landel is a professor of clinical physical therapy in University of Southern California Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy (at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC), where he is the director of PT residency and fellowship programs.His clinical interests have been in cervicogenic dizziness and the diagnostic dilemma and management challenge posed by patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms. He has multiple courses developed for clinicians on his website https://skill-works.thinkific.com

This podcast discusses the causes, examination and intervention strategies for people with cervicogenic dizziness.Below are the links to the citations in the podcast

https://www.neuropt.org/docs/default-source/vestibular-sig/cervicogenic-dizziness–robert-landel.docx

The Vestibular Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – neuropt.org.

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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 Academic Director, Neurologic & Older Adult Clinic at the University of Delaware. We discuss the research study, key concepts and measures used, and implications of the results for clinical practice.

Resource Links:

Delaware stroke res earch studies

JNPT article

NIH Toolbox Cognition Measures

Please email any questions to BalanceFallsSIG@gmail.com.

The Balance and Falls Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org.

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DD SIG & JNPT Collaboration: Health Promotion and Wellness in Neurologic Physical Therapy: Episode 30

Strategies to Advance Practice – with Elissa Held Bradford

In this episode, we highlight the article “Health Promotion and Wellness in Neurologic Physical Therapy: Strategies to Advance Practice” from the April 2022 issue of JNPT by Rafferty, et. al. Parm is joined by one of the authors, Elissa Held Bradford, to discuss how to implement health promotion and wellness topics into daily PT practice. They expand on the role of health promotion and wellness across multiple practice settings and delve into the healthcare delivery models outlined in the paper.

The Degenerative Disease Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org

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DD SIG: The Clinical Practice Guideline for PT Management of Parkinson Disease – with Miriam Rafferty – Episode 29

A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for PT management of PD was recently published in the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal in December, 2021. In this episode, Parm talks to Miriam Rafferty, an author of the CPG and co-chair of the CPG knowledge translation task force, about the development of this new guideline. They discuss the goals of the CPG and highlights intervention featured in the paper, as well as nuances about application to PT practice. This podcast gives both an introduction to the CPG for listeners who haven’t read it, and “behind the scenes” insights for listeners who have.

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The Degenerative Disease Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org

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