Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Vision Therapy – Episode 45

Host Ethan Hood, PT, DPT talks with Nathan W. Steinhafel, MS, OD, FAAO, Director of TBI Vision Services at Armstrong Eye Care Associates in Pittsburgh, PA about what vision therapy is and the role of vision therapy in treating patients with neurological pathology like concussion. The Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group is part of the …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Advances in Vestibular Rehabilitation Techniques and Technologies – Episode 44

Host Puneet Dhaliwal, PT, DPT, NCS is joined by Major. Carrie Hoppes, PT, PhD, NCS, OCS. CSCS, ATC. Major Hoppes is an Active Duty Army Physical Therapist and the Deputy Director of the Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy. In this episode we discuss various advances in rehabilitation and techniques in vestibular rehabilitation including …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Cerebellar dizziness : Assessment and Treatment – Episode 43

Host Puneet Dhaliwal, PT, DPT, NCS is joined by Dr. Andreas Zwergal, MD, PhD, an associate professor at Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders at University of Munich, Germany to discuss cerebellar dizziness – assessment and treatment interventions. In this episode they discuss how neurodegenerative and hereditary disorders of the …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Atypical BPPV: Differentiating between Apogeotropic Posterior Canal and Anterior – Episode 42

Puja Agarwal, PT, DPT, MHA is joined by Dr. Janet Helmisnki, PT, PhD to discuss atypical BPPV and its biomechanics, apogeotropic nystagmus, differential diagnosis and interventions. The Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org.

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Skew Deviation: Importance and connection to vestibular rehabilitation – Episode 40

Puja Agarwal, PT, DPT is joined by Daniel R. Gold, D.O. in a discussion on skew deviation, its definition, identification and pertienence to Vestibular Rehabilitation. Dr. Gold is an Assistant Professor of Neurology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Emergency Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The Vestibular Rehabilitation …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Telehealth in Vestibular Rehabilitation – Episode 39

Host Maureen Clancy PT, DPT, OCS is joined by Sarah Gallagher PT, DPT, NCS and Sara Oxborough PT in a discussion on the use of telehealth in vestibular rehabilitation. They discuss who is appropriate for this treatment and the benefits and challenges associated with treating in this manner. The Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group is …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Virtual Reality in Vestibular Rehabilitation – Episode 37

Host Nikki DiSalvio, PT, DPT, MS is joined by content experts Dr. Patrick Sparto, PT, PhD and Dr. Samantha Michael PT, DPT to discuss the current uses of virtual reality in vestibular rehabilitaton. Our experts will review current technologies available in both research and clinical settings and discuss implications for use of virtual reality in …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Aging and the Vestibular System – Episode 36

Panel members Sara Oxborough, PT and Ethan Hood, PT, DPT, MBA, NCS, GCS discuss the effects of aging on vestibular functioning. The panel members weigh in on common anatomical changes that occur in the vestibular system with age, the relationship between vestibular disorders and falls in older adults, and discuss examination and treatment of vestibular …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Central Vestibular Disorders – Episode 32

Karen M. Skop, PT, DPT and Carol Wamsley, PT, DPT, BS, NCS, CBIS discuss case studies of patient’s with central vestibular and balance dysfunction. They will delineate similarities and differences as well as prognosis and outcome considerations for these individuals in a subacute rehabilitation setting. The Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group is part of the …

Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG: Management of Vestibular Migraine – Episode 30 Part One

Content experts Susan Whitney, PT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA, Janene Holmburg, PT, NCS, and Kim Gottshall PT, PhD discuss treatment approaches for vestibular migraine and the role of medical management. This is part one of this episode. The Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org