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presented by Andrea Ecsedy, PT, DPT, NCS
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Andrea Ecsedy, PT, DPT, NCS
Andrea Ecsedy, PT, DPT, NCS, currently works for SavaSeniorCare Consulting, LLC, as the national director of evidence-based practice. Dr. Ecsedy has 33 years of clinical experience and has been a board-certified neurological clinical specialist for 25 years. Her clinical focus has been in the areas of balance and vestibular dysfunction, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and spinal…
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1. Introduction/Overview
Chapter one will review historical approaches to balance and describe why the domains approach fits posits of current practice. In the advent of demands for measurable outcomes with less treatment visits allowed this approach will give the learner practical tools to evaluate, treat, and measure multi-factorial balance dysfunction.
2. Limits of Stability (LOS)
Based on the sentinel research by Horak and colleagues, LOS is defined. The importance of evaluating and designing treatment plans that specifically address LOS will also be discussed, along with examples and documentation suggestions.
3. Anticipatory Postural Control (APC)
APC will be defined, and supporting research presented on the importance of assessing this domain will also be presented. Weeding out which treatments cover this domain will be presented, along with examples of specific documentation.
4. Reactive Postural Control
RPC will be defined, and tests available to assess this domain will be reviewed. RPC is the most under-evaluated and undertreated domain. Reasons for this will be discussed and examples of how to overcome this issue will be presented. Examples of specific documentation will also be presented.
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