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presented by Andrea Ecsedy, PT, DPT, NCS
Financial: Andrea Ecsedy receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.
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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. History and Etiology
In this chapter, the roots of contracture management philosophy will be covered, as well as present-day thinking and how we arrived where we are today.
2. Review of the Evidence
The evidence supporting stretching as an intervention for contracture management will be presented. The rationale behind developing a contracture management plan for a neurological patient with this evidence in mind will also be incorporated. The discussion will include diagnostic-specific recommendations based on the evidence presented.
3. Other Options for Treatment
This chapter will discuss other interventions to address contractures. Topic areas will include serial casting, dynamic splinting, modalities, and surgery.
4. So Now What? How To Treat
In this chapter, research in support of contracture prevention techniques, as well as their effectiveness and feasibility, will be presented. The chapter will include a discussion of how to review and appraise conflicting evidence, and what routes practicing clinicians can take when the research does not give the answer we are looking for.
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