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Telehealth in Neurologic Physical Therapy

presented by Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS and Jared Vagy, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

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Financial: Julie Hershberg receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.

Non-Financial: Julie Hershberg has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course. Financial: Jared Vagy receives compensation from MedBridge for this course. There is no financial interest beyond the production of this course.

Non-Financial: Jared Vagy is a TheraBand Academy Speaker.

Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.

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Video Runtime: 61 Minutes, Learning Assessments: 37 Minutes

The purpose of this course is to apply successful strategies for telehealth evaluation and treatment in neurologic physical therapy. In particular, we will demonstrate objective examination with the full neurologic screen in telehealth. We will also focus on treatment for balance and gait in a person with ataxia. This course is best for physical therapists working with people with neurologic disorders in the telehealth setting.

Meet Your Instructors

Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS

Julie Hershberg is a passionate neurologic physical therapist, educator, mentor, learner, and forever neuro nerd. She owns and practices at [Re+Active] Physical Therapy & Wellness, a state-of-the-art outpatient neurologic physical therapy and wellness practice in Los Angeles. It is there she has the privilege to lead a team of PTs, OTs, yoga therapists, and personal…

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Jared Vagy, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Jared Vagy received his doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) from the University of Southern California (USC) and completed a one-year residency in orthopedics and a one-year fellowship in movement science. Dr. Vagy is a clinical assistant professor of physical therapy in the DPT program at USC and is a mentor in both the orthopedic residency…

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1. Introduction

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the structure of the course and the breakdown of each chapter. You will then learn how to set expectations for telehealth visits with your patients, frame your video for optimal patient interactions, and troubleshoot common tech issues during a telehealth session.

2. Subjective Examination

This chapter introduces telehealth subjective examination tips for neurologic physical therapy. We also dive deeper into asking questions to screen for sensory loss and problematic areas throughout the home.

3. Objective Examination

In this chapter, we will review a full neurologic screen in the telehealth setting. We demonstrate how a successful screen can be performed for the motor system, sensory system, cranial nerves, and coordination in a person with brain stem/cerebellar stroke.

4. Intervention

This chapter demonstrates intervention tips for challenging balance and mobility safely in the telehealth setting for a person with ataxia. We will demonstrate the use of the home setup and care partners to safely challenge balance, gait, and functional mobility.

5. Summary

In this chapter, we will recap the course content, key concepts, and learning objectives. Additionally, you will watch an interview that will include subjective, objective, and intervention-related clinical pearls that you can use to maximize the benefit of your telehealth sessions for people with neurologic conditions.

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