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Thinking Outside of the Box: Using Creativity in Treating Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (Recorded Webinar)

presented by Heather Cianci, PT, MS, GCS

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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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This course is a recording of a previously hosted live webinar event. Polling and question submission features are not available for this recording. Format and structure may differ from standard MedBridge courses. This course will educate therapists in how to use current evidence-based, creative strategies for managing their patients' mobility and exercise needs. Beginning with an overview of Parkinson's symptoms, both motor and non-motor, the user will walk through the literature and evidence-based treatment strategies to address the motor, sensory, and cognitive mechanisms that lead to mobility challenges. After completing this course, the therapist will be able to both describe and apply the principles of neuroplasticity and the role of exercise in patients with Parkinson's by incorporating Parkinson-specific exercise programs and utilizing creative strategies for 1:1 treatment sessions on mobility.

Meet Your Instructor

Heather Cianci, PT, MS, GCS

Heather Cianci, PT, MS, GCS, is the outpatient neurological team leader and founding therapist of the Dan Aaron Parkinson's Rehabilitation Center (Penn Therapy & Fitness) at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, PA--part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Heather received her bachelor's in physical therapy from the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA, and her…

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Chapters & Learning Objectives

1. Pre-recorded Webinar

In this 5 part webinar, Heather Cianci will educate therapists in how to use current evidence-based, creative strategies for managing their patients’ mobility and exercise needs. This Webinar was recorded on Thursday, February 9, 2017.


  • Chapter 1 - Overview of Parkinson’s Motor and Non-motor Symptoms
  • Chapter 2 - Research Review and Principles of Neuroplasticity
  • Chapter 3 - The Role of Exercise in PD and Exercise Class Program Options
  • Chapter 4 - Creative Mobility Training
  • Chapter 5 - Creative Exercise Strategies and Group Exercise Guidelines

2. Question and Answers

In the final chapter of this recorded webinar, Heather Cianci will answer questions that webinar participants sent in during the recording. After you watch the Question and Answer portion, you will be able to take a short quiz to test your knowledge.

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