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1. Discuss most common types of strokes and impairments seen.
2. Analyze effective evaluation and assessment techniques and implement clinical data into treatment plans.
3. Identify common limitations of treatment interventions vs. less appropriate interventions.
4. Describe key factors when choosing task-specific goals for each patient based on impairments.
5. Apply a functional, hands-on approach to rehabilitating stroke survivors.
6. Determine importance of clinical documentation and proper goal setting to meet reimbursement criteria for third-party payers.

BRAIN ANATOMY AND CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

• Prevalence of stroke
• Incidence/Epidemiology
• Types of stroke
• Anatomy and cerebral blood flow

COMMON IMPAIRMENTS AND TREATMENTS

• Sensory and coordination
• Visual changes
• Synergies and motor recovery
• Weakness and reflexes
• Muscle tone and flaccidity
• Perception and cognition
• Postural control and balance

RECOVERY AFTER A STROKE

• Motor recovery
• Movement deficits
• Atypical movement
• Compensatory movements

FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME MEASURES

• Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
• Berg Balance Scale
• Timed Up and Go

GOAL SETTING AND DOCUMENTATION

• Keeping patient’s goals in mind
• Key terms to maximize reimbursement
• Showing patients progress through documentation

TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS

• Importance of frequency, intensity, type and time
• Motor function strategies
• PNF
• NDT
• Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
• Task-specific training
  • Upper and lower extremities
• Gait and balance training
• Modalities
• Technological advances

CASE STUDIES

• Clinical reasoning
• Postural control
• Balance training
• Handling to facilitate motor function/ response
• Handling to inhibit undesired responses
• Gait training
• Task-specific training

Jonathan Henderson, PT, DPT, C/NDT, is an expert in stroke rehabilitation, who brings a unique clinical eye to treating patients with neurological deficits, honed from his experience in both acute care and inpatient rehab settings. He maintains a busy outpatient clinical practice in Memphis, TN, which focuses on providing neurological and orthopedic care to older adults and is a Credentialed Clinical Instructor (CCI) and has served as Director of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Concorde Career College.

Dr. Henderson travels nationally to present seminars on stroke rehabilitation, and he is known for his dynamic, hands-on teaching style. He earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Alabama State University, and he is also certified in Neuro-Developmental Treatment with a focus on stroke and brain injury rehab. He is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association (NDTA), and the American Academy of Physical Therapy (AAPT).

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jonathan Henderson is the owner of Bartlett NeuroRehab Physical Therapy and has an employment relationship with Baptist Memorial Hospital. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jonathan Henderson is a member of the American Academy of Physical Therapy, the National Association of Black Physical Therapists, the American Physical Therapy Association, and the Neuro Development Treatment Association.

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Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants
No CE available for this board.

Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistant: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.3 continuing education credits.

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Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
This self-study course consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 6.25 continuing competency hours.

Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 6.0 CE credit hours.

New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 7.6 contact hours.

North Carolina Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education hours.

Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2106032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. This activity will provide 6.25 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapist Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants