Diagnosis Specific 

ANPT Education Center & APTA Learning Center: Online Courses

• Health Promotion & Wellness Strategies Applied to Neurorehabilitation
• IV Step: Prevention from a IVSTEP Perspective
• IV Step: Integrating Participation into PT Practice - Application of IV STEP Knowledge
• Enhanced Medical Rehabilitation
• Why an Annual PT Checkup Should and Could Be a Service Your Clinic Offer

Special Interest Group (SIG) Podcasts and Key Articles

Brain Injury  SIG:

 Articles:

• Wise et al. Benefits of Exercise Maintenance after Traumatic Brain Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012;93: 1319-23.
• Bezner JR, Hunter DL. Wellness Perception in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Relation to Functional Independence. Arch Phys Med Rehabi l 2001;82: 787-92.

Degenerative Disease SIG:

Podcasts:

• Epidsode #5 of 4D: PT Movement Disorders Fellowship & Private Neurological PT Practice with Julie Hershberg
• Episode #10 of 4D: Rehabilitation for people with Huntington’s Disease with Lori Quinn
•  Episode #11 of 4D: Decision Making in Community Exercise Classes with Tara McIsaac

Articles:

Multiple Sclerosis

• Venasse et al. Exploring Wellness Interventions in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Review. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2018;20(5):13.
• Moss et al. Wellness and the Role of Comorbidities in Multiple Sclerosis. Neurotherapeutics 2017;14(4):999-1017.
• Kalb et al. Exercise and lifestyle physical activity recommendations for people with multiple sclerosis throughout the disease course. Multiple Sclerosis 2020; April 231-11

Parkinson’s Disease

• Speelman et al. Evaluation of implementation of the ParkFit program: A multifaceted intervention aimed to promote physical activity in patients with Parkinson's disease. Physiotherapy. 2014; 100(2):134-41.
• Rabin et al Complementary Therapies for Parkinson's Disease: What's Promoted, Rationale, Potential Risks and Benefits. Mov Disord Clin Practice. 2015; 2(3):205-212.
• Advocat et al. The effects of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program for adults with Parkinson's disease: A mixed methods, wait list controlled randomized control study. BMC Neuro. 2016; 16:166.

Spinal Cord Injury  SIG:

Articles:

Stroke  SIG:

Podcasts:

• Episode #6: Focus on the Caregiver Post Stroke with Dr. Sarah Blanton
• Episode #7: Physical Activity and Exercise After Stroke; Interview with Sandy Bilinger
  

Articles:

• Khot and Morgenstern. Sleep and Stroke. Stroke. 2019.50:1612-1617. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023553.
• Van Wijck F, et al Bernahrdt J, Billinger SA. 2019 Improving life after stroke needs global efforts to implement evidence-based physical activity pathways. J of Stroke. April 2019.
• Stroke: Ezeugwu, Manns. Sleep Duration, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life after Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2017;26(9):2004-2012.
• Stroke: Rose DK, Schafer J, Conroy C. Extending the Continuum of Care PostStroke: Creating a Partnership to Provide a Community-based Wellness Program. JNPT. 2013;37(2):78-84.

Vestibular  SIG:

Resources:

• Vestibular Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Research Studies that Associate Dizziness & Falls

Other Key Articles (last updated: November 2021)

Neurologic Population/General

• Rafferty et al. Health Promotion and Wellness in Neurological Physical Therapy: Strategies to Advance Practice. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2021 Sep 9.
• Bezner JR. Promoting health and wellness: implications for physical therapist practice. Phys Ther. 2015;95:1433-1444
• Dean et al. Health Competency Standards in Physical Therapist Practice. Physical Therapy, Volume 99, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages 1242–1254

• Magnusson et al Population Health, Prevention, Health Promotion, and Wellness Competencies in Physical Therapist Professional Education. Physical Therapy, Volume 100, Issue 9, September 2020, Pages 1645–1658

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