Fact Sheets and Journal Club

These resources are all produced by the Brain Injury Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurological Physical Therapy.

Fact Sheets

• Acute and Chronic Neurological Implications Associated with COVID-19 - by Alea Penner, DPT-S

• Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Considerations for the Brain Injury Population - by Natalie Anzures, PT, DPT*, CBIS

• Motor Planning After Brain Injury - by Shailesh Kantak, PT, Ph.D
  • References

• Mild TBI and Vestibular Dysfunction - by Lisa D'Silva, PT, Ph.D, Karen Lambert, PT, DPT*, and Rebecca Russell, PT, DPT*

• Glioblastoma Multiforme - by Willie Ching, PT, DPT*

• Background and Epidemiology/Statistics
• Role of Physical Therapy and Research Updates
• References

• Brain Tumor Rehabilitation: Is It Unique? - by Earllaine Croarkin, PT, MPT*

• Spasticity in TBI - by Amanda Beaty, PT, DPT

• Background Information & Epidemiology
• The Role of Physical Therapy & Research Updates
• References

• Behavioral Challenges after Brain Injury - by Chris Persel, MA, CCM, CBIS, CPHM  

• Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury - by Kimberly Miczak, PT* and Carolyn Tassini, PT, DPT*

• Background Information and Epidemiology by Kimberly Miczak, PT* and Carolyn Tassini, PT, DPT*

• Concussion - by Karen L. McCulloch, PT, PhD* and Mary Beth A. Osborne, PT, DPT*

• Background Information & Epidemiology/Statistics
• The Role of Physical Therapy & Research Updates
• References

*All the Physical therapist’s above are Board Certified Neuro Clinical Specialists.

Patient Advocacy Papers

• The Role of Physical Therapy in Individuals with Disorders of Consciousness - by Jennifer Fernandez, PT, DPT*⁺ and Hannah Foster, PT, DPT*

• Exercise After Traumatic Brain Injury - by Kimberly Miczak, PT*

• Brain Injury and Depression - by Melissa Mendoza, PT, DPT*

*All the Physical therapist’s above are Board Certified Neuro Clinical Specialists.

*⁺The physical therapist above is a Board Certified Neuro and Pediatric Clinical Specialist.

Combined Journal Club & Clinical Discussion Nights

• 06.22.2022 Communication Deficits Following TBI
  • Togher L, McDonald S, Tate R, Power E, Rietdijk R. Training communication partners of people with severe traumatic brain injury improves everyday conversations: a multicenter single blind clinical trial. J Rehabil Med.2013;45(7):637-645. doi:10.2340/16501977-1173

• 05.11.2022 First Ever Student Outreach Night
  • Strategies to Overcoming Communication Barriers in Our Patient Populations

• 03.30.2022 Neurological Complications of COVID-19     

  • Sullivan BN, Fischer T. Age-Associated Neurological Complications of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front. Aging Neurosci. 2021;13. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2021.653694 

• 11.10.21 Dysautonomia in Concussion
  • Leddy JJ, Haider MN, Ellis M, Willer BS. Exercise is Medicine for Concussion. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018;17(8):262-270. doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000000505

• 9.29.21 High-intensity Training in Stroke Patients
  • Holleran CL, Straube DD, Kinnaird CR, Leddy AL, Hornby TG. Feasibility and potential efficacy of high-intensity stepping training in variable contexts in subacute and chronic stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014;28(7):643-651. doi:10.1177/1545968314521001

• 6.23.21: Vestibular 
  • Choi JY, Kim JS. Nystagmus and central vestibular disorders. Curr Opin Neurol. 2017;30(1):98-106. doi:10.1097/WCO.0000000000000416

• 3.31.21: Seating and Positioning 
  • Regier AD, Berryman A, Hays K, Smith C, Staniszewski K, Gerber D. Two approaches to manual wheelchair configuration and effects on function for individuals with acquired brain injury. NeuroRehabilitation. 2014;35(3):467-473. doi:10.3233/NRE-141138

• 9.9.20: Motor Planning / Dyspraxia
  • Gooijers J, Beets IA, Albouy G, et al. Movement preparation and execution: differential functional activation patterns after traumatic brain injury. Brain. 2016;139(Pt 9):2469-2485. doi:10.1093/brain/aww177

• 5.20.20: Visual Perceptual Deficits     
  • Hulse P, Dudley LA. Visual perceptual deficiencies in the brain injury population: management from start to finish. NeuroRehabilitation. 2010;27(3):269‐274. doi:10.3233/NRE-2010-0608

• 3.4.20: Spasticity/Tone Management
  • Ali Bani-Ahmed (2019) The evidence for prolonged muscle stretching in ankle joint management in upper motor neuron lesions: considerations for rehabilitation – a systematic review, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 26:2, 153-161, DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2018.1550958