APTEI: Applying Neuroplasticity Concepts to Physiotherapy Practice
APTEI: Applying Neuroplasticity Concepts to Physiotherapy Practice
This course includes
The instructors
Overview
With expanding research on neuroplasticity, it is becoming more evident that everything we do as physical therapists influence the brain and potentially the homunculus.
There is now tremendous evidence that individuals with persistent pain have altered cortical homunculus, body schema, reduced tactile acuity, and reduced proprioception / joint position sense (JPS). Perhaps we can be more effective as clinicians if we place a greater focus on changing the brain rather than habitually focusing on patho-anatomy and always attempting to "fix" tissues.
This online continuing education course taught by Bahram Jam, founder of APTEI, explores these concepts and their application into a physiotherapists' practice.
Short video overview
Learning objectives
In this online course, you will:
- Enhance patient outcomes by maximizing patients' awareness of every exercise or movement that we prescribe
- Appreciate and understand how everything we do in physical therapy has an influence on the brain
- Use this knowledge to improve outcomes with patients who have persistent pain conditions, including Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD), chronic low back pain (LBP), knee osteoarthritis, post-concussion syndrome, and many others.
Audience
This online course is for physiotherapists and all healthcare professionals who are licensed or who are eligible to be licensed to practice.
The instructors
PT, D.SC.PT, M.PHTY, B.SC.PT, FCAMT
Bahram is a physiotherapist and founder of the Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute (APTEI). He's taught 1000+ continuing education courses to healthcare professionals across Canada & internationally.
He has instructed over one thousand post-graduate orthopaedic and pain science courses and has been a guest presenter at several physiotherapy and medical conferences across Canada and internationally.
His primary clinical approach is to identify relevant functional impairments and determine the best self-management strategy to maximize patient independence.
Material included in this course
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Introduction
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Welcome!
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Before Going Further, Take this Quiz!!
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Downloadable Resources
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Homunculus, Tactile Acuity & Chronic Pain
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Feedback
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Applying Neuroplasticity Concepts into PT Practice
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Body Awareness/Proprioception
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Shoulder Join Position Sense Evaluation & Retraining
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Cervical Joint Position Sense Evaluation & Retraining
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Cervico-Oculomotor Coordination
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Feedback
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Conclusion
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Top 10 Take-Away Concepts
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Final Course Quiz
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What's Next?
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Feedback
Patient exercises included in this course
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Cervical Joint Position Sense Home Exercises
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Cervico-oculomotor Coordination Home Exercises
Can I Share A Course With A Friend Or Colleague? How Does The Group Discount Work?
Each course purchase is for a single viewer only, and may not be shared. If you are interested in group/staff viewing, please contact us at support@embodiaapp.com to arrange a group discount code specifically for your group.
The larger the group, the larger the discount. Each individual must purchase separately with the discount code, and agree to the terms and conditions (legal). This provides each participant with their own copy to review at their pace, their own certificate of completion, and the opportunity to interact with colleagues as you all work collectively through the material.
Is this course accredited for CPDs for Physiotherapists in South Africa?
This course has been approved for 3 CPD units by the South Africa Society of Physiotherapists (SASP). If you are a physiotherapist in South Africa and would like the number of approved CPDs to appear on your certificate of completion, please follow the steps outlined in this help article.
Is a certificate of completion included with this course?
Once you have completed the course, a certificate of completion (including learning hours and course information) will be generated. You can download this certificate at any time. To learn more about course certificates on Embodia please visit this guide.
This course has exercises. Can I prescribe them to my patients?
Yes, exercises included in courses or resource packages on Embodia can be prescribed directly through the Embodia platform. A Tier 2 or 3 Membership is required to prescribe exercises. These memberships include a range of other features. You can learn about home exercise programs (HEP) on Embodia here, and about memberships on Embodia here.