ANPT Balance and Falls Special Interest Group: Recent Episodes
Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy
The Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Balance & Falls Special Interest Group is a component of the American Physical Therapy Association. The BF SIG is comprised of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students in physical therapy programs who share information on research and programs aimed to increase networking, collaborations, and knowledge translation to achieve the Special Interest Group goals of: 1) improved identification of balance deficits and fall risks 2) Reduced preventable falls in populations with neurologic impairments.
Sara Oxborough, who currently serves on the ANPT Telehealth Task Force and previously served on the MN APTA Telehealth Task force, discusses the October 2023 publication and resources published on the ANPT website from the ANPT Telehealth Taskforce.
Addressing Opportunities and Barriers in Telehealth Neurologic Physical Therapy: Strategies to Advance Practice
Neuro Telehealth best practice from the ANPT
Other article discussed:
Telerehabilitation for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and a History of Falls: A Pilot Study
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In this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, assistant professor at Drexel University about her work both in the area of COMT genotype (variations of a gene involved in dopamine breakdown) on falls in older adults and in the area of concurrent tDCS and complex walking tasks. We review the results of her research and how the findings can guide physical therapy practice, even among those who are not testing COMT genotype or using tDCS. We also follow-up with a conversation about the impact of placebo effect, especially when working with older adults and the role of mentorship for new academics.
Dr. Chatterjee’s University profile available here
See Dr. Chatterjee’s publications here
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Winner of the 2023 Balance & Falls SIG Research Award, Dr. Tanvi Bhatt shares her journey to physical therapy research, contemporary evidence on perturbation training, why having your patient catch a heavy ball isn’t reactive training, and low-tech solutions to integrating this training paradigm in the clinic.
Dr. Bhatt’s Cognitive Motor Balance Rehabilitation Laboratory: https://cmbrl.ahs.uic.edu/
Dr. Bhatt’s work on google scholar
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In this episode of the Balance & Falls Special Interest Group Podcast, Host Marissa Lyon speaks with J.J. Mowder-Tinney. Dr. Mowder-Tinney was awarded the Best Poster Presenter at the ANPT Annual Conference in October 2022, with a poster titled “Effectiveness of Implementing a Single Session of Perturbation Training in the Clinical with Chronic Stroke.” Drs. Lyon and Mowder-Tinney discuss the inspiration for this poster, the power of including reactive balance training, and the importance of high-intensity balance training.
To find J.J. Mowder-Tinney:
https://jjmowder.com/
IG: @jjmowderpt
Impact of Perturbation-Based Balance Training on Functional
Outcomes in a Patient with Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord
Injury: A Case Report
For more inforation about perturbation-based balance training:
Avril Mansfield, Jennifer S. Wong, Jessica Bryce, Svetlana Knorr, Kara K. Patterson, Does Perturbation-Based Balance Training Prevent Falls? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trials, Physical Therapy, Volume 95, Issue 5, 1 May 2015, Pages 700–709
Wang Y, Bhatt T, Liu X, et al. Can treadmill-slip perturbation training reduce immediate risk of over-ground-slip induced fall among community-dwelling older adults? Journal of Biomechanics. 2019;84:58-66.
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Conversation with the leaders of the Balance & Falls SIG, Debbie Espy (Chair), Jen Nash (Chair-elect), Laura Jacobs (Nominating committee), Nate Casey (Secretary), and Michele Collins (Vice chair).
Show Notes:
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Other Balance and Falls SIGs in the APTA, mentioned in the podcast as part of the tri-alliance
https://oncologypt.org/sigs/
https://aptageriatrics.org/sig/balance-falls-special-interest-group/APTA GeriatricsPlease send comments or questions on this podcast to BalanceFallsSIG@gmail.com
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Discussion of the January 2022 JNPT article interview: "Fluid Cognition Relates to Locomotor Switching in Neurotypical Adults, Not Individuals After Stroke.": Balance and Falls SIG - Episode 9
In this episode from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Balance and Falls Special Interest Group, Dr. Julie Schwertfeger interviews Dr. Darcy Reisman, Department Chair, Professor, and Academic Director, Neurologic & Older Adult Clinic at the University of Delaware. We discuss the research study, key concepts and measures used, and implications of the results for clinical practice.
Resource Links:
Delaware stroke research studies
JNPT article
NIH Toolbox Cognition Measures
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In this episode from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Balance and Falls Special Interest Group, Dr. Julie Schwertfeger interviews Dr. Debbie Espy, Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences & Center for Human Machine Systems at Cleveland State University, and Chair of the Balance and Fall SIG. We discuss her PT background, early influences and mentors, and clinical application of her novel research and validation of her clinical measure, the Rate of Perceived Stability.
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In this episode from the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Balance and Falls Special Interest Group, Dr. Julie Schwertfeger interviews Dr. Cindy Gibson-Horn, the developer of BalanceWear and owner of Motion Therapeutics Physical Therapy. We discuss her PT background, her clinical 'aha' moment about strategic torso weighting to improve balance, and a series of research studies that use the BalanceWear system and assessment methods she developed.
- Here is the 2007 JNPT article with case videos that Dr.Horn references in the podcast:
Gibson-Horn, Cynthia PT Balance-Based Torso-Weighting in a Patient with Ataxia and Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report, Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy: September 2008 - Volume 32 - Issue 3 - p 139-146 doi: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e318185558f
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In this episode, the leadership of the Balance & Falls SIG discusses their vision for the next 2 years, upcoming resources to be available to our members, as well as clinical pearls to improve your practice with your patients with balance dysfunction.
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In this podcast, the ANPT Balance & Falls SIG interviews Dr. William Padula about Visual Midline Shift Syndrome (VMSS), and collaborative interventions to treat VMSS that adds to postural gait and balance impairment. Dr. Padula is a Neuro-optometrist and founder of the Padula Institute. He is a pioneer in the assessment and treatment of neurologic visual-spatial syndromes that affect people with neurologic disorders and people with post-traumatic gait and balance loss. The videos and more information on his work can be found at https://padulainstitute.com/.
The Balance and Falls Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org.
Podcast 4 is an interview with the Trialliance of Balance & Falls SIG Chairs representing the APTA Geriatric, Neurologic, and Oncology Academies. The SIG Chairs talk about what led them to join forces and to create a course & handout that was presented at CSM 2020 in Colorado.
The Balance and Falls Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org.
Podcast 3 is an interview with Laboratory Director, James Finley about the stroke balance and locomotion research being done at USC's Locomotor Control Lab. He shares thoughts on mentors and influences that led him to his current research projects while highlighting the current research related to stroke and locomotor learning and adaptation after stroke.
The Balance and Falls Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – www.neuropt.org.
Episode 2 is an interview with Brian Harris, the CEO and Founder of MedRhythms. He discusses the foundation of music in rehabilitation of balance in neurologic patients and the work of their organization. For more information on music rehabilitation visit MedRhythms and read the article Thaut, M. H., Rice, R. R., Braun Janzen, T., Hurt-Thaut, C. P., & McIntosh, G. C. (2019). Rhythmic auditory stimulation for reduction of falls in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 33(1), 34
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Episode 1 is an interview with Melike Kahya, a graduate student at the University of Kansas who is completing her dissertation. Her research uses pupillometry and the assessment of balance and posture in healthy adults and people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Learn more here about the poster Melike presented at CSM 2020. The Balance & Falls Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy - www.neuropt.org.