Managing the "Pusher": A Virtual NDT Workshop
Presenter(s)
Karen Guha, PT, BSc PT, C/NDT, CIDN, NDTA C/I
This one-day virtual webinar will provide an opportunity for health care professionals to gain insight into managing the individual with contraversive pushing tendencies (“Pusher Syndrome”). The individual who suffers from a stroke and has “pushing” tendencies presents with unique impairments that challenge clinicians. This workshop will present the current theoretical evidence and discuss how as NDT therapists we effectively assess and treat these individuals. Various treatment ideas will be presented to help guide therapists in making impactful clinical decisions and in enhancing functional outcomes when working with the individual who “pushes”. The workshop will contain didactic information, problem solving sessions, detailed lab information with handouts, and videos to watch. The session will have live, virtual interaction with the instructor throughout the workshop. There is also an optional lab component for those individuals who would like time to practice the labs and receive live virtual feedback from the instructor. Individuals who register for this component will need to have a colleague, family member or friend who is available for the lab practice.
Upon completion of this virtual workshop, participants will: Understand the research that supports recovery of an individual who has contraversive pushing tendencies. Identify major impairments interfering with typical movement and function in the individual with stroke who has contraversive pushing tendencies. Explore various treatment strategies and progression ideas to enhance the recovery of the individual who has contraversive pushing tendencies.
Requirements: Participants must be a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Therapy/Rehab Assistant or Kinesiologist. Location: Online via Zoom, presented by Back Works Spinal & Sports Rehabilitation. For more information contact Back Works Spinal and Sports Rehabilitation at reception@backworksphysiotherapy.ca or (519) 746-8172