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Dystonia Mini-Course

The PT & OT's guide to the most effective and up-to-date evaluation and treatment strategies for clients diagnosed with any form of Dystonia.

Key learning objectives:

  • Identify common sensory, motor control, autonomic and lifestyle deficits in clients with dystonia
  • Design a comprehensive and evidence based treatment program based on assessment findings
  • Implement sensory and autonomic training into a treatment program. 
  • Collaborate with other healthcare providers to optimize outcomes. 

We've created a complete guide to dystonia evaluation and treatment that goes beyond the basics and addresses: 

  • The essential sensory testing you need to be doing (with video demonstrations) with every patient with dystonia
  • How to classify sensory disorders effectively and translate them into effective treatment techniques
  • Which outcome measures best reveal deficits associated with dystonia
  • How to perform and document the JPE and subjective visual vertical (SVV) testing
  • The subjective portion of your examination (including patient handouts to set them up for success)
  • Components of an effective movement analysis (so you don't waste your time on tests that don't matter)
  • How to integrate Learning Based Sensorimotor Techniques (LBSMT) into your patient's treatment plan

 

Learn how to use a multitude of treatment techniques including: 

  • sensory tricks
  • TENS
  • vibration
  • kinesiotaping 
  • postural re-education 
  • mirror therapy 
  • inversion
  • weighted vests
  • manual techniques
  • ...and more

 

With each module of the course, you'll have an interactive reflection sheet as well as two interactive patient cases to practice your new skills.

Your Dystonia Mini-Course Bonuses includes:

  • Dystonia Questionnaire & Objective Measures Toolkit (9 in total)
  • Cervical Dystonia - Evaluation Cheat-Sheet (PDF)
  • Cervical Dystonia - Treatment Cheat-Sheet (PDF)
  • LBSMT Patient Information Sheet (PDF)
  • Goal sheet to use with your dystonia patients (PDF)
  • JPE Instructions and forms - Cheat-Sheets (PDF)
  • SVV Instructions and forms - Cheat-Sheets (PDF)
  • 2 Point Discrimination Norms - Cheat-Sheet (PDF)
  • 10 meter walk in Dystonia - Cheat Sheet (PDF)
  • PSFS Instructions and form - Cheat-Sheet (PDF) and video
  • Comprehensive Dystonia Reference list (PDF)
  • Online Resource list for you and your patients (PDF)