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)