Cross-Cutting

Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson's disease)

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Instructional Course

(600413) IC 14: Optimizing outcomes in neurorehabilitation: FES cycling and stepping across the lifespan

Presenter(s)

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  Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM

  Director MS Research
  Shepherd Center
  Atlanta, Georgia
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  Brooke Meyer, PT, DPT

  Senior Physical Therapist
  Kennedy Krieger Institute
  Baltimore, Maryland
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  Rebecca Martin, OTR/L, OTD

  Manager
  Kennedy Krieger Institute
  Baltimore, Maryland
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  Wendy Warfield, MSHA, OTR/L

  Clinical Education Manager
  Restorative Therapies Inc.
  Baltimore, Maryland
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  Joy Williams, PT, DPT, NCS

  Physical Therapist and MS Research Fellow
  Shepherd Center
  Atlanta, Georgia

Presenters will discuss evidence supporting the use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) interventions to decrease impairment and improve function in adults and children with spinal cord injury (SCI) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Presenters will provide suggestions for successful translation of evidence-based principles into clinical practice for effective use of FES interventions for these populations. Case examples and hands-on lab session will introduce attendees to various FES devices and provide instruction on how to manage the parameters of the FES devices to elicit the greatest response and positive outcomes in people with MS and SCI.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the evidence and rationale for use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) rehabilitation interventions for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and spinal cord injury (SCI);
• Describe unique considerations for use of FES interventions in children;
• Define the parameters that can be modified to facilitate the greatest response during FES cycling;
• Demonstrate the ability to adjust parameters on the FES interventions present at the lab session;
• Describe three ways they can immediately apply what they learn from this course in the clinic.