ANPT Vestibular Special Interest Group

Host Puja Agarwal PT, DPT, MHA is joined by Dr. Regan Harrell, PT, DPT, NCS, a current PhD student in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburg to discuss Vestibular Agnosia. Dr. Harrell's research interests include the use of technology to improve the diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders and dizziness, and balance disorder manifestations in the traumatic brain injury population. Her recent work investigates the effect of Vestibular Agnosia on the reporting of BPPV symptoms in patients post TBI.

The Vestibular Special Interest Group is apart of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy. neuropt.org.

In this episode, physical therapist and clinician, Jonathan Kinzinger, shares his story of finding evidence that he could apply to practice. Resources such as the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the core outcome measures and locomotor training inspired him to change practice. He is now embarking on systematic change.  

For more information on the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy and the Evidence Elevates campaign visit www.neuropt.org.

Host Maureen Clancy PT, DPT, OCS is joined by Dr. Edward Cho an Otolaryngologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in a discussion of testing for vestibular hypofunction.

The Vestibular Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy - neuropt.org.

Dr. Robert Landel is a professor of clinical physical therapy in University of Southern California Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy (at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC), where he is the director of PT residency and fellowship programs.His clinical interests have been in cervicogenic dizziness and the diagnostic dilemma and management challenge posed by patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms. He has multiple courses developed for clinicians on his website https://skill-works.thinkific.com 

This podcast discusses the causes, examination and intervention strategies for people with cervicogenic dizziness.Below are the links to the citations in the podcast

https://www.neuropt.org/docs/default-source/vestibular-sig/cervicogenic-dizziness--robert-landel.docx

The Vestibular Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy - neuropt.org.

Host Diron Cassidy, PT, GCS is joined by Courtney Hall PT, PhD and Wendy Carender, PT, NCS to discuss the recently published update of the clinical practice guideline for vestibular rehabilitation for peripheral vestibular hypofunction. Dr. Hall is a Research Health Scientist at the Mountain Home Hearing and Balance Research Program at the James Quillen VA Medical Center and Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at East Tennessee State University. Ms. Carender is a physical therapist in the Department of Otolaryngology, Michigan Medicine, in the University of Michigan Health System. Both are co-authors of the updated clinical practice guideline, which is published online and will be in the April issue of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

For more resources for the updated clinical practice guideline visit neuropt.org.​

Host Puja Agarwal PT, DPT, MHA is joined by Michael Schubert PT, PhD, FAPTA and Bela Buki MD, PhD to discuss their upcoming article "Prevalence of and Theoretical Explanation for Type 2 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. This will be published in the April edition of the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy.

The Vestibular  Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – neuropt.org.

Puja Agrawal PT, DPT, MHA highlights the sessions that may be of interest to vestibular therapists during the APTA CSM in San Antonio, TX 2/2/22-2/5/22.

The Vestibular Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy - www.neuropt.org.

Host Ethan Hood, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS is joined in a "roundtable" discussion by Karen Lambert, PT, DPT, NCS, Nicole Miranda, PT, DPT, Dan Sawyer, PT, DPT, and Julie Skrzat, PT DPT, PhD, CCS to discuss dizziness with COVID-19.

The Vestibular  Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy – neuropt.org.

https://www.apta.org/your-practice/outcomes-measurement/covid-19-core-outcome-measures

https://www.texashealth.org/ieem/Patient-Care/Syncope-and-Autonomic-Dysfunction-Clinic

https://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/exercise

https://workwellfoundation.org/educational-videos/

https://www.stasis.life/

Host Puneet Dhaliwal, PT, DPT, NCS is joined in this episode by Dr. Catherine Cho to discuss about Mal De Debarquement Syndrome. Dr. Cho is Director of Neuro - Otology, Department of Neurology and Clinical Associate Professor Department of Neurology and Otolaryngology, NYU Health, New York. She is a subcommittee member for Mal de débarquement syndrome

To learn more about the ANPT Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group visit neuropt.org.

Host Maureen Clancy PT, DPT, OCS is joined by Sara Oxborough PT in an update on the use of telehealth for vestibular rehabilitation. They discuss best practices for treating vestibular conditions in this medium, changes that have occurred related to the Covid-19 pandemic and resources for further information.

The Vestibular  Special Interest Group is part of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy - neuropt.org.