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On today’s show we’re excited to talk with longtime NeuroSpark member, Anne Gould-Ruete. Anne is a Health Coach and Board Certified Neurologic Physical Therapist specializing in working with people with Parkinson's and other chronic conditions. She has a passion for supporting people in understanding the foundational aspects of health and wellness and making healthy lifestyle changes that will help them live their best lives. 

Although she continues to do a mix of therapy, teaching and health coaching she recently found a desire to go beyond what she was able to do in traditional therapy sessions and build a new business and model that provided her clients with the tools to understand their barriers to a better life and create lasting behavior change.

This is a great episode for anyone who wants to work with people beyond a traditional model of care and who is interested in expanding what the healthcare system could look like. 

Where you can find Anne:

Website: www.envisionptw.com

Facebook/instagram @envisionneurowell

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/envision-physical-therapy-and-wellness-llc/

We are excited to interview a brilliant educator and kindred spirit, Dr. Alison McKenzie, today on the show! Dr. McKenzie is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Chapman University She enjoys combining her extensive clinical, research, and teaching experience in her role as a faculty member and is committed to giving back to the community and profession through service. Over the years, Dr. McKenzie has served as a teacher/mentor to thousands of students, clinicians, and faculty members. She has received several awards over the years, including the California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association's Royce D. Noland Award of Merit, the American Physical Therapy Association's Societal Impact Award,and she is Chapman's only 4-time winner of its top faculty award, the Valerie Scudder Award for Outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service.

We first met her nearly a decade ago at a continuing education course that we still remember and use notes from! Dr. McKenzie developed a bootcamp for people post-stroke in 2010 that is interdisciplinary and has evolved and expanded in amazing ways since then. She shares information about the program and we discuss what it might look like to create this type of program for those listening and more.

You can reach Alison here: [email protected]

Neuro clinicians: Join us for continuing education and mentorship this year! NeuroSpark is open for a limited time. Doors close February 7, 2023.  

Join here, and if you missed it, learn more and sign up for the waitlist here: www.neurocollaborative.com/neurospark

This week we sat down with our favorite NeuroBiz coach, Emily Duval Ledger, to discuss the main things we wish we’d known when we started as business owners. It’s not your typical advice and we share our thoughts organically. You’re sure to get some permission slips in this episode so you can take a deep breath and build something special that only you have the ability to build.

Neuro clinicians: Join us for continuing education and mentorship this year! NeuroSpark is open for a limited time only from January 31st to February 7th. Learn more here: www.neurocollaborative.com/neurospark

On today’s episode we welcome one of our most favorite people, Dr. JJ Mowder-Tinney. She is the lead instructor in our NeuroSpark program and is such an engaging educator! She joined the show today to discuss something she’s been pondering and reading more of the research about lately and that is autonomy. She’s going to share specific examples of how this can be used even in very subtle ways you may not have thought about during client interactions but that will enhance outcomes and improve your patient alliance. You’re definitely going to leave with some new ideas to try after listening!

Check out these great articles to get you going!

Wulf G, Lewthwaite R, Cardozo P, Chiviacowsky S. Triple play: Additive contributions of enhanced expectancies, autonomy support, and external attentional focus to motor learning. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 2017 Jan 25:1-9.

Ghorbani S, Ghanati P, Dana A, Salehian MH. The effects of autonomy support on observational motor learning. Iranian Journal of Learning & Memory. 2020 Oct 1;3(11):77-87.

Join us on January 31st to learn more about using External Focus in your sessions and empower your clients even more! Register here: https://www.neurocollaborative.com/external

In today’s episode we’re going to review equipment we love again: Blazepods! This is an item that Claire gets asked about all the time when she posts videos using them in exercise classes at Rogue Physical Therapy and Wellness. You can use them to increase challenge, for cognitive dual tasking, as external cues, for gamification, and more! We take the time today to let you know the commonly asked questions so you can optimize use of them and optimize the outcomes of your patients and clients. 

Learn more about getting Blazepod here: https://www.blazepod.com/collections/shop-page

Join us for a free webinar on using external cues to maximize outcomes on January 31, 2023 at 5:30 pm PST / 8:30 pm EST.  Register here: https://www.neurocollaborative.com/external

Today Claire and Erin discuss the work and teachings of Ray Dorsey, M.D. a professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Dorsey came to speak at Rogue recently to share his research. Parkinson’s is now the fastest growing neurologic disease in the world. There are 3 main reasons a person may be more predisposed to getting PD that are modifiable. He wrote a book titled “Ending Parkinson’s” and shares the evidence for what causes PD and his views for how to end it.

Incidence of Parkinson disease in North America (open access article): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-022-00410-y

Preventing Parkinson’s with Ray Dorsey webcast: https://youtu.be/mqYpE5wEPJE

Ending Parkinson’s the book by Ray Dorsey: https://endingpd.org

It’s that time of year again! If you’re looking to expand your PD programs and serve more people, you should consider applying for a PF Community Grant. It’s a wonderful way to serve underserved communities and get something off the ground. A few things change every year and we’re going to let you know what the latest updates are as well as some tips for applying and making sure you have the best chance of getting funded.  

Learn more about Parkinson Foundation Community Grants here: https://www.parkinson.org/resources-support/community-grants

Email your specific questions to PF here: [email protected]

If you’re listening in time, please join our group discussion on January 3, 2023 for free. Register here: https://www.neurocollaborative.com/pl/2147644610

This meeting will NOT be recorded!

Let’s chat about the big goals and how far we’ve come! Claire shares the changes from Rogue over the past year and what she’s planning for 2023. We’ll share a few personal goals and updates as well as the program we use for goal planning.

Download the YearCompass booklet for free here! https://yearcompass.com/en/#download

Another edition on a very important topic! Check out episodes 136 and 123 for more discussion on this topic. You are going to learn so much from this presentation that Claire put together for a support group and also her members at Rogue. Learn the symptoms of hypotension (some you may not realize), why it matters, and most importantly, what to do about it! Learn what to educate your clients on so they can prevent and treat this as much as possible. 

Diagnosis and treatment of orthostatic hypotension by Wouter Weiling, MD, Horacio Kaufmann, MD, et al.

An Elderly Parkinsonian Patient with Extreme Blood Pressure Fluctuations by Da-Wei Chen, et al.

Reach out if you have any more information on topics like this or questions! [email protected] 

Download files here!

Claire gets asked a lot about how she set up her harnesses and has tried to send messages one by one with the links and instructions. She thought it would be a great idea to have an episode on the podcast with all of the info and links to share each time. Let us know if you have questions!

https://www.massrehabinc.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOiXyoojHb0w92A_hb5VLQ

Kemuse Wall/Ceiling Mount Bracket: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y4N5RMN/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_43QECH8KB5E18XP56VSF_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Rope Ratchet: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006P39LCE/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_MTF0RNXP6P1AMNCKAHQC_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Favofit Auto Locking Carabiner Clips: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QCV858T/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_4H0TD578S0WY7WHG0J9X_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=

Palmer Safety Harness: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G5DNWPH/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_S5DRES2JQ4D95PVFE9F2_0