Balance Training In Adults: 30 Practical Ideas & Interventions for PTs and OTs
Course: #9580Level: Introductory 2 Hours 4297 Reviews
PTs and OTs have the tools and the education to address balance and fall prevention head-on. Join this passionate presenter in exploring 30 practical ideas and interventions for making balance training amazing.
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Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.2 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 08974; CE Broker/2.0 CE Broker #20-1172510; IACET/0.2; NBCOT PDUs/2.5 Beginner, Rehabilitation
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list four risk factors linked with an elevated fall risk per the CDC.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify one method to use walking speed to assess safety and list three ways to incorporate dual-task processing into balance training.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify three to four ways to progress an exercise, activity, or movement and three to four evidence-based programs that are proven to help older adults reduce their risk of falling, per the National Council on Aging.
Course created on February 13, 2024
Agenda
| 0-15 Minutes | Background and review of learning outcomes |
| 15-30 Minutes | Risk factors for fall risk |
| 30-45 Minutes | Walking speed and other tests useful for assessing balance |
| 45-75 Minutes | Dual task processing for balance benefits |
| 75-90 Minutes | How to progress exercises, activities, and movements |
| 90-105 Minutes | Using layering tools like the 4-walls drill, clocks, pyramids for balance enhancement |
| 105-115 Minutes | Structured programs for balance training |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Andrea Salzman
MS, PT
Andrea Salzman, MS, PT graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Master’s degree in physical therapy. She has over 30 years of experience with hands-on care and training, specializing in geriatrics, patient motivation, aquatics, and musculoskeletal and balance disorders. She has presented 200 seminars, authored 300 PT articles, served as a PT-related journal editor, and was once featured on the cover of Physical Therapy magazine. Salzman has served as adjunct faculty at the College of St. Catherine’s (now St. Catherine’s University) for 8 years and as the Vice President of 10K Health, LLC, a temporary staffing agency, for a decade. She currently serves as the Director for Aquatic Therapy University and ATU Aquatic Therapy Seminars and has assisted hundreds of facilities during the start-up and training phases of their aquatic practice.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
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