TITLE: Sensory Approaches for Neuroplasticity in Ortho and Neuro Rehab: SI, KT, IASTM, Garments, and More!

DATE/TIME: Tues. April 13th, 8:30am - 6:30pm (full day lab)

LAB RATING: Intermediate-Advanced

MAX PARTICIPANTS: 20 seats

CONTACT HOURS: 8.0 CE credits; RACE approval pending

DESCRIPTION: This full day workshop will focus on the application of sensory techniques and tools in canine physical therapy and rehabilitation to promote adaptive neuroplasticity in patients with orthopaedic, neurologic, and other conditions affecting their motor performance during functional and athletic activities. Demonstration and laboratory sessions will include practice with sensory integration and graded exposure therapies with manual techniques, sensory tools, kinesiology tape, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), cupping, and sensory garments, among others.

Learning Objectives:

The participant will be able to confidently develop a plan for desensitization, tone modulation, and/or sensory integration for a canine patient.
The participant will be able to identify behaviors and postural and mobility patterns which would benefit from a sensory approach in rehabilitation and prior to functional or athletic activities.
The participant will be able to identify behaviors and postural and mobility patterns which indicate the potential for maladaptive neuroplasticity in canine patients.

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Sensory Approaches for Neuroplasticity in Ortho and Neuro Rehab

$492.00

DAY / TIME

Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach, PT, DPT, CCRP, CCRT

Amie Lamoreaux Hesbach, PT, DPT, MS, CCRP, CCRT is a doctor of physical therapy with nearly thirty years of experience. In the clinic and workshops, she skillfully and expertly applies manual therapy and facilitation techniques during corrective therapeutic exercise to enhance neuroplasticity and functional recovery in canine patients with orthopaedic, athletic, and neurologic challenges.

Always learning, Dr. Hesbach received degrees from the University of Montana, the Medical College of Virginia, and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, with a residency in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, Vallejo, California. She is certified in Canine Rehabilitation though both the University of Tennessee and the Canine Rehabilitation Institute.

Dr. Hesbach is an author, publishing in both peer-reviewed scientific journals and professional texts. She has lectured and led workshops in more than twelve countries across four continents.

Dr. Hesbach is the past President of the Animal Rehabilitation Special Interest Group of the American Physical Therapy Association. She prides herself in providing concierge, in-home canine physical therapy services in the Boston area and in educating and mentoring canine rehabilitation professionals and pet owners worldwide.

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