BESTest workshop: Girdwood, Alaska 2013



Sep 29th - All Day
The Hotel Alyeska - 1000 Arlberg Rd Girdwood, AK 99587

Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) Course Description

Balance problems are the most common reason for falls and decreased quality of life. However, balance control is based on many complex neurological systems that can be affected by disease, aging and injury. It is important to evaluate the specific balance systems affected in each patient with a balance problem in order to develop effective treatments. However, current balance evaluation tests do not differentiate different types of balance problems. The purpose of this workshop is to develop skills in systematically differentiating complex balance disorders in neurological patients.

Participants will learn how to use the BESTest, miniBESTest and Mobility Lab to design specific, effective rehabilitation treatments for balance retraining. This systems approach is useful for patients with very mild balance deficits as well as patients with very complex balance deficits. Examples from patients with Parkinson’s disease and age-related sensory disorders will be used to illustrate how different balance evaluations lead to different treatments.

 

Contact: Katie Piraino 907-569-5557

 


BESTest Balance Workshop Schedule

Saturday
7:00-8:00        Breakfast
8:00-8:15         Introduction to Course
8:15-10:00       I. Systems for Postural Control
10:00-10:30   Vendor Break
10:30-11:30     II. Assessment: BESTest and MiniBESTest: discussion and demonstration
11:30-12:00     BESTest DVD with video scoring examples
12:00-12:45   FIRST LUNCH / WORKSHOP TO PRACTICE BALANCE EVALUATION  
12:45-1:30     SECOND LUNCH / WORKSHOP TO PRACTICE BALANCE EVALUATION
1:30-3:00         III. Balance systems affected in Parkinson’s Disease (PD)
3:00-3:30        Vendor Break
3:30-4:15         PD Example Patient Evaluation
4:15-5:30         IV. Treatment of balance systems- example from PD
 
Sunday
7:00-8:00        AKATA Annual Meeting and Breakfast
8:00-9:00         Balance Disorders in the Elderly: sensory, strength, musculoskeletal, etc.
9:00-10:00       Future of Balance Testing: Instrumented BESTest with body-worn sensors
10:00-10:30   Vendor Break
11:00-12:00     How to use new, objective technology for evaluation and treatment                     
12:00-1:00     LUNCH
1:00-2:00         Evidence-based Treatment for Balance Systems
2:00-3:30        Roundtable Work on Case Studies to Design Balance Exercises and Reports on Systems-Specific Exercise Programs
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