Did you know Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of neurodegenerative dementia after Alzheimer’s disease? Join us for this special webinar hosted by LSVT Global in collaboration with the Lewy Body Dementia Association in recognition of LBD Awareness Month. Learn more about this complex condition and how PT, OT and SLP can comprehensively address the needs of clients with LBD. Hear from a Movement Disorder Specialist who will provide an overview of the condition, followed by evidence-based treatment strategies for PTs, OTs and SLPs to promote successful person-centered care. The therapist panelists will provide a question-and-answer session following the presentation and case study. Intended audience: Physical and occupational therapy professionals and students; speech language pathology professionals and students
Continue Reading →Are you or your loved one living with Parkinson’s Disease Dementia or Dementia with Lewy Bodies? Join us for this special webinar hosted by LSVT Global in collaboration with the Lewy Body Dementia Association in honor of LBD Awareness Month. Discover how you can improve balance, mobility, independence, communication, and quality of life with the support of speech, physical and occupational therapies. Learn about LSVT BIG and LSVT LOUD, therapy programs supported by over 30 years of research, and how they may help you. Come prepared to sample the LSVT exercises and techniques in this interactive webinar! Intended audience: Caregivers and people living with Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease or a Parkinsonism
Continue Reading →Join a panel of LSVT LOUD providers as they describe changes in swallowing that can occur secondary to Parkinson’s disease.
Continue Reading →Join a panel of LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG providers as they discuss their unique service delivery models, such as managing a cash-based clinic, delivering sessions via telepractice, and running a mobile practice.
Continue Reading →Join LSVT LOUD faculty as they discuss three key deficits in Parkinson’s disease that make calibration challenging followed by a description of the four areas of calibration that are integrated into LSVT BIG and LSVT LOUD to help you continue using improved movements and loudness in everyday life.
Continue Reading →Join LSVT LOUD faculty as they discuss how students can get certified individually, or how university faculty can easily offer the training to a group of interested students.
Continue Reading →Join LSVT LOUD faculty as they discuss how LSVT LOUD may be applied to pediatric clients, with a focus on cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.
Continue Reading →Join LSVT BIG faculty as they discuss how increasing amplitude through LSVT BIG treatment can be used to help individuals with Parkinson’s disease improve fine motor skills such as buttoning and handwriting, typing, and more.
Continue Reading →Join LSVT Global Faculty as they discuss the key treatment concepts shared by the LSVT programs, what the treatments look like, and highlights of published research data.
Continue Reading →Join LSVT BIG faculty as they provide guidance on how to collaborate as a therapy team to comprehensively meet the individual needs of your clients while still respecting each discipline’s scope of practice.
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