Return to Run After Stroke: A Case Series Michael James, SPT Background While in PT school, I enjoyed learning about the numerous specialty opportunities within physical therapy. The meaningful hands-on experiences that I had confirmed neurology as an interest … Read more
Background After having the opportunity to have a clinical in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation (AIR) at UNC, I completely fell in love working with patients with neurological conditions including patients with strokes. I loved it so much that I changed my … Read more
 The Role of Verbal Instruction in Immediately Altering Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Post-Stroke By: Hailey Guerin, SPT BACKGROUND Throughout all of my clinical rotations thus far during physical therapy school, I have repeatedly encountered patients who were recovering from … Read more
The Effects of Lower Extremity Strength on Verbal Cueing Response in Gait Rehabilitation Post-Stroke _______________________________________________________________________ By Ben Buchanan PRELUDE _______________________________________________________________________ Â Â Â Â In my second clinical rotation of PT school I was introduced to the Inpatient Rehab … Read more
Pusher Syndrome Post-Stroke:  Background Information, Patient Presentation, and Evidence-Based Intervention Strategies Created by Hannah Leshin Background Information Pusher Syndrome (PS) is an impairment that occurs following a stroke, affecting patients’ perception of postural vertical.1 The patient presentation of PS … Read more
Biomechanical gait characteristics of unsuccessful foot clearance during swing in individuals with chronic stroke Jessica Burpee, SPT                   Overview        … Read more
Let’s Get Moving:  A Home-Based Exercise Program for Individuals Recovering from Stroke Over the course of the year, I have researched the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise following stroke and the benefits of implementing community-based exercise programs for chronic stroke survivors. … Read more
Lower Extremity Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Training in Rehabilitation Post Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury by Brandon Lindquist [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGfjkDAJ40w&list=PL7AA3B9D92429123A&index=2[/youtube] Introduction During a clinical rotation at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) I was introduced to patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation (PENS). The … Read more
Stroke and Falls Entering physical therapy school, I was determined that I was following the path to become a sports physical therapist. However, after clinical time and coursework, I felt myself being inexplicably drawn to neuromuscular physical therapy. After my … Read more
Walk with Ease to Improve Mobility and Quality of Life in Chronic Stroke Survivors Carly Laper I conducted to research study to examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of the Walk with Ease (WWE) program on chronic stroke survivors. … Read more
