Foundational Learning and Key Articles 

ANPT Synapse Education & APTA Learning Center: Online Courses

• Health Promotion & Wellness Strategies Applied to Neurorehabilitation
• IV Step: Prevention from a IVSTEP Perspective
• IV Step: Integrating Participation into PT Practice - Application of IV STEP Knowledge
• Enhanced Medical Rehabilitation
• Why an Annual PT Checkup Should and Could Be a Service Your Clinic Offer

Special Interest Group (SIG) Podcasts

• Degenerate Diseases SIG: PT Movement Disorders Fellowship & Private Neurological PT Practice with Julie Hershberg
• Degenerate Diseases SIG: 4D Episode 10: Rehabilitation for people with Huntington’s Disease with Lori Quinn
• Degenerate Diseases SIG: Decision Making in Community Exercise Classes with Tara McIsaac - Episode 11
• Stroke SIG: Physical Activity and Exercise After Stroke; Interviewwith Sandy Billinger - Episode 7
• Stroke SIG: Focus on the Caregiver Post Stroke with Dr. Sarah Blanton - Episode 6

Key Articles (last updated: October 2020)

Multiple Sclerosis

• Venasse et al. Exploring Wellness Interventions in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Review. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2018;20(5):13.
• Moss et al. Wellness and the Role of Comorbidities in Multiple Sclerosis. Neurotherapeutics 2017;14(4):999-1017.
• Kalb et al. Exercise and lifestyle physical activity recommendations for people with multiple sclerosis throughout the disease course. Multiple Sclerosis 2020; April 231-11

Parkinson’s Disease

• Speelman et al. Evaluation of implementation of the ParkFit program: A multifaceted intervention aimed to promote physical activity in patients with Parkinson's disease. Physiotherapy. 2014; 100(2):134-41.
• Rabin et al Complementary Therapies for Parkinson's Disease: What's Promoted, Rationale, Potential Risks and Benefits. Mov Disord Clin Practice. 2015; 2(3):205-212.
• Advocat et al. The effects of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program for adults with Parkinson's disease: A mixed methods, wait list controlled randomized control study. BMC Neuro. 2016; 16:166.

Traumatic Brain Injury

• Wise et al. Benefits of Exercise Maintenance after Traumatic Brain Injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012;93: 1319-23.
• Bezner JR, Hunter DL. Wellness Perception in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury and Its Relation to Functional Independence. Arch Phys Med Rehabi l 2001;82: 787-92.

Spinal Cord Injury

• Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy SCI Special Interest Group Handout for physical therapists and people with SCI
• Kern et al, 2019. Understanding the Changing Health Care Needs of Individuals Aging with SCI. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehab; 25(1):62-73.
• Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center: Fact sheet about SCI and Adaptive Sports and Recreation

Stroke

• Khot and Morgenstern. Sleep and Stroke. Stroke. 2019.50:1612-1617. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023553.
• Van Wijck F, et al Bernahrdt J, Billinger SA. 2019 Improving life after stroke needs global efforts to implement evidence-based physical activity pathways. J of Stroke. April 2019.
• Stroke: Ezeugwu, Manns. Sleep Duration, Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life after Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2017;26(9):2004-2012.
• Stroke: Rose DK, Schafer J, Conroy C. Extending the Continuum of Care PostStroke: Creating a Partnership to Provide a Community-based Wellness Program. JNPT. 2013;37(2):78-84.

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