The balance workshop aims to assist clinicians to develop evidence-based solutions for people with balance difficulties.

Target audience: Physiotherapists and occupational therapists and exercise physiologists who are working with older people and/or people with neurological conditions, in inpatient, outpatient or community settings and in private or public settings

Cost: $718.84 (Inc GST and Humanitix booking fee)

Presenters – Dr. Simone Dorsch and Zheng Cao

CONTENT: For full description go to StrokeEd.com

Day One:

Topics – Introduction- Postural adjustments research -Anticipatory/ ongoing postural adjustments -Clinical implications – Discussion -Assessment of balance -Video analysis -Effective training -Analysis and training with patients – Clinical session 1 -Discussion of clinical session

Day Two:

Topics – Effect of ageing on postural adjustments, Effect of neuropathology on postural adjustments – Falls – Risk factors, circumstances – Intervention – effective trials, dosage, environment setup – Intervention – challenging balance – Practical session – Analysis and training with patients – Clinical session 2 – Discussion of clinical session and goal setting

Learning objectives: Participants will learn how to:

Define balance, postural adjustments, kinematics, kinetics, task specificity
Discuss research about the characteristics of postural adjustments i.e. timing, task specificity
Describe changes that occur to postural adjustments with aging and neuropathology
Describe the assessment and analysis of balance impairment
Describe the risk factors and circumstances of falls
Discuss the evidence for exercise interventions to improve balance and reduce falls
Demonstrate how to to set up effective balance training for people with impaired balance
Plan a group class that challenges balance and provides a high intensity of practice

Pre-requisites: None. Suitable for students and recent graduates through to experienced clinicians.

Pre-reading & homework: Therapists are asked to start preparing 4-6 weeks before the event. Allow several hours for the homework particularly if English is not your primary language. Pre-reading includes journal articles and completing analysis tasks.

Workshop manual including PowerPoint slides and worksheets will be provided in both electronic and hard (printed) copy.

Venue: 7 George Place, Artarmon, Sydney, NSW