Our neuro rehab professional education courses & workshops teach you to
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UPCOMING COURSES & WORKSHOPS
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3-day (22-hour) In-Person Professional Course
Working with Spinal Cord Injury:
A Framework for Exercise Selection & Execution
Hosted at
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
102 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010
*This course is hosted at an in/outpatient physical therapy clinic that does not host pilates equipment. If you are looking for a course that specifically highlights the use of Pilates equipment for neuro clients/patients, please refer back to the upcoming course offerings page to find a course hosted at a Pilates studio (I offer these about once/year). If you are unsure if this course venue is best for your learning goals, please email me or book a Discovery Call to discuss.
Course Schedule
Asynchronous Pre-Course Learning: 1-2 hours
Friday Jan 30: 9-5pm
Saturday Jan 31: 9-5pm
Sunday Feb 1: 8-4pm
Course Details
For more information on the course description, learning objectives, daily agenda, student-faculty ratios, Continuing Education information, presenter bio, and to download the Course Syllabus, visit the main course information page here.
*This course will have a Lab Assistant with 16+ participants to keep a student-faculty ratio of 16:1 in compliance with APTA standards.
Pre-Course Learning Details
We will quickly review the core concepts of our ‘Framework for Recovery’, assuming you have already been exposed to the concepts through the pre-course material. ONE hour of continuing education is credited to the pre-course material.
Option 1: Chapters 6-10 of From the Ground Up. Use code PREP-SCHOOL for $50 off when you purchase this course + FTGU together.
Option 2: FTGU Book Club Blog & Podcasts, Episodes 6-10 - link to access will be sent in a follow-up email after registration.
Travel Recommendations
We’ll send you hotel recommendations in a follow-up email after registration.
3-Day In-Person COURSE:
ZN Framework for SCI Rehab:
Exercise Selection & Execution
Learn the ZN Framework for Recovery, a new movement analysis system that quickly highlights disconnects and how fascial lines and floor-based exercises progressively build trunk stability, hip stability, and efficient gait patterns. This highly dynamic 3-day course offers the most comprehensive learning of my approach to SCI recovery.
This course is approved for 22 CEU’s through:
WORKSHOPS: bite-sized learning
Floor-based Training for
SCI & Neuro
Exercise progressions for at-home
& in-clinic programming
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Return to the foundations on the floor, facilitating the development of movement, strength, skill, and coordination in your SCI clients from the ground up.
We'll review positions, drills, transitions, and travels inspired by the motor development progression (MDP) and explore how to use this model as a template for building session plans while understanding a system for progression, regression, and customization to each client's needs.
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VIRTUAL Presentation: 4-hour
»Delivered over ZOOM, moving between PowerPoint/lecture and interactive movement experiences for the clinicians. I include A LOT of video of examples of my clients for deeper analysis and practical application.
In-Person Workshop: 4-hour OR Full Day/7-hour
»Bring me in for a highly dynamic in-person experience, moving between lecture, interactive movement experiences for the clinicians, and practical application/lab time with pre-arranged demo clients.
Working with High Tone in SCI & Neuro Clients
A Holistic Approach to Tone & Spasticity
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High neurological tone (also known as hypertonicity) is a frustrating side effect of spinal cord injury, both for the individual and for trainers to work with. Trainers are often stuck on how to “lift” this tone to expose true motor abilities and progress in function.
Traditional strategies for tone management are “band-aid solutions,” minimizing tone for a short period before it returns in (sometimes larger) full force. Is there a better way to address neurological tone at its roots for more lasting results?
This presentation explores the impact of trauma and the role of the autonomic nervous system in chronic neurological tone. Staff will experience for themselves the effects of Stephanie's curated “central nervous system soothers” and exercises she has found to mitigate and decrease global neurological tone for the long term.
inspired by the motor development progression (MDP) and explore how to use this model as a template for building session plans while understanding a system for progression, regression, and customization to each client's needs.
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In-Person Workshop: Full Day/7-hour
»Bring me in for a highly dynamic in-person experience, moving between lecture, interactive movement experiences for the clinicians, and practical application/lab time with pre-arranged demo clients.
Optimizing your Pilates Equipment
Equipment demonstrations & exercises for SCI
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Pilates equipment can be a game-changer for supporting your client’s movement discovery and development - if you know how to use it.
If you’re using your reformer as a glorified leg press machine or your trapeze table is just a staging area for other equipment, it’s time to learn more about how these pieces can value to your program.
This presentation teaches you about the features of pilates equipment, explores which clients are best suited for the different pieces and several exercises to build your confidence in actually using the equipment in real client sessions. Stephanie will guide staff in Pilates exercises for themselves on and off the equipment so they have a better understanding of what it feels like for their clients.
inspired by the motor development progression (MDP) and explore how to use this model as a template for building session plans while understanding a system for progression, regression, and customization to each client's needs.
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In-Person Workshop: Full Day/7-hour
»Bring me in for a highly dynamic in-person experience, moving between lecture, interactive movement experiences for the clinicians, and practical application/lab time with pre-arranged demo clients.
Self-paced Learning in
Online Courses & Workshops
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Understanding spinal cord injury
& getting started with SCI clientsWith a comprehensive exploration of potential motor and sensory abilities you may encounter, with video examples of REAL individuals with SCI, you’ll
know what to expect
when your new client with a [C5 ASIA B] SCI comes through the door.
Between an analysis of SCI-specific compensation patterns and a breakdown of common SCI client goals (how does someone drive with no leg movement?!), you’llfeel confidentsupporting your clients wherever they are in their movement journey.
We’ll also cover important safety considerations & secondary challenges unique to SCI so you are ready to address them if they ever come up. And if you’re hesitant about helping someone transfer out of their wheelchair onto your table, we’ve got that covered too.
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Learn more about this course here.
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Strategies to facilitate
deeper & lasting connectionsGain insight into best practices for programming, the neuroscience of motor learning & retention, effective cueing, and an introduction to fascial communication as it relates to integrating the body after a paralyzing injury.
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Learn more about this workshop here.
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