FAY HORAK, PT, P - Samuel Merritt University

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Veronica Paniagua, Administrative Assistant
Samuel Merritt University
Department of Physical Therapy
450 30 th Street, Suite 3706
Oakland, CA 94609
Fax 510-869-6282
Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Limited to 100 participants.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
OCTOBER 15, 2010
Dr Horak ‘s DVD about how to
administer the BESTest with video
examples of every score will be available
for $50.00. It normally sells for $200.00
Samuel Merritt University – DPT
450 30 th Street, Suite 3706
Oakland, CA 94609
DOCTOR OF
PHYSICAL THERAPY
PROGRAM
ALUMNI AND CLINICAL
INSTRUCTORS APPRECIATION
DAY
A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO
BALANCE:
EXAMINATION,
EVALUATION &
INTERVENTIONS
TAUGHT BY
FAY HORAK, PT, PHD
Health Education Center
400 Hawthorne Avenue
Oakland, CA 94609
November 6, 2010

As an expression of our gratitude, we are
offering this continuing education course to our
clinical faculty, as well as our alumni, at a
reduced rate.
We want to support both our clinical faculty
and our alumni in their continued learning. We
will be offering a continuing education course
annually. We plan to provide programming
that will serve all practice settings. Your input
on topics and timing of courses is valuable to
us.
We would like to develop a closer relationship
with our alumni to support their continued
professional growth. Please let me know how
we might be able to support you.
- Gaye Raymond, ACCE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Balance problems are the most common reason
for falls and decreased quality of life.
However, balance control is based on many
underlying complex systems that can be
affected by disease and injury. It is important
to evaluate the specific systems affected in
each patient with a balance problem in order to
develop effective treatments. However, current
balance evaluation tests do not d ifferentiate
different types of balance problems. The
purpose of this workshop is to develop skills in
using a systems balance evaluation to
differentiate complex balance disorders in
neurological patients.
Dr. Horak has developed a Balance Evaluation
Systems Test (BESTest) for clinicians to
differentiate balance into 6 underlying systems
that may constrain balance: Biomechanical,
Stability Limits, Postural Responses,
Anticipatory Postural Adjustments, Sensory
Orientation, and Dynamic Balance during Gait
and Cognitive Effects. This unique evaluation
tool is appropriate for any age of ambulatory
patients with Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebellar
Ataxia, Vestibular Disorders, Neuropathy,
Head Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke,
Cerebral Palsy, Cognitive Deficits, and others.
The BESTest is a sensitive, quantitative
balance test.
FACULTY
Fay Bahling Horak, Ph.D., P.T., is a Professor
in the Department of Neurology and Adjunct
Professor in the Departments of Physiology,
and Biomedical Engineering of Oregon Health
Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. A
physical therapist and motor control
neuroscientist, Dr. Horak has studied
neurophysiology of balance and gait control in
Parkinson patients and age-matched controls.
She designed the first Vestibular Rehabilitation
exercise program for patients with dizziness
and balance problems due to vestibular
disorders in the 1980s. She is an internationally
recognized expert on balance control and
designed the Systems Approach to Balance
Rehabilitation. Dr. Horak has recently
translated the constraints on postural disorders
due to Parkinson’s Disease from her laboratory
research to a novel Sensorimotor Agility High
Intensity Exercise Program.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Open to PTs, PTAs, PT/PTA students, OTs,
COTAs. Six contact credits hours available, 0.6
CEU. CEU certificates will be provided
COURSE SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 6, 2010
8:30 am Registration and Continental
Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm- Morning Session
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Split Lunch/Lab
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm - Afternoon Session
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dr. Gaye Raymond, PT, DPT, MS
Assistant Professor/ACCE
510-869-8734 or graymond@samuelmerritt.edu
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Fee: $25.00 for CIs & Alumni
$125.00 for others
Fee includes course materials, continental
breakfast and lunch. Cancellation policy:
Individuals must request a refund 72 hours
prior to the beginning of the course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
� 1. Learn about recent research identifying
how constraints on different balance
systems result in different types of balance
deficits.
� 2. Become skilled in using the Balance
Evaluation Systems Test
� 3. Be exposed to evidence for
effectiveness of balance rehabilitation for
neurological patients
� 4. Understand how to design a
Sensorimotor Agility program for patients
with Parkinson’s disease.
SAMUEL MERRITT UNIVERSITY
Please visit our website
(www.samuelmerritt.edu) to learn more about
the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at
Samuel Merritt University.
You may visit this website for directions to
Samuel Merritt University as well.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.
Thank you from all of us in the Physical
Therapy Department at Samuel Merritt
University.