Course curriculum

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    High-intensity Training vs Conventional Training in Individuals with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study

    • Course description
    • HIT vs Conventional
    • Article for Knowledge Check
    • Article Quiz
    • Feedback Survey

Course Description

This educational course will focus on a recent randomized trial evaluating two physical therapy interventions provided to individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury. This presentation will provide the background and rationale for the study as well as extensive video examples of the types of physical therapy interventions provided within both the high-intensity walking training and conventional physical therapy interventions. Afterwards, the results, limitations, and implications of findings within this study will be discussed.

Learning Objectives

After completion of the course, participants will be able to

  1. Summarize the existing evidence for gait rehabilitation for individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury
  2. Verbalize the FITT (frequency, intensity, time, and type) of interventions provided within each of the training paradigms
  3. Describe the results, limitations, and potential implications for clinical practice for the presented randomized clinical trial

Course Instructor

Abbey Plawecki is a Board-Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy and works as a research physical therapist within Indiana University’s Locomotor Recovery Lab focusing on walking recovery in neurologic populations including stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis. She has her Master's of Physical Therapy from the University of Evansville and is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She is a Certified Clinical Instructor from the APTA and was adjunct faculty for the Indiana University DPT program. She has co-authored publications on the topics of stroke and spinal cord rehabilitation and has presented at both regional and national conferences.

Continuing Education Units

  • 1.45 Total CEU's

    The course will provide a total of 1.45 CEU's that were approved by the Indiana Physical Therapy Association. Check with your local association about requirements to transfer CEUs.

  • Required Reading

    "Comparative efficacy of high-intensity training vs conventional training in individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury: a pilot randomized controlled study." (0.7 CEUs with a required knowledge check)

  • Video

    .75 CEU's come from the recorded course done by Abbey Plawecki who is a Board-Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy and works as a research physical therapist within Indiana University’s Locomotor Recovery Lab.