The PWR!Moves® Therapist Recertification Workshop: Freezing of Gait will summarize Freezing of Gait (FOG) interventions that can provide clinical insight into how physical and occupational therapists can design personalized interventions within the plan of care to benefit both FOG and functional mobility in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PwP). Video case studies (n=2) will illustrate how FOG-specific interventions can be integrated within the PWR!Moves® Retrain Functional Mobility framework. Assessments, role of instruction, sensory feedback, use of simple multipurpose equipment, and group class challenges will be highlighted in the literature review and as part of case study discussion. Emerging therapies on feedback/assessment devices will be summarized at the end. The severity of functional mobility impairment in PwP is affected by dopamine-dependent disturbances that alter cortico-striatal networks and interfere with the ability to express habitual-automatic actions in complex real-world scenarios. In PwP with FOG specific executive functions – response inhibition, attention, set switching, visual-spatial impairments decline disproportionately. These same executive functions are also required for functional mobility in everyday environments. Freezing impairments such as arrhythmicity with brief episodes of absent or reduced movement can occur in other non-gait functions that require repetition and/or coordination across limbs or multiple structures like speech, repetitive finger or hand movements, bilateral reach and grasp movements, and during upper or lower limb floor crawling movements. A recent meta-analysis suggests that rehabilitation that targets multiple behavioral training modes related to 1) reducing the frequency or emergence of FOG episodes (prevention) and 2) circumventing and alleviating imminent FOG episodes (rescue) are efficacious. These studies support the importance of starting early, challenging the intensity and complexity of training, targeting aerobic exercise to enhance neuroplasticity, ongoing practice for sustained gains, and recognizing the unique benefits and challenges of group classes for PwP with FOG. Upon successful completion of this workshop, participants will be recertified as PWR!Moves® Certified Therapists for three years.
Created On: Aug-15-2023 12:00 AM ET
Last Modified On: Mar-13-2026 07:23 AM ET
Application Website URLDelivery Method: Online Only
Date Approved: Dec-13-2023 10:13 AM ET
Credit Requested: 5.00
Credit Approved: 5.00
Public Access: CEUL is open to public
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