2020 Fall Conference - Vestibular Rehabilitation: Current Concepts and Future Directions
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Description
Linda D'Silva will be presenting Vestibular Rehabilitation: Current Concepts and Future Directions. This presentation will cover the anatomy, physiology and pathologies that affect the vestibular system. Symptom presentation will be used to make a differential diagnosis so that optimal outcome measures can be used to detect change with interventions. The pathology and interventions to treat a common vestibular condition, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, will be discussed. Evaluation and treatment of vestibular hypofunction following the Clinical Practice Guidelines will be outlined. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of telehealth and the barriers to effectively treat patients with vestibular hypofunction will be highlighted by Dr. Sarah Gallagher. Additionally, more recent vestibular diagnoses, Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (3PD) and Vestibular Migraine, will be discussed by Dr. Lisa Farrell.
About The Speaker(s)
Speaker’s Bio:
Dr. Linda D’Silva, PT PhD, NCS, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is the
Director of the STABILII laboratory which is focused on the diagnosis and management of persons with vestibular
disorders. She has investigated the impact of Type 2 diabetes on the vestibular system, and she is currently
examining the relationship between visual-vestibular deficits and mobility in adults with a mild traumatic brain injury.
She is an active member of the Vestibular Special Interest Group of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Dr. Sarah Gallagher PT, DPT, NCS is the owner of South Valley Physical Therapy which specializes in neurologic
and vestibular rehabilitation. Dr. Gallagher identified that access to expert vestibular rehab is limited due to limited
expertise in the state of Colorado, long travel distances, and dizziness impeding commuting to the clinic. This
problem led her to implemented telerehab at South Valley PT for insurance reimbursement in 2017. She has
presented on implementing telerehab at several national and state PT conferences.
Dr. Lisa Farrell, PT, PhD, ATC has been providing vestibular and balance rehabilitation for adults with various
neurological pathologies in the South Florida area since 1999. She has been a guest lecturer and adjunct faculty
member of Nova Southeastern University with neuroscience being her area of teaching since 2003. Since 2000,
she has been a faculty member for the APTA’s Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Competency-Based Course, and in
2013, became a co-director of this program. Additionally, she has been part of the faculty for the APTA’s Pediatric
Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Competency-Based Course from its inception in 2010 until 2018. With her graduate
degrees, she concentrated her area of study in the field of balance as well as in vestibular assessment and
rehabilitation. In 2017, Dr. Farrell founded Symmetry Alliance, LLC, a consulting firm for program development and
provider of continuing education for rehabilitation professionals, so that she can contribute to helping communities
improve their medical care for patients with vestibular pathology. Throughout her career, she has served her
profession by being an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association.