BESTEest


Workshop Schedule

Day 1

8:30-9:00CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00-9:15Introduction to Course and Pre-test
9:15-10:45 I. Systems for Postural Control
10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-11:30 II. Intro to BESTest
11:30-12:00 BESTest Educational DVD with video scoring examples
12:00-12:45 FIRST LUNCH/WORKSHOP TO PRACTICE BALANCE EVALUATION
12:45-1:30 SECOND LUNCH / WORKSHOP TO PRACTICE BALANCE EVALUATION
1:30-2:30 III. Balance systems affected in Parkinson’s Disease
2:30-3:00 Expected PD Patient Evaluation with BESTest
3:00-3:15 BREAK
3:15-4:00 PD subject Evaluation (Fay)
4:00-4:45 IV. Treatment of balance systems in Parkinson’s Disease
4:45-5:00Questions

Day 2

8:30-9:00CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00-10:30 V. Balance systems affected by Vestibular Disorders and Ataxia
10:30-10:45 BREAK
10:45-11:15 Expected problems in the Bestest for Vestibular and Cerebellar
11:15-12:00 Ataxia/Vestibular patient evaluation demo
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
1:00-2:00 VI. Principles of Exercise
2:00-2:45 Roundtable Work on Case Studies to Design Balance Exercises
2:45-3:00 BREAK
3:00-3:45 Reports on Systems-Specific Exercise Programs
3:45-4:00 VII. Future research and clinical implications