Workshop: FES in Neurorehabilitation

Functional Electrical Stimulation in Neurorehabilitation

Kristin Musselman, BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD-Physical Therapy

April 2 & 3, 2016

Paetzold Health Education, Vancouver General Hospital

Functional Electrical Stimulation is an evidence-based intervention that restores or improves movement in clients with neurological impairments such as spinal cord injury, stroke and brain injury.  In the upper extremity it is used to remediate subluxation and shoulder pain, and to facilitate reach and grasp; in the lower extremity it is used to enhance sit-to-stand, dropped foot and gait. Through lecture and small group activity, the course will cover the different stimulation parameters and how each affects the neurophysiological response, appropriately manipulating stimulation parameters and applying one- and two-channel FES efficiently and effectively. The instructor is Dr. Kristin Musselman, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto and a Scientist with the Neural Engineering and Therapeutics Team at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute—Lyndhurst Centre. Dr. Musselman was a CIHR post-doctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Krieger Institute. She is the co-lead of the Walking Measure Group for the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry.

Early bird rate (before February 5):

$445 + GST= $467.25

Regular rate:

$495 + GST= $519.75

Includes extensive manual, lunches and refreshments

Registration deadline March 14, 2016.

Contact Dianna Mah-Jones for more information at dmjot@telus.net.