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If you find that you're not encountering patients with functional neurological disorders (FND), it’s because you're not recognizing them.

FND are unfortunately very common yet poorly understood, representing a spectrum of conditions often hidden in plain sight. They manifest as movement disorders, seizures, and cognitive disruptions, but without visible causes or clear diagnostic markers, many patients feel misunderstood by the healthcare system.

This applications-based training equips you to overcome the inherent barriers in recognizing FND, enabling effective management of their diverse and variable manifestations.

Bridge the gap between complex neurologic symptoms and effective, personalized treatment strategies as you deepen your expertise:

  • Gain an understanding of the underlying mechanisms, how FND develops and the neurological processes involved
  • Assessment tips to effectively differentiate dystonia and FND
  • Specific interventions with proven efficacy in treating symptoms like functional seizures
  • Integrative approaches for all ages and settings
  • Tools to manage psychological components such as performance anxiety or nervousness, which interfere with the execution of sport skills
  • Soft skills for handling sensitive patient interactions, fostering trust with patients who feel passed over by the healthcare system

By the end of this course, you'll not only enhance your clinical acumen but also gain strategic approaches to treatment planning and patient communication that respect the complex nature of FND.

Join us to transform your practice and become a leader in managing and understanding Functional Neurological Disorders, ensuring that no patient feels overlooked.

Functional Neurologic Disorders in
Sport, Ortho and Neuro Across the Lifespan


Highly interactive
Direct feedback on your toughest challenges
Self-paced learning
Unlimited access to materials


Earn up to 7 CE Hours for only $249.99
February 20, 2025 – 8AM–4:15PM PST

What You’ll Learn:


The Umbrella of FNDs: What conditions are included?
  • Functional Movement Disorders (FMD)
  • Functional Seizures (non-epileptiform seizures)
  • Drop Attacks
  • Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)
  • Functional Cognitive Disorders
  • “The Yips”
  • “The Twisties”

The Physiology of FNDs: How does an FND start, where does it 'live'?
  • Neural pathways involved in FND
  • Explore brain areas frequently associated with symptom manifestation
  • Do we “blame” the brain or the mind?
  • How is this different from a conversion disorder, psychosomatization

Functional Movement Disorders and Functional Gait Disorders
  • Identification and management of involuntary movements
  • Strategies for improving gait patterns and mobility

Functional Seizures (Non-Epileptiform Seizures or Psychogenic NES)
  • Differentiation from epileptic seizures
  • Effective communication strategies for crisis management

Drop Attacks
  • Recognizing triggers and patterns of sudden syncopal and drop attacks
  • Is exposure therapy an effective intervention?
Functional Cognitive Disorders
  • Understanding cognitive symptoms without neurological damage
  • Tailoring cognitive therapies to individual needs

The Origin and Presentations of FNDs in Performance Athletes
  • Link between high-performance stress and FND symptoms
  • The vicious cycle of an error

Examination and Confirming an FND: This is a rule-in condition
  • Tools and techniques for diagnosing FND
  • Importance of thorough clinical examination

The Soft Skills: Analogies, Autonomy, Education and Awareness
  • Including the patient in the diagnosis and treatment plan
  • The expectations: Progression/course for persons with FND
  • Who is to blame?
  • The need for an answer through imaging

Putting it into Action: Case Studies Across the Lifespan:
  • Case studies:
    • Performance Athletes
    • Post-Surgical
    • Spontaneous
    • Those presenting alongside another condition
  • Q&A

Objectives

  1. Differentiate movement errors that are functional in nature from those that are of primary musculoskeletal etiology.  
  2. Identify the forms of Functional Neurologic Disorders.
  3. Choose person-specific plans of care for persons with Functional Gait and Movement Disorders that are idiopathic and involve daily mobility/ADLs. 
  4. Determine person-specific, sport-specific, and condition-specific, plans of care for athletes with an FND.
  5. Develop multidisciplinary resourcefulness toward a comprehensive management of patients that present with an FND.
  6. Identify educational tools and condition-specific management using soft skills for persons with an FND.
Meet the Presenter


Mike Studer
Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA, a renowned physical therapist since 1991 and board-certified in neurologic PT, co-founded Spark Rehabilitation and Wellness in Bend, OR, and has presented in all 50 states and 10 countries on topics including rehabilitation, aging, stroke, and Parkinson's Disease. Recognized as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA and Clinician of the Year, he is also a consultant to Major League Baseball and holds a world record for the fastest underwater treadmill marathon.

Click here for information about Mike Studer
Functional Neurologic Disorders in
Sport, Ortho and Neuro Across the Lifespan


Highly interactive
Direct feedback on your toughest challenges
Self-paced learning
Unlimited access to materials


Earn up to 7 CE Hours for only $249.99
February 20, 2025 – 8AM–4:15PM PST
Key Takeaways

  • Distinguish between FND and musculoskeletal issues, enhancing diagnostic accuracy.
  • Gain insights into the neural mechanisms and presentations of various FNDs, from movement disorders to cognitive impacts.
  • Learn effective, evidence-based treatment strategies tailored to diverse FND symptoms, spanning children to adults in various settings.
  • Utilize a collaborative framework for comprehensive management.

Additional Information

Target Audience:

 
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors
  • Exercise Physiologists
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Nurses
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants
  • Physician Assistants
  • Physicians
  • Speech-language Pathologists
  • Other Rehabilitation and Healthcare Professionals

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a 45-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


Questions?

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Your peers are raving about Dr. Mike Studer!

"Full of very practical, evidenced-based information that we can apply to our treatment interventions right away. I appreciate all the tangible examples, videos, attentiveness to questions and thoroughness in answering them. Mike has a great delivery that crosses all disciplines. He speaks fluent PT, OT and SLP."
—Kristin H, OT
"Dr. Studer was the best presenter I have been privileged to learn from in my 16 years of practice as a PT. I look forward to taking many more of his available courses."
—Mary M, PT
"Highly informative. Dr. Studer has an exceptional ability to explain the material so that it can be understood. I look forward to attending more of Dr. Studer's courses!"
—Jon C, OT
"Very impressed by how easily the presenter switched between PT/OT and all the different settings to provide very appropriate ideas or examples!"
—Carly A, PT
"Excellent. Mike does an outstanding job of providing real-life examples and answering questions in a very understandable manner."
—Audra S, PT

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