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Geriatric Balance and Dizziness Management

Geriatric Balance and Dizziness Management
Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, BFPCE, FAPTA
January 20, 2014
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This presentation will include practical clinical applications of the latest evidence in the rehabilitation of geriatric patients with dizziness. Participants completing this course will be ready to recognize the common causes, individualize their care (exam and treatment), and set appropriate goals. We will reveal how to systematically evaluate and prescribe an individualized program for imbalance. *Please note that the first video is not functioning properly but will be shown again at the end of the presentation....


mike studer

Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, BFPCE, FAPTA

Dr. Studer, a Physical Therapist (PT) since 1991 and a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy since 1995, co-founded and co-owns Spark Rehabilitation and Wellness in Bend, Oregon. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor at Touro University and is an instructor at UNLV. Actively engaged as a practicing clinician, researcher, author, and presenter in DPT programs and continuing education, Mike was honored as the 2011 Clinician of the Year in the Neurologic Academy and, in 2014, in the Geriatric Academy of the APTA.

Dr. Studer has presented invited lectures in all 50 states and 12 countries across four continents. In 2020, he received the highest honor in PT, being distinguished as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. Over his 33-year career, Mike has authored over 35 articles and six book chapters and is a consultant to Major League Baseball.

 



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