- Examine drugs that are supposed to enhance learning or memory. Do you think they work, and if so, how?
- Discuss the mechanism(s) of reuptake of neurotransmitters.
- Where does the initiation of movement occur in the brain?
- Discuss how the neurotransmitter defects seen in Alzheimer’s disease might contribute to dementia.
- What neural mechanisms are involved in attention?
- Is a balance between serotonin and norepinephrine (and perhaps other neurotransmitters) necessary to emotional and physical health?
- Discuss the evolution of neurotransmission.
- What role does the cerebellum play in motor control?
- Address the role of a neurotransmitter or brain area in the etiology and/or treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.
- Discuss the basal ganglia and its role in motor control.
- Compare the roles of dopamine and the endorphins.
- Discuss the functional significance of a single axon terminal releasing multiple neurotransmitters.
- Physical therapy treatments for lumbar radicular pain.
- Discuss physical therapy treatments for people with cerebral palsy and extensor tone.
- Discuss the effects of vestibular rehabilitation on patients.
- Expected outcomes of supported treadmill stepping following spinal cord injury.
- Discuss physical therapy management of stroke patients in the acute setting.
- What are the effects of functional electrical stimulation on post-stroke gait.
- Discuss balance issues and treatment strategies for falls in the geriatric population.
- Address the etiology and physical therapy treatments for multiple sclerosis.
- Discuss appropriate and effective stretching techniques for contracture in neurological conditions.
- Discuss functional gait assessment and balance evaluation systems in individuals with CVA (or TBI, or MS, or SCI, etc.)
- Discuss the progression of ALS and effective patient and family education strategies for these patients.
- Compare a variety of locomotor training approaches for patients with chronic SCI.
- Discuss the effectiveness of robotic applied resistance during gait training for patients post SCI.
- Discuss the Glascow Coma Scale OR the Rancho Los Amigos Scale in detail, including its reliability and validity.
- Discuss physical therapy strategies to improve motor function in a neurologically involved patient.
- Compare and contrast cognitive issues in patients with senile dementia, Alzheimer’s Dementia, and Parkinson’s Dementia.
- Discuss different strategies to enhance motor learning in a neurologically involved patient.
- Compare and contrast different theories of motor control.
- Discuss strategies to prepare for locomotor training in the non-ambulatory neuro pt.
- Discuss the epidemiology and etiology of stroke.
- Discuss Evidence Based Practice for a neurological patient with CVA (or other d/o)
- Discuss strategies to improve sensory function.
- Discuss strategies to improve left neglect.
- Discuss strategies to decrease spasticity in the CP patient.
- Discuss prevention, health promotion, fitness, and wellness with the patient post TBI.
- Discuss physical therapy interventions for patients with TBI in the acute care setting.
- Discuss the clinical manifestations and physical therapy treatment options for patients with spinal shock, OR autonomic dysreflexia, or post cauda equina syndrome
- Discuss cognitive and perceptual dysfunctions in patients and effective treatment approaches used in the rehab setting.