Group classes are different since COVID. We’re excited people are able to start returning to in person groups but creative ideas are needed to do circuit classes to keep everyone safe. We’re also noticing the levels people are at after a year of exercising virtually on...
Why are we doing this? What’s it all for? Do we look like we are doing EVERYTHING? Why does NeuroCollaborative exist and how do we know when we are successful?
In today’s episode we talk about our mission and vision, what we are against in healthcare culture, and what we...
Sarrisa Curry is founder, president and head coach of the Parkinson’s Exercise and Wellness Center, a 501c3 organization dedicated to the Parkinson’s community of the Kansas City area. Learn the story of how being involved in the fitness world led Sarrisa to follow an intuitive nudge...
Today we continue our nonprofit highlights with Rebecca Bliss and Susan Saenger. We will learn more about their unique nonprofit business model and set up. They offer free PD exercise classes in Durham, NC through the Parkinson’s Movement Initiative, which operates under the American...
Today we talk to Tiffany Piquillioud, PT, DPT, NCS who runs the Challenge Center, a non-profit that helps seniors and individuals with disabilities get skilled therapy and adaptive fitness services in the San Diego, CA area.
She joined the Challenge Center 18 years ago. It started as a fitness...
In today’s show we talk about what you need to know about documenting wellness as well as what to say in that difficult conversation with your clients so they can understand the difference between wellness and therapy. We’ll also let you know what you need to know in order to...
In today’s show we discuss why neuro wellness is a critical component of your client’s health journey and how to really differentiate it from therapy. We discuss the most confusing components of wellness vs therapy to help bring you some clarity on the topic so you can move...
In today’s episode we talk to 4 women who own and/or lead neuro-based nonprofit businesses around the country. Each is unique, inspiring and amazing! If you’ve ever thought about starting a nonprofit and wanted to get some inspo, this is the episode for you!
Today we go into more detail about Freezing of Gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s. We discuss what a therapist should know about medication dosage with clients, the key components of exercises specific for FOG, why it matters if your client has typical PD or atypical PD, and more. Claire...
What if you had a place to ask your toughest questions to mentors from around the globe? What if you had access to experts at your fingertips when you felt stuck with a patient case?
Knowledge translation requires a person to reflect, talk through their thought process, be asked questions,...
In today’s episode we discuss a topic from our NeuroSpark Membership that is highly misunderstood - Spasticity! We delve into resources that JJ shared including an article by Dr. Beth Fisher and colleagues (it shares the title of this episode) and we discuss the key points as well as our...
Trigger warning for this episode: this conversation is open, honest and frank about race and racism as we navigate an anti-racism journey. We are chatting today with Liz Weamer, another neuro PT who we met in our anti-racism membership, Building Allyship. In the show we talk about how you can't...
