General Principles of Spasticity Management in Spinal Cord Injury

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Better understand how to manage and use spasticity in individuals with SCI

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Melanie Harding (Skeen)

Melanie has considerable experience in spinal cord rehabilitation, both as a clinician and a tutor

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Introduction

Spasticity is a common but often underdiagnosed symptom in people with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Spasticity can become problematic for some, but may offer benefits for others. Problematic spasticity can be painful and interfere with mobility and function, including body hygiene or toileting. It is most common in patients diagnosed with ASIA grades B through D at the cervical level. However, some individuals can benefit from spasticity as it can help facilitate trunk stability for postural control and enhance activities such as standing, transfers, and other activities of daily living. This course discusses definitions, assessment methods and the management of spasticity. It also offers practical tips on how individuals with spinal cord injury might use spasticity to perform functional tasks.

Aims

The course aims to provide an overview of spasticity post-spinal cord injury, focusing on definitions, assessment and management.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

Video
Reading activity
Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at rehabilitation professionals, students and assistants including but not limited to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation Doctors, Rehabilitation Nurses, Prosthetists, Orthotists, Psychologists, Audiologists, Dietetics, Social Workers. Community Health Workers, Nurses or Medical Doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.
Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.
Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.2 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

Respect the Plus Community Culture.
Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

discuss the definition, key neurological components and basic epidemiology of spasticity in spinal cord injury
describe the key features of at least one clinical, biomechanical and neurophysiological method of assessing spasticity
identify at least three methods to help manage spasticity and at least two ways spasticity can be used in spinal cord injury

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

Melanie Harding (Skeen): No financial relationships disclosed by instructor.
Non-financial disclosure: Melanie Harding is the Chairman of SASCA (Southern African Spinal Cord Association)

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For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews

I found this course very helpful for clinical practice. The video demonstrations and clinical examples were especially helpful.

Elizabeth Griffin

Physiotherapist

Ireland

My confidence to participate in the MDT for the management of patients with spinal cord injury has greatly improved today.

Alozious Bataringaya

Occupational Therapist

Uganda

This course is brilliant! It is a must-do course for all physiotherapists aspiring to treat spasticity in SCI with skill and results!

Munyaradzi Calven Mtema

Physiotherapist

South Africa

This course allowed me to see spasticity not only as a problem to be treated but as an asset to be used for the optimal functioning of patients. (Google Translate)

Gabeaud Jennifer

Physical Therapist

Haiti

The information given was excellent and helped me refresh my knowledge. I learnt many new aspects of spasticity.

Pooja Vikas Gupta

Physical Therapist

India

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