Deep Brain Stimulation & Parkinson's: A Case Study

About this episode

Kay Mayordomo discusses a case study on a patient's challenges after Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's.

Join Kay Mayordomo, PT, DPT as she dives into a case study involving a patient's experience post-DBS due to Parkinson's, revealing the ongoing challenges he faced with balance and safety. Despite good lower extremity strength, his reactive postural control was lacking, leading to frequent falls. We focused on improving his gait, safety awareness, and even floor recovery techniques to empower him and reduce caregiver burden. Want to make sure you stay up to date in all things Geriatrics in less than 3 minutes every other week? Join thousands of others in our free MMOA Digest Email list - https://institute-of-clinical-excellence.kit.com/a3837f54b7

People in this episode

Host: Kay Mayordomo

Topics covered

• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Parkinson's
• balance
• safety
• gait improvement
• caregiver burden

Keywords

• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Parkinson's
• balance
• gait
• safety awareness
• floor recovery
• caregiver burden

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute of Clinical Excellence, MMOA Digest Email

Places: Parkinson's

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