Eleventh Annual Patricia Leahy Memorial Lecture
CNS Adaptations During Locomotor Training
Presented by:
Amy J. Bastian, PhD, PPT
Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University
This presentation will present information on the locomotor movements of adults and children who have damage or disease of the central nervous system, as well as how and why different treatments improve movement. Additionally, exploring how new movements are "learned" and what the course of movement recovery following different types of brain damage is.
This course is very relevant to physical therapists in all settings that rehabilitate children and adults with disabilities.
Thursday, September 22, 2011,
5–8 pm
University of the Sciences
McNeil Science and Technology Center
45th St. at Woodland Ave.
(Enter at 42nd or 45th Street for free parking)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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The Patricia Leahy Scholarship Fund was established by Professor Patti Leahy before her death. This memorial lecture will serve to add monies to this fund and to honor her memory.
For More Information
Contact Dr. Gregory Thielman at 215.596.8849 or g.thielm@usciences.edu.