Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy
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The Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy is one of the fastest growing sections of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and we are pleased that you have taken this opportunity to learn more about us. The Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy is one of 18 specialty sections within the APTA. The Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy was formed in 1972 and currently has approximately 6000 members.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Neurologic rehabilitation becomes practical and precise through clinician-led conversations about assessment, movement, exercise, safety, and patient care.
Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Podcast turns neurologic rehabilitation into working conversations among physical therapists, researchers, and clinical leaders.
A sideways glance becomes a balance problem, and you get to hear how a therapist thinks through it.
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Practical ALS seating guidance, with the clinic logistics that decide whether mobility equipment actually helps.
This collaborative episode stays on seating for people with ALS and keeps returning to what makes equipment work in real life. It moves through wheelchair setup, respiratory support, energy conservation, and the clinic-side details that shape care, including telehealth, loaner…
A practical conference roadmap for clinicians and SIG members heading to CSM 2026.
This preview episode frames CSM as a practical planning guide for Balance and Falls SIG members, not a broad conference overview. Jen Nash and Nate Casey explain why CSM matters for clinicians focused on balance and falls, then walk through the balance-and-falls sessions, SIG…
A practical look at how balance recovery works before the fall.
Reactive balance sits at the center of this episode, as Daniel Peterson explains that falls are not always caused by being bumped or shoved. The point lands best when the discussion separates external perturbations from internal ones and connects that distinction to common…
A grounded SCI rehab discussion about exoskeletons, pain, and IRB reporting.
This episode stays close to the practical side of spinal cord injury rehab, where clinicians, researchers, and physicians have to sort through exoskeleton use, spasticity, neuropathic pain, and the real choices that come up in inpatient care.
A clear, practical look at neuro residency training and the application process.
This episode gives a straightforward look at neuro residency training and the questions people ask before applying. Chris Burke, chair of the DDSIG, opens a special collaboration with the Residency and Fellowship SIG, then brings in Christina Plotko, Madison Catalano, and Aisha…
A practical exercise guide for myotonic dystrophy, with clear staging, safety, and clinic-ready advice.
This episode reads like a clinic-facing webinar on exercise for people with myotonic dystrophy. Its strongest section is the practical split between resistance or strengthening work, aerobic exercise, balance, and flexibility.
A grounded clinical conversation about tailoring rehab for cerebellar ataxia.
This conversation stays close to the hardest part of neurorehab: making exercise feel specific, usable, and worth the effort for people with cerebellar ataxia.
A practical walk-through of dysautonomia for clinicians who need the assessment details to land.
This episode treats dysautonomia as something to pin down, not a buzzword to toss around. Robin Evans and her guests explain what it is, why vestibular clinicians keep seeing it in dizziness and balance care, and how orthostatic hypotension, POTS, and orthostatic intolerance fit…
Peter Attia evaluates longevity science, from CETP inhibitors to protein debates, through evidence.
Morning medical evidence, compressed for practice.
Medical research, translated through patient experience.
Ken Venaco speaks with Gia Minoni, the greater New York and Long Island chapter social worker for the Huntington Disease Society of America, and she says she has held the role since September 2024 after being active in the Huntington’s disease community since 2012.
Ken Venaco talks with Donna Sperlakis, Senior Director of Community Engagement at the Parkinson's Foundation, during April's Parkinson Awareness Month and introduces the foundation's Navigating the Path series.
The Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Podcast episode "Fall Risk Uncovered: A Vestibular Connection" centers on an 83-year-old man with coronary artery disease, COPD, bladder cancer, spinal stenosis, and multiple cervical/lumbar surgeries who kept falling before inpatient rehab.
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Ken Venaco speaks with Francino Porcincola about the platform-award-winning randomized controlled trial, Amplifying Real-World Walking in Parkinson's Disease Through Autonomous Music-Based Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation.
Jen Nash and Nate Casey open the Balance and Falls SIG's CSM 2026 preview and set the meeting around balance intervention and fall prevention.
This episode presents a provocative argument against the classic concept of cortical reorganization—the idea that brain areas can fundamentally change their function after injury.
Chris Burke hosts a collaborative episode of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy’s 4D podcast with Wendy Kester and Pam Glazer on seating for people with ALS.
Ken Venaco, Sarah Zahler, and Madison Catalano discuss upcoming Degenerative Diseases Special Interest Group (DDSIG) content at APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2026 in Anaheim, California.
Jen Nash, chair of the Balance and Falls SIG, and Nate Casey, vice chair, preview the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy Podcast episode for CSM 2026 in Anaheim, California, February 12–15.
Daniel Peterson joins Parm Paget to talk about balance recovery.
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A collaborative podcast between the ANPT Degenerative Diseases SIG and Residency/Fellowship SIG featuring a panel discussion about neurologic physical therapy residency programs.
4D shares a special recording from the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation on exercise for people with myotonic dystrophy.
Physical therapist Sarah Milne from Murdoch Children's Research Institute discusses individualized rehabilitation for degenerative ataxias, sharing findings from her RCT comparing goal-directed multifaceted rehab to standard care.
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The episode opens with a clinical question.
Kristen Cizat introduces Nicole Scharf and the 2024 paper on psychosexual well-being after spinal cord injury.
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