ANPT Balance and Falls Special Interest Group

Latest Episodes
B&F SIG: Planning the Perfect CSM 2025 (if you love balance training & fall prevention)
Whether you plan to attend in-person or watch on-demand, our host Marissa Lyon highlights an itinerary of education sessions, platform presentations, and poster sessions that will elevate your knowled
B&F SIG: Balancing the Needs of a Small Business and it’s Community with Jason Adour
Jason Adour, founder of Maine Strong Balance Center, speaks to me about the opportunities and challenges of starting and maintaining a small business focused on balance and falls while trying to treat
B&F SIG: Mike Studer on Dual-Task Balance Training and Very Fast Birds
For this episode, I speak to Dr. Mike Studer about dual-task balance training, including what it is and what it isn't, the benefits of this training modality, dosing dual-task balance training, the ef
Balance & Falls SIG: Capacity vs Performance
We talk to neurologic physical therapist, Nick Wendel, from the Center for Neurorehabilitation at Boston University about balance capcity and balance performance. We discuss measurement of performance
Balance & Falls SIG: Sara Oxborough from the Telehealth Taskforce
Sara Oxborough, who currently serves on the ANPT Telehealth Task Force and previously served on the MN APTA Telehealth Task force, discusses the October 2023 publication and resources published on the
Balance & Falls SIG: Genotype impact on falls & tDCS with Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee
In this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, assistant professor at Drexel University about her work both in the area of COMT genotype (variations of a gene involved in dopamin
Balance & Falls SIG: Perturbation Training for Fall Prevention with Dr. Tanvi Bhatt Episode 12
Winner of the 2023 Balance & Falls SIG Research Award, Dr. Tanvi Bhatt shares her journey to physical therapy research, contemporary evidence on perturbation training, why having your patient catch a
Balance & Falls SIG: Perturbation-Based Balance Training with J.J. Mowder-Tinney Episode 11
In this episode of the Balance & Falls Special Interest Group Podcast, Host Marissa Lyon speaks with J.J. Mowder-Tinney. Dr. Mowder-Tinney was awarded the Best Poster Presenter at the ANPT Annual Conf
Balance & Falls SIG: Conversation with SIG Leadership Episode 10
Conversation with the leaders of the Balance & Falls SIG, Debbie Espy (Chair), Jen Nash (Chair-elect), Laura Jacobs (Nominating committee), Nate Casey (Secretary), and Michele Collins (Vice chair).
Spreading the Evidence: Integrating Evidence in Practice
In this episode, physical therapist and clinician, Jonathan Kinzinger, shares his story of finding evidence that he could apply to practice. Resources such as the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the