Skip to main content
2024 ACRM Annual Fall Conference & EXPO Main banner
G4 Foot Drop System
REGISTER NOW
REGISTER NOW
Final Program


AT-A-GLANCE PDF
Back
Register Now

Symposium

Spinal Cord Injury

Clinical Practice

Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System

Application of Locomotor Clinical Prediction Rules to Improve Patient Outcomes Following Spinal Cord Injury 4049

Saturday, November 2, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  
Location:  ROOM: Rosetta REGION: Atrium II Mezzanine Level >>> DIRECTIONS: Exit Atrium Elevators. Take a right and proceed down the corridor. Continue past the escalators and the row of rooms on your left. At the end of the row of rooms, turn down the corridor on the right. Rosetta is the last room on the left. If coming from the Tower Mezzanine, from the Tower Elevators, turn right. Proceed down the stairs and take the first corridor on your left. Rosetta is the last room on the left.
While informed variability in clinical practice can lead to helpful innovation and advances in care, uninformed inconsistencies can lead to increased cost and poorer outcomes for the people we serve.

Results from an International Standard Neurologic Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) within 15 days of injury can be input into clinical prediction calculators for either indoor or outdoor walking. Case studies will show how results from this calculation can be used to prioritize either a high intensity gait training protocol or a compensatory mobility training program. Equipment recommendations will also be discussed.

Patients and families appreciate objective, research supported guidance related to their functional prognosis. Clinicians with varied experience can feel more confident in their clinical decision making when guided by evidence. Physicians can better prioritize medical management with clearer guidance on mobility prognosis.

Upload Image

Learning Objectives:

  • Critically analyze prognostic results from locomotor clinical prediction rules based on ISNCSCI data.
  • Utilize clinical prediction rule data to prioritize evidence-based interventions for individuals following spinal cord injury.
  • Appraise biopsychosocial factors that impact clinical prediction rule.
  • Analyze barriers and potential solutions for successful implementation of locomotor clinical prediction rules into practice.
  • Critically analyze prognostic results from locomotor clinical prediction rules based on ISNCSCI data.
Disclosure(s):
Jacqueline M. LaBarbera, PT, DPT, NCS: No financial relationships to disclose
Emma Pruett, PT, DPT: No financial relationships to disclose