Class Schedule (subject to change)
Day 1 (9 hours)
7:30 AM: Registration
8:00–9:00 AM: Electrical stimulation technology (electrical parameters, electrodes). What we must know about the stimulation systems
9:00–10:30 AM: Hands–on laboratory I: Sensory vs. muscle activation, twitch vs. tetanic contraction, symmetrical vs asymmetrical current
10:30–11:00 AM: Research
11:00–11:15 AM: Break
11:15 AM–12:00 PM: Electrical excitability testing for peripheral nerve damage, upper and lower extremity, and trunk
12:00–1:00 PM: Introducing surface non-invasive spinal cord stimulation
1:00–1:30 PM: Lunch
1:30–2:30 PM: Demo patient: nerve conduction testing and spinal stimulation treatment
2:30–3:00 PM: Discussion of the evaluation findings and treatment approach
3:00–3:30 PM: Spinal Stimulation for club foot, nerve pain, CP, scoliosis, plexus paralysis, bowel, and bladder
3:30–3:45 PM: Break
3:45–6:00 PM: Hands–on laboratory II: Various placements and settings for NISE-Stim for lower extremity
Day 2 Schedule (7 hours)
7:30–8:00 AM: Review of key points
8:00–9:00 AM: Hands-on Laboratory III: NISE-Stim for upper extremity and trunk for various impairments, spinal stimulation on the sensory level Hands-On Laboratory: NISE-Stim for various impairments
9:00–10:00 AM: Functional Electrical Stimulation
10:00–10:15 AM: Break
10:15–11:15 AM: Hands-On Laboratory: FES for sit-to-stand transitions, bilateral reaching, gait, transitions, crawling, and unilateral reaching
11:15 AM–12:15 PM: Demonstration patient: assessment and treatment. Discussion of findings and treatment approach
12:15–12:45 PM: Lunch
12:45–1:45 PM: Five demonstration patients for class treatment
1:45–2:00 PM: Break
2:00–2:30 PM: Feedback on treatment
2:30–3:30 PM: Review key points and Q&A