Dr Jess Nolan recently completed her PhD on Lateropulsion. Jess is a physio from Perth, Australia. Her credentials include BSc (Physio) - Curtin Uni, Grad Dip (Neuro Rehab) – UWA, member of ANZSO Emerging Stroke Clinician Scientist Committee, and Physio Working Party for the Stroke Foundation Living Guidelines. Jess worked as a senior physio, a physio coordinator of stroke services and is now at Curtin University in a teaching & research role. This episode is all about Jess’ PhD journey and results. Lots of lateropulsion clinical application in this one.
2.00 sec Intro
2.28 Career pathway/Interest in Lateropulsion
8.45 What is lateropulsion? Can it be mild?
13.20 Prevalence
14.05 Outcome Measures
18.29 Verticality
22.38 Assessing SVV – bucket method
23.00 PhD results - LOS needs, ANSNAP LOS predication accuracy, 1 year outcomes
37.10 Unknown pathophysiology of lateropulsion
40.20 Other components of lateropulsion – SPV – graviception, vestib impairment
43.35 Treatment
49.22 Fear of falling
50.45 Education
53.01 Treatment 2.0
56.28 What’s next for this work
1.04.17 Erin & Matt's reflection
Articles discussed in episode:
Lateropulsion prevalence: Dai 2022 systematic review
Assessment of verticality: Piscicelli & Pérennou 2017
Lesion location: Van Der Waal 2023 systematic review
Thalamic involvement: Rosenzopf 2023
Treatment approaches: Paci 2023 scoping review
Lateropulsion outcome measures: Koter 2017
4 Point Pusher Score validation: Chow 2019
Lateropulsion & falls (inpatient): Lewis, Heinemann...Nolan 2024
Links
Twitter @jessnolan__
Check out the episode webpage for Jess' PhD papers
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