Course Authors: Jay Grissom, PT, DPT; Jen Brilmyer, PT, DPT, DHSc; Monica Krogmann, PT, DPT; Cornelia Lundell, PT, DPT; Martha Bloyer, PT, DPT; Kelli Reyes, PT, DPT; Tanya Liu, PT, DPT, PhD

Article Title: Where’s the evidence? Challenging therapists to stop legitimizing Dynamic Movement Intervention and Cuevas Medek Exercises

Article Authors: Paleg, Ginny PT, MPT, DScPT; Pool, Dayna PT, PhD; Hidalgo-Robles, Álvaro PT, MSc; Frumberg, David MD; Livingstone, Roslyn OT, MSc(RS); Damiano, Diane PT, PhD.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Differentiate between experimental and evidence-based pediatric treatment practices.
2. Consider professional ethical implications when utilizing novel interventions.
3. Identify the motor control theory that underlies Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME) and Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI).
4. Evaluate the authors’ supported viewpoint on neuroplasticity and motor learning.