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Dr. Kara Patterson on clinicians distinguishing themselves!
n this video, Dr. Kara Patterson discusses what clinicians can do to better contribute in an innovative way to physiotherapy and to the world in general!
Dr. Kara Patterson is a physical therapist and researcher at the University of Toronto. She graduated with her degree in Physical Therapy from Queen’s university and practiced clinically in both Canada and The US before returning to Canada to pursue research graduate studies at U of T and McGill Universities. She is currently an associate professor at the University of Toronto where she conducts research around gait dysfunction patients with neurological injury, especially Stroke. She is the 2017 recipient of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association’s Innovation and Advancement Award. The Innovation and Advancement Award recognises physical therapists who have been Trailblazers within physiotherapy, and who advance the science of the profession through innovating approaches in clinical practice, research, technology and education.
Reaxch Dr. Patterson through the University of Toronto here: http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.c...
Dr. Kara Patterson - The value of beautiful movement
In this clip Dr. Kara Patterson and Toronto Physiotherapist James Braithwaite discuss the value of beautiful movement an how this pertains to her research dance interventions to treat gait dysfunction.
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Dr. Kara Patterson is a physical therapist and researcher at the University of Toronto. She graduated with her degree in Physical Therapy from Queen’s university and practiced clinically in both Canada and The US before returning to Canada to pursue research graduate studies at U of T and McGill Universities. She is currently an associate professor at the University of Toronto where she conducts research around gait dysfunction patients with neurological injury, especially Stroke. She is the 2017 recipient of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association’s Innovation and Advancement Award. The Innovation and Advancement Award recognises physical therapists who have been Trailblazers within physiotherapy, and who advance the science of the profession through innovating approaches in clinical practice, research, technology and education.
Reaxch Dr. Patterson through the University of Toronto here: http://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.c...
Symposium puts dance therapy in the spotlight
Biography
Kara Patterson is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Her research program aims to advance neurorehabilitation practices to improve gait and mobility outcomes for individuals living with neurological conditions and in particular stroke. Her research interests include neural control of gait and how it is affected post stroke; the process of motor re-learning after post stroke and its relationship to rehabilitation; and measurement and neurorehabilitation of gait. Patterson examines walking and stroke-related impairments with a variety of clinical, behavioural, and neurophysiological measures. Her ongoing work is exploring the relationship of rhythmicity of walking and the unique human ability to identify and synchronize movement to the beat in music. She is also investigating the potential for dance to improve mobility after stroke.