Module 337: Long COVID - The Functional Neurology Approach
By: Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies

Course Description

Course Objectives

  • Pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 and Genesis of Long-COVID
  • Long-COVID epidemiology
  • Defining Long-COVID
  • Long-COVID and the Neuraxis
  • Imaging in Long-COVID
  • Review of treatment strategies postulated in the literature
  • Functional Neurology paradigm examination procedures in the Realm of Long-COVID
  • Practical interpretation and utilization of hand dynamometer and blood pressure cuff for assessment of the autonomic nervous system
  • Practical interpretation and utilization of Pupillometry for the assessment of the autonomic nervous system
  • Application of Eye Movements in the Rehabilitation of Long-COVID
  • Pulmonary Implications of Long-COVID and rehabilitation of breath mechanisms
  • The role of cervical spine proprioception in diagnosis and rehabilitation from Long-COVID
  • Utilization of fine motor activity in Long-COVID strategies
  • Understanding the role of the posterior parietal cortex in Long-COVID rehabilitation
  • What not to do: a review of often-used therapeutic modalities that may not be appropriate in the constellation of dysautonomia from Long-COVID
  • Olfactory dysfunction and rehabilitation from Long-COVID
  • Laboratory examination and rehabilitation from Long-COVID
  • Return to physical activity after Long-COVID
  • Sars-CoV-2 reinfection: What to do if a patient becomes reinfected again after suffering from Long-COVID

Course Details

  • Module 337: Long COVID - The Functional Neurology Approach
  • By:    Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
  • Instructor:    Dr. John McClaren
  • Total CE Hours:    15
  • Course Format:     Online Distance Learning
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  • Course Subjects | CE HOURS:
    • Neurology  -15 CE Hours