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Florida BPI Therapists
Leslie McKibben, PT
Are you a physical or occupational therapist, and does your center offer physical and/or occupational therapy for children and adults with brachial plexus injuries? I am a physical therapist in private practice and my center offers pediatric therapy for children age 0 to 20 years with BPI. We do on occasion treat adults specifically interested in the TES program for BPI. Indicate the number of years of experience in treating brachial plexus injured (bpi) patients. I have twenty one years experience working with kids with BPI. Identify what bpi patients you have experiece in treating (obstetrical brachial plexus, trauma, adult and/or pediatric. I work with all BPI children- OBPI, traumatic BPI, and the occasional adult. How many bpi patients have you treated? Over 75. Do you follow your patients post surgically? Yes. Do you or your staff have a working relationship with physician(s) who are brachial plexus injury specialists?. Yes , in fact we have worked with a large number of BPI surgeons and specialists nationwide and internationally. What therapy techniques, methods and interventions do you use, including, but not limited to, aquatic therapy, hippotherapy, kinesiotaping and splinting. We use kinesiotaping, aquatics, splinting. TES, NMES, NDT, strengthening/ therabands, etc. Are you familiar with NMES/TES stimulation or other types of stimulation? If yes, what type(s) of stimulation do you use?. Yes, I am a senior TES instructor who works closely with Dr. Karen Pape, inventor of the TES program. I also use NMES when appropriate. List any specialized education or training and/or seminars or clinics you have attended in treating bpi individuals. I have attended and/or taught at the BPI conferences at Texas Children’s Hospital, the 20:4:80 course specific for BPI, advanced TES training for BPI, the Johns Hopkins Seminar, and most recently the Pape seminar in Toronto. Have you authored or co-authored any articles regarding brachial plexus injuries or participated in any research studies? I have assisted in Dr. Pape’s work. Indicate any other facts that you feel would help families and individuals understand your practice I actually suffered a mild BPI myself following a shoulder injury and surgery. I have complete strength back , but still have sensory loss and had a surgery to release my axillary nerve similar to those some of the children have had. |
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