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UAB Online Training for Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy

Black female working on a laptop in her home sitting at the kitchen bar.Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CI therapy) is a physical rehabilitation approach designed to improve motor recovery and increase extremity use following neuromuscular injury such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and brain resection.

Since 1987, Dr. Edward Taub and his research group at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have been leaders in CI therapy research and development. Developed by Dr. Taub, the approach has been successfully used to improve function in adults and children recovering from neuromuscular dysfunction at UAB and other laboratories in the United States and abroad.

To promote understanding and appropriate use of CI therapy in clinical practice, The UAB CI Therapy Research Group, led by Dr. Taub, has developed an online training program for health professionals interested in establishing CI therapy clinical programs for upper extremity (UE) recovery with adults and children recovering from stroke and other neurologic conditions.

Program Description

The online training program consists of 14 self-paced, narrated PowerPoint presentations, multiple activities to enrich learning along the way, demonstration videos, synchronous and asynchronous opportunities to ask questions of course instructors, a huge bank of resources (manuals, journal articles), and built-in strategies to self-assess/check your new skills and clinical application.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the scientific rationale for improving motor function through CI therapy.
  • Discuss previous research findings related to CI therapy.
  • Accurately describe and apply the techniques constituting the CI therapy protocol.

Continuing Education Units

Upon completion of this course, participants will earn 2.0 continuing education credits (20 contact hours) awarded from the UAB School of Health Professions.

Course Instructors

Course Registration

  • Clinician rate: $375 USD
  • Student rate: $225 USD

Minimum System Requirements

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Interested?

If you have questions, or wish to be contacted when the course is live, please click here for a form to add your contact information.