Novel Mindfulness Exercise Approaches for Rehabilitation in Community (826320)

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

Presenter(s)

Pey-Shan Wen, OTR, PhD

Assistant Professor
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
Tracy L. Mitzner, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia

Presentation Slides
Ashley N. Mason, PT, DPT, ATC, PCS

Assistant Professor
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
Wei Huang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Emory University
Decatur, Georgia

Presentation Slides Handouts Presentation + Audio

Non-presenting Author(s)

YC

Yi-Po Chiu, PT, PhD

Associate Professor
Marshall University School of Physical Therapy
Huntington, West Virginia
GP

Gretchen Pfost, PT, DPT, NCS

Associate Professor
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Mindfulness exercises have shown health benefits for a variety of populations. Benefits have been found across many areas such as decreased pain, sleep disorder, depression, improved cognition and mental health. This symposium presents studies applied mindfulness exercises such as yoga and tai chi to different populations (TBI, MCI, and children susceptible to Opioid epidemic). Speakers will also present using feedback from subject matter experts including clients, health professional, caregivers, instructors to design remote mindfulness exercises for different populations to overcome potential barriers of accessing mindfulness exercises.

Learning Objectives:

design mindfulness exercise programs for people with disabilities or impacted by opioid epidemic
Describe the considerations of using technologies to deliver mindfulness exercises to people with disabilities in community
define the benefits of using mindfulness exercises and tele-mindfulness exercises in people with disabilities or impacted by opioid epidemic