Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Certification

A comprehensive rehabilitation approach is vital to stroke recovery. The National Institute of Neurologist Disorders reports strokes as the number one cause of serious adult disability in the US and the world. Strokes decrease mobility in more than half of survivors aged 65 and older. Physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) are among some of the common therapies patients receive after a stroke.

The Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Certification is offered to physical and occupational therapists. It provides clinicians with a way to better their clinical skills and improve the lives of their patients. This certification provides therapists with new, evidence-based research on stroke recovery and treatment approaches to help patients with decreased independence and loss of mobility. 

There are only ~50 individuals in the state of Virginia with this specialized training. Congratulations to Tonia Martin and Vanessa Moses on achieving this certification.  April Lovern and Kelly Barge (Carilion Inpatient Rehabilitation) are also part of the fifty individuals. 

Thank you for going above and beyond for our stroke population.