Neurodegenerative Diseases: Beat Barriers to Being Active

Note: You will have until 6/30/2025 to complete and review the course material. You will receive a reminder email two weeks before the expiration date.Description: People with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis, have reduced physical activity and exercise participation. This webinar will address the physiological and psychosocial barriers to physical activity participation, and will provide participants with evidence-based strategies to help their patients beat the barriers to becoming more active in their home and community. Some of the key barriers to activity that will be discussed include physical function, pain, cognition, fatigue, depression, anxiety, self-efficacy, economic and environmental factors. Participants will learn how psychosocial intervention strategies, such as motivational interviewing and shared decision- making, can be used in rehabilitation for these populations. The application of these strategies will be discussed usi