Off to Louisiana to Teach

Posted on January 20, 2012. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , |

I was able to affect the life of a person with a vestibular problem via Skype with another therapist in Lafayette. She set up a class of 14 PT’s and OT’s to attend. Should be great. I look forward to adding another state to the BBTW trained therapists. Anyone in Louisiana with MS or PD should definitely look into Balance-Based Torso-Weighting.

Two individuals this week  are walking amazingly diferent because of BBTW! Keep walking Stephanie and Mary!


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