SOUTH CAROLINA - Maximizing the Impact of Home Exercise: Challenges and Opportunities of Telehealth
Recorded On: 12/05/2025
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Session Description
Physical therapists are tasked with creating effective home exercise programs (HEP) for patients who may have complex presentations, chronic illness, and limited ability to travel to the clinic to be seen. Telehealth is a viable option for expanding our reach and optimizing care. In 2024, the APTA published Clinical Practice Guidelines for the use of telehealth in PT, which advised that PTs do the following based on moderate to high evidence:
“…recommend telerehabilitation or hybrid care, as they are at least equivalent to in-person PT with respect to patient acceptability and satisfaction and are superior to in-person PT with respect to adherence and attendance for certain health conditions.”
“…identify and work to reduce barriers and promote facilitators identified from the patient’s perspectives and experiences when planning and providing telerehabilitation services.”
This course explores the barriers and facilitators in optimizing physical therapy treatment sessions by examining a telehealth-supported research trial that involved post-stroke patients. Participants will have the opportunity to practice skills with their peers in a supportive environment to improve their ability to implement telehealth services effectively.
Learning Objectives
* Recognize the challenges in implementing effective home exercise programs for post-stroke patients, specifically when transitioning from in-lab/clinic to at-home settings.
* Identify strategies for ensuring safety and efficacy in at-home post-stroke rehabilitation, including the use of caregiver support, motivational interviewing, and regular telehealth check-ins.
* Develop methods for adapting home exercise programs based on participants’ individual preferences, goals, resources, cognitive abilities, and social support to maximize adherence and engagement.
* Evaluate the role of telehealth in providing flexibility and modifications to home exercise programs, enhancing participants' compliance with home exercise programs.
* Assess the impact of motivational interviewing and tailored interventions on participant motivation, commitment, and success in meeting long-term rehabilitation goals.
Dr. Catherine Lewan, PT, DPT
Owner Move Well Collective
Move Well Collective
Dr. Catherine Lewan, PT, DPT, C-IAYT, earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2010 and a BA from Wake Forest University in 2001. A former professional dancer, she transitioned to physical therapy after a career in fitness and health. Dr. Lewan’s first PT position was in an orthopedic clinic, where she launched an abdominopelvic PT program that expanded to include three pelvic health PTs, whom she mentored and managed. With over 15 years of experience treating complex orthopedic, neurological, pelvic, and dysautonomia cases, she relocated to Charleston and expanded her work as a research PT and adjunct faculty. Dr. Lewan’s clinical and research interests focus on individualized care, autonomic regulation, chronic pain, abdominopelvic PT, pain science education, connective tissue disorders, TBI and empowering patients in self-management. She is certified in Pilates mat and apparatus as well as yoga therapy, with additional 300-hour yoga and 85-hour prenatal yoga training. She owns Move Well Collective, a trauma-informed, biopsychosocially-focused clinic, where she sees clients and offers small group classes. Dr. Lewan also develops and teaches evidence-based continuing education courses for healthcare professionals, emphasizing a person-centered approach to care.
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