Topic: Adaptive Equipment and Exercise

Speaker: Elizabeth Foss OTR/L

Bio:

Elizabeth Foss, has been a practicing occupational therapist for 15 years and specializes in working with neuromuscular and stroke populations within the inpatient rehabilitation setting. Since graduating from Midwestern University, Elizabeth has worked in the outpatient, home health, psychiatric, and the subacute settings. She has presented at the National Ataxia Foundation, John Hopkins Ataxia Center, and Northwestern Evidence-Based Practice Symposium, along with providing educational courses on evidence-based practice for balance training for Cerebellar Ataxia, upper limb Ataxia, cooling for Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s Disease. She has founded a cooling vest program for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis within the inpatient setting and is currently working towards expanding this program nationwide. She has received The University of Chicago Bea Wade Award for Clinical Education and The Governors State University Clinical Instructor Excellence Award. Elizabeth is certified in LSVT BIG, Otaga, and Tai-Chi. She is also a Certified Functional Aging Specialist and an Older Adult Exercise Consultant. Her passion project is providing free home exercise programs through YouTube “Little Steps Big Gain”.

Our monthly meeting will be held at 528 West 5th Street, Valley Center, KS at the church building. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has graciously agreed to let use their building and a big screen TV for our meetings.