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Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS, NCS
Instructor
Assistant Director of Clinical Education
k-potter@northwestern.edu

Education

BS, Physical Therapy, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
DPT, Institute of Health Professions at Massachusetts General Hospital

Teaching Interests

Clinical Management of Patients with Neurological Dysfunction I, II, & III
Clinical Experiences I, II, III, & IV

Research Interests

Exercise in stroke
Falls and imbalance in elders and adults with neurological conditions
Use of outcome measurement in neurological PT practice

Clinical Interests

Stroke, MS, Parkinson’s disease, falls/imbalance, geriatrics

Professional Activities

APTA member
Member of Neurology, Geriatrics, & Education sections of APTA
Served as a member of the expert panel for the Neuromuscular Preferred Practice Patterns in
the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice

Representative Publications

Potter KA.  Physical Therapy During In-patient Rehabilitation for a Patient with Stiff-Person Syndrome.
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 2006;30(1):28-38.

Potter KA. Application of a Preferred Practice Pattern for a Patient with Stroke. Physical Therapy Case
Reports. 1998;1(6):280-290.

 Last updated onMay 11, 2009

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