2019 Kessler Institute Stroke Conf - Part 1 of 8 - There's No Place Like Home

Welcome to the 8th Annual Stroke Conference sponsored by Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation This conference “Breaking Barriers: There's More to Getting Home than Walking” In this podcast Dr. Uri Adler of Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation provided the welcome and his presentation “There's No Place Like Home”. View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/2019%20Kessler%20Institute%20Stroke%20Conference-Part%201%20of%208-Theres-no-place-like-home_FINAL.pdf This one-day event provided participants an understanding of the multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation that enables stroke survivors and their families/caregivers to rebuild their lives. Discussion will focus on communication, motivation, spatial neglect, sleep issues, bowel and bladder management and community integration. The podcast was recorded by Rob Gerth, Communications Director for Kessler Foundation on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Saddle Brook Campus, 300 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ and was produced and edited by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer also of Kessler Foundation. To listen to more conference podcasts, go to https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/sets/stroke-research For more information about Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, go to kessler-rehab.com (www.kessler-rehab.com) For more information about Kessler Foundation and our researchers, go to KesslerFoundation.org (www.KesslerFoundation.org). Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. Bio: Dr. Uri Adler ========================================= Uri Adler, MD, is the medical director for Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Saddle Brook campus, the director of stroke rehabilitation services for Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and an assistant professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Adler specializes in stroke rehabilitation and has expertise in the areas of spasticity management with botulinum toxin injections, nerve blocks, oral medications, and intrathecal baclofen; swallowing disorders; treatment of musculoskeletal disorders; pain management; hyperhidrosis, cervical dystonias; and electrodiagnositic medicine.