ALS Exercise

About the Program: Many people living with ALS struggle to understand whether it is OK to exercise, what kind of exercise is most beneficial, and whether exercise slows disease progression. Please join as, Hannah Redd PT, DPT, NCS, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, will discuss the benefits of exercise among people living with ALS along with providing insight into appropriate exercises and signs of overworking. This talk will benefit both people living with ALS and their care teams by providing practical information on home exercise programs and outpatient therapy. A Q&A will follow the presentation. The Les Turner ALS Foundation is proud to offer this webinar at no cost to the ALS community. Thank you to the Gilbert & Jacqueline Fern Foundation and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America for sponsoring this webinar.

About the Speaker: Hannah Redd PT, DPT, NCS specializes in providing patient care in the area of neuromuscular disorders at the outpatient neurologic clinic at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Hannah is currently an adjunct faculty member with the Northwestern University Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and has previously been on faculty at Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University and Emory University School of Medicine.