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- Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a prevalent issue that rehabilitation therapists like PTs, OTs, and SLPs often face when working with children.
- Experts in these fields have created consensus recommendations to improve treatment strategies for FND, focusing on a psychologically informed and wellness-centered approach.
- The article discusses the specific roles of PTs, OTs, and SLPs in FND treatment and introduces a stepwise or ladder approach applicable in both inpatient and outpatient environments.
Article Abstract
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common condition encountered by rehabilitation therapists (physical therapists-PT, occupational therapists-OT, and speech and language pathologists-SLP) in pediatric practice. In an effort to bridge the knowledge and experience gap, PT, OT and SLP experts have published consensus recommendations for the rehab therapist's treatment of FND1-3 with additional research emphasizing a psychologically informed4,5 and wellness approach.6 This article highlights the unique role of each rehab discipline in treating FND, reviews functional diagnoses specific to PT, OT and SLP, and introduces a unique stepwise or ladder approach to treatment that can be utilized in the inpatient or outpatient setting.
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