Online - 12 PDUs - Description: Occupational, physical, and speech therapists play a crucial role in helping people who have experienced brain damage (ex. stroke, head injury, cerebral palsy), spinal cord injury, birth defects, or neurological disease, regain function. The success of each case is dependent on the therapist's ability to fully understand the nervous system. This is the third in a series of four modules offered to "refresh" each clinician's understanding of the human nervous system. This module takes a closer look at the motor system (motor neurons) and its involvement in coordination, postural stability, and balance. Additional focus is on the peripheral nervous system and the spinal column and their contributions to mobility and basic life function. It is recommended that you read each module of the series in order, to achieve maximum benefit.