Online - 7 PDUs - 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 second 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 sensory and autonomic systems, two critical systems needed for motor planning, exploring the environment, and basic life functions. An entire chapter is also dedicated to the clinical application of the somatosensory system, the sensory information from the skin and musculoskeletal systems. It is recommended that you read each module of the series in order, to achieve maximum benefit.