( HS Denes 065596 2025) The Sleep-Fall Connection Why Better Rest Means Better Balance
Tracking # 20-1314659
Course overview
Poor sleep doesnt just leave patients tired it amplifies pain, hinders posture, and undermines balance, creating a perfect storm for fall risk. Unfortunately, many clinicians totally overlook this risk. This seminar dives into the evidence based connection between sleep, pain, and mobility, equipping you with practical tools to assess and address sleep related factors with geriatric patients. Learn to spot sleep related contributors to fall risk, incorporate simple sleep screening tools, and differentiate fatigue driven posture issues from mechanical problems. Youll gain actionable strategies to educate patients, improve adherence, and tailor interventions that enhance both sleep and function. Discover how addressing sleep can reduce pain, correct imbalances, and transform your outcomes while building trust and referrals in the process.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Disclosure statements
Financial: Michel Janet (Shelly) Denes is the owner of Denes Physical Therapy Consulting LLC. She is a consultant with Experts in Therapy LLC and previously with NewGait™. She receives a speaking honorarium from Motivations, Inc. Michel Janet (Shelly) Denes receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Michel Janet (Shelly) Denes is an advisory board member for Evergreen Certifications. She serves on the Fall Prevention Coalition Committee at Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.