IV International Congress of Physical Therapy in Costa Rica
On October 20th Dr. Lisa Riggioni participated as a speaker in the IV International Congress of Physical Therapy presented by the Universidad Santa Paula in Costa Rica. Her presentation, titled The Implications of NeuroPlasticity in Rehablitation of patients recovering from cerebrovascular accidents, focused on strategies to maximize patient recovery. Details from Lisa Riggioni’s presentation are available in the spanish language version of this site. Details about the event are available in spanish at the Santta Paula university website: http://www.uspsantapaula.com/congresotf/congreso.html 
Dr. Antoni Valero-Cabre at the Radisson Hotel, site of the conference. He is a Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences. Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology. Boston University. Research Fellow. Dept. of Neurology. Harvard Medical School. Laboratory for Magnetic Brain Stimulation. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Boston (USA). 
Larry Cahalin is an APTA Board Certified Cardiopulmonary Clinical Specialist who was part of the initial 5-member panel of physical therapists who developed the APTA Preferred Practice Patterns in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy.
He has been actively involved in clinical research and clinical practice in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy for over 20 years. His current research and clinical interests include the development of hypothesis-oriented algorithms for the examination and treatment of persons with heart and lung disease and better understanding breathing in persons with heart and lung disease. Guest Speakers: * Dr. David Luna, Costa Rica. * Lic. Laura Ickowicz, Costa Rica. * Lic. Pablo Campos, Costa Rica. * Msc Carlos Calvo, Costa Rica. * Licda. Raquel Rodríguez, Costa Rica. * Msc. Luis Felipe Medina, Costa Rica. * Lic. Fabián Calvo, Costa Rica. * Lic. Laura Chanto, Costa Rica. * Dra. Erika Cyrus, Costa Rica. * Msc. Oscar Castro, Costa Rica. * Dra. Priscilla Herrera, Costa Rica. * Lic. Manrique Sanabria, Costa Rica. * Dr. Lawrence Cahalin, EE.UU. * Dr. Antoni Valero, Francia. * Dr. Luis Vargas, EE.UU. * Dr. Edgardo Maya, Colombia. * Msc. Flavia Bayron, Puerto Rico. * Dr. Allen Marangoni, PT. EE.UU. * Dr. Maureen McKenna, PT, Ph.D. England. * Dra. Lisa Riggioni, EE.UU.
On October 20th Dr. Lisa Riggioni participated as a speaker in the IV International Congress of Physical Therapy presented by the Universidad Santa Paula in Costa Rica. Her presentation, titled The Implications of NeuroPlasticity in Rehablitation of patients recovering from cerebrovascular accidents, focused on strategies to maximize patient recovery. Details from Lisa Riggioni’s presentation are available in the spanish language version of this site. Details about the event are available in spanish at the Santta Paula university website: http://www.uspsantapaula.com/congresotf/congreso.html Dr. Antoni Valero-Cabre at the Radisson Hotel, site of the conference. He is a Research Associate at the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences. Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology. Boston University. Research Fellow. Dept. of Neurology. Harvard Medical School. Laboratory for Magnetic Brain Stimulation. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Boston (USA).
Larry Cahalin is an APTA Board Certified Cardiopulmonary Clinical Specialist who was part of the initial 5-member panel of physical therapists who developed the APTA Preferred Practice Patterns in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy.
He has been actively involved in clinical research and clinical practice in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy for over 20 years. His current research and clinical interests include the development of hypothesis-oriented algorithms for the examination and treatment of persons with heart and lung disease and better understanding breathing in persons with heart and lung disease. Guest Speakers: * Dr. David Luna, Costa Rica. * Lic. Laura Ickowicz, Costa Rica. * Lic. Pablo Campos, Costa Rica. * Msc Carlos Calvo, Costa Rica. * Licda. Raquel Rodríguez, Costa Rica. * Msc. Luis Felipe Medina, Costa Rica. * Lic. Fabián Calvo, Costa Rica. * Lic. Laura Chanto, Costa Rica. * Dra. Erika Cyrus, Costa Rica. * Msc. Oscar Castro, Costa Rica. * Dra. Priscilla Herrera, Costa Rica. * Lic. Manrique Sanabria, Costa Rica. * Dr. Lawrence Cahalin, EE.UU. * Dr. Antoni Valero, Francia. * Dr. Luis Vargas, EE.UU. * Dr. Edgardo Maya, Colombia. * Msc. Flavia Bayron, Puerto Rico. * Dr. Allen Marangoni, PT. EE.UU. * Dr. Maureen McKenna, PT, Ph.D. England. * Dra. Lisa Riggioni, EE.UU.
