Continuing Education to Elevate Function and Form
Amanda Hall, PT, MPT, PCS
Amanda Hall began teaching clinical education with serial therapeutic casting courses, and has since developed additional coursework based on an integrative approach to treatment for patients with pediatric and neurological health conditions. Her clinical practice is at the Rehabilitation and Specialized Care of Children’s National Hospital (formerly the HSC Pediatric Center) in Washington, DC, where she specializes in treating “outliers” and patients with complex presentations. Her framework is grounded in PNF principles, therapeutic alliance, neuroplasticity, manual therapy, therapeutic gait, and developmental kinesioplasticity. Her framework has a strong focus in patient-centered treatment and adaptive design. As a result, she has received international media attention as the “Madcaster.” Notable presentations include the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, the APTA Pediatrics Annual Conference, and at the National Institutes of Health. She graduated with her Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Washington in 2001 received her Board-Certification as a Pediatric Clinical Specialist in 2010.
Notable Presentations
Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (CSM) 2023
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Welcome to the Resistance! Supercool PNF to Improve Pediatric Trunk, Foot and Ankle Function
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Preconference Course, Co-Presented with Mary Massery, PT, DPT, DSc
Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (CSM) 2023
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Who’s Afraid of Wolff’s Law? Developmental Movement System Model: Leveraging Multisystemic Plasticity for Long-Term Outcomes, Education Session
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference (APPTAC) 2022
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The Ins and Outs of Pediatric Pain and Program Development, Education Session
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference (APPTAC) 2022
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Life’s a Sport: Building foundational skills to increase gait fluency in new environments using a sports approach, Education Session, Presented with Nechama Karman, PT, MS
Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (CSM) 2022
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From Foe to Friend: Eccentric Training for the PlantarFlexors in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Education Session, Presented with Nechama Karman, PT, MS
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference (APPTAC) 2021
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Neuroplasticity Interventions for Pediatrics: Clinical Application of Current Neuroscience Concepts to Combat Meta-Effects of Neurological Changes and Maximize Functional Outcomes, Education Session
National Institutes of Health, March 2020
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Developmental Kinesiopathologic Model, Rehabilitation Grand Rounds
Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (CSM) 2020
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Are We Underserving the Pediatric Ankle? Supporting Development through a Multi-System Approach, Education Session
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference (APPTAC) 2019
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Orthotic Device Design Using Movement System Diagnoses As A Guide, Education Session
Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (CSM) 2019
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Preconference Course: Update on Therapeutic Casting: A Modern Clinical Pathway to Improve Outcomes,