Jennifer Stoskus, PT, DPT, AVPT, NCS
Jennifer Stoskus, PT, DPT, AVPT, NCS
Availability
Accepting New Patients
Details
Dr. Jen is experienced in examination and treatment techniques for patients with peripheral or central vestibular disorders. Common populations evaluated and treated: BPPV, Vestibular Hypofunction (unilateral and bilateral), Vestibular Migraine, 3PD/PPPD, Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDS), imbalance/ fall prevention.
She is accepting new in-person patients through Ivy Rehab in Downtown Hoboken, NJ (less than 2 blocks from the Hoboken PATH / NJ Transit station) and easily accessible from NYC and local areas surrounding Hudson County, NJ.
If you live outside the NJ/NYC area, you may schedule a virtual consultation to determine the next best step on your vestibular journey or find the right provider(s) in your area.
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Specialty
- Physical Therapist
- Telemedicine
Certifications
Advanced Vestibular Physical Therapist (AVPT) Certificate Program- University of Pittsburgh (2024)
Board Certified in Neurologic Physical Therapist (NCS)- American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) (2017)
Certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation- Emory/ Duke (2012)
Languages
Serving patients in these languages:
- English
Telemedicine
Serving patients in these regions:
- US - New Jersey
- US - New York
Professional Association Membership
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- ANPT Vestibular Special Interest Group (V-SIG)
Continuing Education Courses Taken
Dr. Jen provide a variety of vestibular education courses for physical therapists, including foundational skills, and supports courses through her work as the Chair of the APTANJ Vestibular Special Interest Group
Training:
Advanced Vestibular Physical Therapist (AVPT) Certificate Program- University of Pittsburgh (2024)
Certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation- Emory/ Duke (2012)
Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders
100%
Procedures and Tools
- Bedside Head Impulse Test
- Comprehensive Clinical Vestibular Exam
- Dix Hallpike
- Functional mobility and gait assessment
- Infrared lenses or Frenzel goggles
- Neurologic exam
- Oculomotor testing
- Posturography
- Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT)
Diagnoses Qualified to Manage
- BPPV
- Other peripheral vestibular disorders
- Central vestibular disorders
Publications
Contributing member of the (Evidence Database to Guide Effectiveness in Vestibular Rehabilitation) Vestibular-EDGE task force through APTA's Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT).
Lambert KH, Stoskus JL, Rice T, Horn LB, Dannenbaum E, Scherer MR. Measurement characteristics and clinical utility of the functional gait assessment among individuals with vestibular impairment. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015;96(11):2091-2092. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2015.04.018
Horn LB, Rice T, Stoskus JL, Lambert KH, Dannenbaum E, Scherer MR. Measurement characteristics and clinical utility of the clinical test of sensory interaction on balance (CTSIB) and modified CTSIB in individuals with vestibular impairment. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015(9); 96:1747-1748. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2015.04.003
Licensing
- Licensed by New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, license number 40QA01323800
- Licensed by New York Office of the Professions, license number 037731