Kristy Weems, PT

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Kristy Weems, PT

Availability

Accepting New Patients

Locations

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center

310 Shirley Ave, Douglas, GA 31533, USA

912-260-3460

Map of 310 Shirley Ave, Douglas, GA 31533, USA

Specialty

  • Physical Therapist

Certifications

Level 3 Master Balance certified

Vestibular Therapist - FYZICAL

Dizziness, BPPV, Vestibular hypofunction, OPK impairments, gait and balance disorders

 

 

Languages

Serving patients in these languages:

  • English

Telemedicine

Serving patients in these regions:

  • US - Georgia

Professional Association Membership

  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Continuing Education Courses Taken

- Master Balance Certified through the FYZICAL Therapy and Balance educational program. Specializing in BPPV treatment, balance impairments, vestibular disorders and fall prevention.

- multiple course on orthopedic and neurological disease courses. Of special interest: CVA, MS and Parkinson’s Disease in the neuro setting. Orthopedically, as my original degree was in Sports Medicine and. Certified Athletic Trainer, I also have love working with all ages of athletes for beginning of injury through return to play rehab.

Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders

50% - 74%

Procedures and Tools

  • Bedside Head Impulse Test
  • Comprehensive Clinical Vestibular Exam
  • Dix Hallpike
  • Functional mobility and gait assessment
  • Neurologic exam
  • Oculomotor testing
  • Posturography
  • Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT)
  • Videonystagmography (VNG)

Diagnoses Qualified to Manage

  • BPPV
  • Other peripheral vestibular disorders
  • Central vestibular disorders

Multidisciplinary

  • I work in, or have access to, a multidisciplinary team of vestibular specialists