S.P.O.T. the Gains: Harnessing RMST to Leverage Transdisciplinary Goals

In this webinar, we will discuss how the use of RMST devices can influence speech, physical, occupational, recreational therapy goals in inpatient rehab including improved mobility, independence in ADLs, improved quality of life, and increased community participation. Respiratory muscle strength training devices are tools used to enhance speech, swallow and voice. The benefits of device use reach beyond these SLP-focused goals. Respiratory muscle strength training, incorporating inspiratory and expiratory exercises, improves maximum expiratory and inspiratory pressures as well as peak flow rates. Research has shown the transferable gains to endurance, mobility, transfer and ADL independence. At Sheltering Arms Institute, our SLPs share updates to device use and goals to the entire rehab team. Outcome measures are collected at serial intervals. Strategies to optimize collection and application of outcomes will be discussed. Results and translation by diagnostic category will be shared with participants. Tools for program development and education will be reviewed, as well as application of gains across rehab disciplines.

About the Speaker:

Ali Holmes, M.S. CCC-SLP, CBIS, BCS-S is the SLP Advisor for Sheltering Arms Institute.  As a member of the clinical science team, she supports the SLP department in mentoring and student programs, knowledge translation, clinical practice guideline use and program development.  She has provided diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatient, day and outpatient adult populations.  In her career, she has developed outpatient voice and swallowing programs, and other specialty programs in stroke rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, tracheostomy management and Parkinson’s disease. Ali has presented to groups throughout state and national conferences for Speech Pathology as well as rehab medicine. She is a member of DRS as well as SIG 13. Ali graduated with BS and MS degrees from James Madison University and earned her board certification in swallowing and swallowing disorders in 2024.