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ABOUT US
The Vestibular Special Interest Group of the International Neurologic Physical Therapy Association was first established in March of 2017 as the International Vestibular Physical Therapy Group.  Founding countries included Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, USA, and the UK.  

​In May of 2019 INPA members voted to bring us into their organization as one of the first Special Interest Groups. 

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        Charles (Chuck) Plishka (USA) Physical Therapy Clinical Specialist with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical            Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is also the owner of Posture and Balance Concepts, LCC (continuing              education). 
        Chuck is Chair of the INPA Vestibular Special Interest Group. 
        Chuck is primarily an acute care clinician. He also carries out research focussing on physical therapy vestibular            education. His other research interests include vision loss and physical therapy. He teaches continuing                              education courses in neurology-related physical therapy topics, including vestibular therapy, Parkinson's                        disease  and concussion.       

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       Daniel Verdecchia (Argentina) is Prof. Lic. M.Sc (c), Director of the Argentinian Vestibular Physiotherapy                         School. 
       Associate Professor of Kinesiology - Universidad Maimónides
       Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology - Universidad Nacional de La Matanza 
       President of  Vestibular Rehabilitation Special Interest Group - Argentine Kinesiology Association  

        Daniel is the Vice Chair of the INPA Vestibular Special Interest Group. 

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        José I Ortega Solís​ (France) earned his Degree in Physical Therapy from European University in Madrid,                      Spain. He currently works and lives in Lyon, France. He has started his career working in the neurological                  rehabilitation field and has become progressively interested in vestibular therapy. 
        José is Secretary of the INPA Vestibular Special Interest Group.
        José currently works and lives in Lyon, France. He has started his career working in the neurological                              rehabilitation field and has become progressively interested in vestibular therapy. He has two post-graduate          diplomas in vestibular rehabilitation from Lyon and Paris University, and has completed the Paediatric                        Vestibular Rehabilitation: Competency Based Course, Jacksonville (USA). He works in private practice and              at  a public hospital. He teaches courses on vestibular therapy, is involved with the French Society of                                                                                        Vestibular Physiotherapy (SFKV). 

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