This course will provide participants with essential tools for examination and evaluation of gait in adults with neurological injury or disease, with the end goal of determining appropriate therapeutic interventions and/or orthotic management to maximize gait recovery. Stroke will be the diagnosis emphasized in the course because of its prevalence, but the course will also address gait dysfunction and recovery in spinal cord injury, Parkinson ’s disease, multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, and other neuromuscular disorders. Common gait deviations and trends in gait recovery will be discussed. Evidence based activity, exercise, and orthotic interventions specific to the rehabilitation and recovery of gait will be presented. Participants will have opportunities to see and handle orthotic examples and practice application of information through video and paper patient cases.

 

This is an intermediate level course.

 

This course is made available as an in-service option only. 

Should you like to offer this course to your staff please complete the in-service request form here.

 

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    Faculty

    Educational Credit

    A certificate of attendance for 15 Contact Hours will be awarded to each participant. All Therapy Network Seminars are pre‐approved for CEUs in the state where the course is conducted when required for PT, OT, & Assistants.

    AOTA Approved Provider of Continuing Education # 3073 Category 1 Domain of OT. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsements of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA

    Audience

    This is an intermediate level workshop for PT, PTA, OT, and OTA.

    NOTE: Nothing in this course is to enable or permit the learner to apply techniques outside of the scope of practice in their individual state and discipline.

    Objectives

    • Describe normal gait in terms of joint position and muscle activity by phase and body segment
    • Apply knowledge of normal gait to determining specific gait deviations during pathological gait
    • Hypothesize probable causative factors for specific identified gait deviations in pathological gait
    • Analyze the determinants and prevalence of gait recovery following common neurological injuries or diseases
    • Demonstrate the appropriate examination and evaluation techniques for assessing gait following common neurological injuries or diseases
    • Identify the common gait deviations/gait patterns present in pathological gait for each of the common neurological injuries or diseases
    • Identify evidence based therapeutic interventions to maximize recovery of gait in persons with neurological injuries or disease.
    • Identify the role of orthotics in gait rehabilitation
    • Identify and demonstrate the common gait deviations present in each of the common neurological injuries/diseases that warrant orthotic management
    • Examine the major causes of these common gait deviations and how they can be corrected with proper orthotic management
    • Review and appraise the evidence regarding the utilization of orthotics
    • Synthesize knowledge of gait impairments and deviations, along with best practice evidence, to create the appropriate therapeutic and/or orthotic prescription
    • Examine actual orthoses commonly utilized for gait and discuss/practice appropriate tuning of these braces
    • Examine the use of functional electrical stimulation in gait rehabilitation for persons with neurological injury or disease

    Participants Comments

    • Very engaging and fun instructor. Extremely organized. Course was very relevant to all settings and assessment/interventions can be applied immediately. Loved all the Videos - PT
    • Excellent speaker!!! Makes the material and topic very easy to learn. Very knowledgeable about the subject matter. - PT
    • Excellent review and clarity in "normal gait" in order to identify deviations and impairments. - PT
    • Dr. Seale is a gifted instructor. She has the unique talent of taking even the most complex material and delivering it in such a way everyone understands. Born to teach. - LPTA

    Schedule

    • Day 1

      8:00 Continental Breakfast and Registration
      8:30 Normal Gait
      10:00 BREAK
      10:15 Observational Gait Analysis: Deviation to probable cause
      12:00 LUNCH - ON YOUR OWN
      1:00 Video application lab
      2:00 Comprehensive Examination and Evaluation of Gait
      3:15 BREAK
      3:30 Common gait deviations/causative factors with lab
      5:30 Q/A, Adjourn

    • Day 2

      7:45 Continental Breakfast
      8:00 Gait Recovery: What we see, what is possible
      10:00 BREAK
      10:15 Gait Interventions (task specific)
      12:00 LUNCH - ON YOUR OWN
      1:00 The role of orthotics/matching exam findings to orthotic prescription
      2:30 Lab – Gait retraining (activities and handling)
      3:30 Lab – Orthotics (examine, trial, adjust actual orthotic devices)
      5:00 Q/A and Adjourn

    Cancellation Policy

    Registration fee less a $75 administrative charge is refundable if cancellation received 14 days prior to program date. No refunds will be given after that time. Therapy Network, Inc. reserves the right to cancel a seminar and will refund in full the registration fee only. TNI is NOT responsible for registrants nonrefundable airfare, accommodations or fees.