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Ambulation, Activity, and AFOs: A Developmental Movement Systems Approach for Improving Ambulation

Education Resources, Inc.

Objectives

Course Objectives:
Recognize the interplay of Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Movement System Diagnoses and neuroplastic changes on foot and ankle dysfunction.
Perform a detailed foot and ankle examination including gait kinematics, neuromotor function, and musculoskeletal structures.
Develop a comprehensive plan of care for the foot and ankle to improve gait in the context of supporting best structural outcome.
Perform treatment techniques to address relative flexibility and promote progressive strengthening in foot and ankle for function.
Make detailed recommendations for casting and orthotic interventions.

Confirmation Notes

This course meets the criteria for 14 contact hours (1.4 CEUs). This workshop meets accepted standards for continuing competence as outlined by the CT General Statutes. The IN State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes other state board approvals. TX Physical Therapy Association accredited provider. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 16.8 CEUs. Approved sponsor by the State of IL Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy – 16.5 CEUs FL Physical Therapy Association - CE Broker – 16.5 CEUs Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 14 contact hours - Intermediate Level Occupational Therapy Process: assessment, intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. Approved by the TX Board of OT Examiners. Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 16.5 hours NBCOT professional development provider - 14 PDUs

Description

Would you like to increase your skills with orthotic recommendations? Are you interested in increasing your treatment repertoire for the foot and ankle for pediatric and adult patients with neurological, developmental and/or orthopedic diagnoses? This course presents a movement systems approach to management of the foot and ankle. Using a kinesiopathological lens, participants examine the effect of repeated movements, sustained alignments, cumulative micro-trauma, and altered relative flexibility on the function of the ankle. This course presents a comprehensive approach to care based on differential diagnosis, while examining the evidence for interventions that maximize the resiliency of the ankle complex through skeletal maturation and into adulthood. Participants learn hands-on skills for an integrated approach including mobilizations to promote adaptive relative flexibility; improving intrinsic stability through strengthening of the “foot core”; and interventions to positively impact neuroplasticity. Participants also actively use the ICF model to guide recommendations for targeted use of the external support of orthoses and casts to guide adaptive tissue-specific stresses.

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