Gait Concepts and Orthotic Applications

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Gait Concepts and Orthotic Applications
Westcoast Brace Limb and St. Petersburg College
present

• Course Description
• Biomechanics has been taught from an open
  chain point of view. This program not only
  emphasizes the closed chain concepts of gait, but
  applies those functional concepts to orthotic
  design to enhance gait outcomes.
• This program integrates biomechanics,
  proprioception and muscle function with orthotic
  design and application to expand the
  possibilities for enhanced gait outcomes. 
• This Program provides handouts (course
  packet) on the benefits of the latest in gait
  technology to share with colleagues and referral
  sources.
• Location
• St. Petersburg College
• Health Education Center, Rm 177EW
• 7200 66th St. N
• Pinellas Park, FL
• Date and Time
• Sept. 25, 2008
• 430 p.m. 830 p.m.
• Course and Class
• HHP0335 Class 4239
• Registration Fee 25
• Fee includes handouts and dinner.

• Topics and Speakers
• Gait Concepts and Orthotic Application
• Speaker Carey Jinright, BOCO, ATS
• Objectives
• Introductions and overview, proprioception
  function and its role in muscle activation during
  gait.   
• Gait cycle and traditional vs. current
  terminology, closed vs. open chain, 1st, 2nd, and
  3rd rocker swing. 
• Biomechanical closed chain reaction to
  gravitational and ground reaction forces at foot,
  ankle, knee, hip and pelvis, including distal to
  proximal to distal moments and reactions. 
• Tri-plane lower limb muscle function with
  emphasis on anterior tibialis, soleus,
  gastrocnemius,quadriceps, hamstrings, and
  piriformismuscles. 
• AFO impact on biomechanics and muscle function,
  including review of foot orthotics, ACBL, SMO,
  PLS, solid ankle, articulating ankle AFO's, and
  carbon fiber anterior shell floor reactions
  AFO's.
• Live patient models  

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(4772) Mail in registration form Fax form to
[phone] or [phone] Online
http//www.spcollege.edu/ac/ce/ In person
(locations on registration form)
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