
4.4/5
2504 Ratings , 370 Reviews
Using Orthotics to Impact Gait and Function
Price:$99.99
Individuals with gait abnormalities can require varied interventions from multiple team members. Currently, the impairment of gait abnormality lacks an effective universal clinical pathway for success. For many individuals having prolonged abnormalities with walking results in pain, premature joint deterioration, and poor energy efficiency. Using orthotics to impact gait allows the attendee to consider orthotics as a tool. The focus is not to accommodate deformity and impairment, but to improve biomechanics of thelower extremity in closed chain to affect joint alignment, muscle length, muscle activation patterns, balance, andenergy efficiency.
This course reviews techniques used to gather pertinent objective information (ex. lower extremity ROM, gait analysis and strength), which are combined with individual-specific factors (ex. home environment, funding options andrehabilitation effort) and goals set by the patient/family/team to guide orthotic recommendation. Clinicians who address gait abnormality with a clinical problem-solving approach, can help individuals and their families become involved in and understand the pathway used to arrive at any orthotic recommendation, as part of their wider rehabilitation plan.
Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Athletic Trainers
5/5
Leslie (NJ) on Jan 31, 2026
i wish she would have not answered people's questions until the end or until they related to what she was talking about. 1 person asked a question in the first 5 minutes and we had not yet learned anything about any orthoses at that point.
4/5
Celeste (LA) on Jan 26, 2026
video quality and visuals were fair\/poor and she mentions amazon entirely too much
4/5
Stacie (SD) on Jan 20, 2026
she had trouble with technology the entire way through the course. instructor couldn't get videos to work many times, videos that did work were very short and choppy so couldn't view them well, and when trying to "point" at things on pictures it never worked so we had to guess what part of a picture she was "pointing" at.
3/5
Bonnie (AZ) on Jan 17, 2026
some videos had poor lighting
4/5
Brianna (NV) on Jan 15, 2026
gait and orthoses have always been a bit more challenging. this was explained well and made sense to my brain! it also helps that i have been practicing for some years now too!
4/5
Julie (OH) on Jan 14, 2026
instructor very knowledgeable.
5/5
Emily (OK) on Jan 12, 2026
i learned a lot. she made me think about some things differently too.
4/5
Tara (MA) on Jan 09, 2026
knowledge base was excellent. i wish that the videos worked during the presentation, though an alternate resource was provided.
4/5
Rebecca (FL) on Dec 31, 2025
she was very practical and knowledgeable over the subject.
5/5
Maria Rebecca (GA) on Dec 26, 2025
good recommendations of appropriate orthotic use.
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