Course Description:
Participants in this course will utilize a biopsychosocial framework for the clinical analysis of normal gait patterns and pathologic gait deviations in individuals with orthopedic and neurologic dysfunction. Evidence-based outcomes measures assessing treatment efficacy will also be reviewed. The participant will perform live and video observational analysis to apply this framework.
Course Objectives:
- At the end of this presentation, Physical Therapists will be able to:
• Discuss a biopsychosocial framework for clinical gait analysis including:
o Definitions
o Integration of the ICF Model
o Assessment
o Nomenclature
• Identify and apply outcome measures related to clinical gait analysis including selection, administration and interpretation.
• Identify the parameters of normal gait.
• Identify pathologic mechanisms of gait.
• Identify common gait deviations such as:
o Those at the ankle, foot, knee, hip, pelvis, and trunk.
o Those common to adult neurologic dysfunction
At the end of this presentation, Physical Therapist Assistants will be able to:
• Discussion of a biopsychosocial framework for clinical gait observation including:
o Definitions
o Integration of the ICF Model
o Nomenclature
• Implement outcome measures related to clinical gait analysis including selection and administration.
• Identify the parameters of normal gait.
• Identify pathologic patterns of gait.
• Identify common gait deviations such as:
o Those at the ankle, foot, knee, hip, pelvis, and trunk.
o Those common to adult neurologic dysfunction
Intended Audience:
The information presented in this course is clinically relevant for Physical Therapist (PT) & Physical Therapist Assistants (PTA) designations only.
Disclaimer: Registrations from individuals with clinical designations not listed in the intended audience for this coursemay be subject to removal from the course roster without a full refund. See Brooks IHL Course Policies and Procedures for details at Brooksihl.org. If you are unsure or have questions related to the intended audience, please email CEU@BrooksIHL.org and we will be happy to help clarify!
Contact Hours:
This course has been approved for 9.5 contact hours by the following boards:
• Florida Physical Therapy Association for PT and PTA
Continuing Education credit for each participant who meets the satisfactory course completion requirements (licensed in FL) will be automatically uploaded to CE Broker, which means the Florida Boards will have record of your attendance, even if you do not have your own personal CE Broker account. Course certificates will be provided at the completion of the course for those that meet the course completion requirements. Certificates will be mailed for courses that include a post-course test.
Enrollment:
If you are a Brooks Clinician and want to pay by cost center, please fill out this registration form and return the check and form to the Brooks IHL.
Satisfactory Course Completion:
Full course attendance (including signing the attendance sheet each day), performance demonstrations and question and answer session.
Course Evaluation/Survey:
Within 48 hours of course completion, you will receive a post course survey. The IHL values your feedback and we thank you in advance for taking the survey.
