Course Location:
3599 University Blvd South
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

Course Description:

In this course, participants will learn biomechanical gait analysis and understand its correlation to common lower extremity musculoskeletal pathologies SI joint to toes. Participants will understand how subtle osteopathic alignment issues can cause or perpetuate lower extremity symptoms. Then participants will learn the treatment techniques necessary for rapid resolution of their patient’s symptoms: manual therapy, exercise, taping techniques, in clinic orthotic fabrication and orthotic prescription.

Course Objectives:

After this course, participants will be able to:
• Apply orthogonal planar assessment for gait evaluation, recognize deviations/compensations and potential associated pathology.
• Identify general occurrences at each joint and muscle group during each phase of gait.
• Describe the 5 most common malalignment foot positions and what biomechanic dilemma they pose for the body and potential subsequent symptoms.
• Apply treatment techniques for common lower extremity pathology: fabricating splints and orthotics, various taping techniques, manual therapy and exercise.

 

Intended Audience:
The information presented in this course is clinically relevant for PTs and PTA.

Disclaimer: Registrations from individuals with clinical designations not listed in the intended audience for this course may 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 18 contact hours by the following boards:
• Florida Physical Therapy Association

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.