ONE STEP AHEAD

course outline

DAY 1 - FRIDAY
7:30   Registration
8:00   Introduction and Course Overview
8:10   The Amputee: Demographics and Overview
8:30   Post-Operative Management
9:15   Post-Operative Residual Limb Management
10:00   Break
10:15   Phantom Sensation / Pain and Desensitization
10:45   Acute Care of the Amputee
12:00   Lunch (on your own)
1:00   Contemporary Prosthetic Feet
2:30   Modern Prosthetic Socket Designs
3:30   Break
3:45   Modern Prosthetic Socket Designs (cont'd)
4:15   Prosthetic Knee Components
5:00   The Accessories: Products for the Amputee
5:30   Adjourn
DAY 2 - SATURDAY
8:00   Considerations for the Exceptional Amputee
9:00   Skin Care and Treatment for the Residual Limb
10:00   Break
10:15   Biomechanics & Assessment of Amputee Gait
12:00   Lunch (on your own)
1:00   Pre-Prosthetic Preparation
2:00   Pre-Gait Training Exercise Program
3:00   Break
3:15   Assessment of the Amputee's Gait
4:00   Gait Training Planning and Strategies
4:30   Initial Gait Training Procedures
5:30   Adjourn
DAY 3 - SUNDAY
8:00   Intermediate Gait Training Procedures
9:30   Advanced Gait Training Activities
10:00   Break
10:45   Stepping into the Enviroment
11:30   Gait Evaluation, Alignment and Refinement
12:30   Amputee Running Gait
1:15   Adjourn


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