Paediatric gait analysis and orthotic management: an optimal segment kinematics and alignment approach to rehabilitation (OSKAR)
Brought to you in collaboration with Shirley Ryan Ability Lab (SRAlab) in Chicago, and presented by esteemed paediatric and adult neurological physiotherapist Elaine Owen, this live online course explores a fresh approach to the observation and analysis of typical and atypical patterns of standing, stepping and walking with full gait cycles, OSKAR.
The kinematics and kinetics of standing and walking and the atypical gait patterns of disabling conditions will be reviewed, with particular reference to orthotic management and rehabilitation programs. Patient cases will focus on cerebral palsy, myelomeningocele and other neurological conditions, but are applicable to other diagnoses and adult conditions. A comprehensive manual accompanies the course.
A complete list of the course learning outcomes can be found in the information booklet accessed by the link below. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to apply the learned principles directly into their working practice.
The kinematics and kinetics of standing and walking and the atypical gait patterns of disabling conditions will be reviewed, with particular reference to orthotic management and rehabilitation programs. Patient cases will focus on cerebral palsy, myelomeningocele and other neurological conditions, but are applicable to other diagnoses and adult conditions. A comprehensive manual accompanies the course.
A complete list of the course learning outcomes can be found in the information booklet accessed by the link below. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to apply the learned principles directly into their working practice.
The course will span across 6 weeks, with 5 half-days of interactive lectures and 1 full-day live on a Video Vector gait laboratory. Australian participants have the choice of enrolling and attending the live versions of each session, OR watching the recordings of the live sessions in their own time.
To register for this course, visit www.sralab.org/academy and use code APAGait21 in the discount box at checkout.
**Please note that registration will be in US dollars**
Participants will need to record the CPD hours attained from this course themselves into their APA CPD diary after the event.
Presenters
Elaine Owen
Elaine has been practicing as a physiotherapist since 1974. She has won a number of awards for her work including an MBE in the Queens New Year Honours list, 2013, for Services to Children with Disability following nomination by colleagues and parents. In 2011 Elaine received a Welsh Government Recognising Achievement Award and in 2008 the ISPO UK George Murdoch Prize for her submission ‘The importance of being earnest about shank and thigh kinematics especially when using AFOs'. Elaine has postgraduate qualifications in Lower Limb Orthotic Biomechanics and Clinical Gait Analysis (University of Strathclyde), and a MSc in Rehabilitation Studies which included a thesis about orthotic management of neurological conditions, normal gait and standing.
Elaine has undertaken the basic and advanced Gait Analysis Instructional Course of the European Society of Movement Analysis of Adults and Children (ESMAC), adult and paediatric Bobath (NDT) training and study at The Institute for Conductive Education in Budapest. She uses an eclectic approach in the management of neurological disabilities, with an emphasis on a biomechanical approach to rehabilitation.
From 1983 until 2015, as well as practising clinically, Elaine was Head of Paediatric Physiotherapy for North West Wales. She now concentrates solely on clinical work and lecturing. For nearly 20 years Elaine has used a video vector gait laboratory for gait analysis and the orthotic and physiotherapy management of children and adults. She is regularly invited to teach her course and lecture in both the UK and internationally.
Elaine has undertaken the basic and advanced Gait Analysis Instructional Course of the European Society of Movement Analysis of Adults and Children (ESMAC), adult and paediatric Bobath (NDT) training and study at The Institute for Conductive Education in Budapest. She uses an eclectic approach in the management of neurological disabilities, with an emphasis on a biomechanical approach to rehabilitation.
From 1983 until 2015, as well as practising clinically, Elaine was Head of Paediatric Physiotherapy for North West Wales. She now concentrates solely on clinical work and lecturing. For nearly 20 years Elaine has used a video vector gait laboratory for gait analysis and the orthotic and physiotherapy management of children and adults. She is regularly invited to teach her course and lecture in both the UK and internationally.
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