Introduction to Pediatric Foot & Ankle Deformity Management – Lecture 2 Days
Foot & Ankle Assessments, Posting Trials - 2 Day Lab
April 29, 2018
Day 1: Lecture 1 Introduction to Pediatric Foot & Ankle Deformity Management
April 30, 2018
Day 2: Lab 1 Foot & Ankle Assessments, Posting Trials - 2 Days LIMITED REGISTRATION
May 6, 2018
Day 3: Lecture 2 Introduction to Pediatric Foot & Ankle Deformity Management (*for alumni of lecture 1)
May 7, 2018
Day 4: Lab 2 Foot & Ankle Assessments, Posting Trials - 2 Days(*for alumni of lecture and lab part 1 and 2) LIMITED REGISTRATION
Cost:
Lecture 1: $295
Lecture 1 + Lab 1: $525
Lecture 2: $295
Lecture 1 + Lecture 2: $425
Lecture 2 + Lab 2: $525
4 day course: $890
Lecture / Lab 1 Course Description
The content covered in this program is centered primarily on problems of equinus-related foot deformity in diplegic cerebral palsy(CP) with a subtext of the hypotonic, pronated foot, and includes the following topics:
A review of functional foot and ankle anatomy and biomechanics Characteristics of and factors contributing to healthy foot development.
Aspects of gait development and kinematics that support orthotic design principles for children with diplegic CP.
A review of ankle and foot musculoskeletal assessment procedures. A discussion of normal developmental ankle muscle extensibility and physiology of the length-tension relationship.
The implementation of ankle range of motion findings in orthotic selection and design, featuring Elaine Owen’s Tuned AFO/Footwear Combinations, Mary-Weck’s weight-line training orthoses, Phoenix Habilitation Technology’s Gait Control Orthosis, The R-Wrap AFO, and SureStep/s Pull-Over. A discussion of limb length discrepancy features pathomechanics, a new approach to assessment, and orthotic adaptations.Instructor discusses the role that soft-tissue extensibility and the Selective Control Assessment of The Lower Extremity (SCALE) findings can play in documenting the effects of assorted therapeutic and orthotic intervention strategies.This program is preliminary to Part 2 in which this information is applied to posting strategies for optimizing specific foot segment alignment and to orthotic management planning for videotaped cases.
Lecture 2/ Lab Course Description
The content covered in this program is centered primarily on problems of equinus-related foot deformity in diplegic cerebral palsy (CP) with a subtext of the hypotonic, pronated foot. Instructor opens with a brief review of relevant principles of Sahrmann’s Movement Systems Analysis as they apply to deformity management.Participants then consider the potential effects of a variety of cast and orthotic designs in the context of two hypothetical cases of diplegic CP. The orthotic selection process is organized to consider key concerns regarding postural control acquisition and movement strategy change with stance-phase tibial inclination rate in mind.Participants identify and describe common developmental foot deformities in terms of plane-based components as considerations for orthotic design features, and instructor discusses serial casting as a component of equinus deformity management using tuned ankle-foot orthosis-footwear combination (AFO-FC) systems. A review of common pathomechanical features of foot alignment, such as subtalar and forefoot varus and forefoot valgus, provides the context for modifying the floor of an orthosis to optimize foot function, foot loading, and postural control.The program ends with a videotaped case presentation that demonstrates the use of assessment findings and postural assessment in standing and walking to select an orthosis and undertake a posting trial. In the ensuing workshop, participants consider a videotaped case with foot and ankle assessment findings to make an orthotic design choice that addresses desired load-bearing foot and limb joint alignment, magnitude of segment enclosure, degrees of freedom provided or restrained, and propose a posting plan.
Instructor Bio:
Since 1993 Ms. Cusick has been consulting and practicing privately in Telluride, Colorado. There, she devotes most of her professional effort to generating literature and educational materials, to teaching, and to developing therapeutic products, including her invention, TheraTogs orthotic systems