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Evidence-Informed Practices for Individualized Prescription of Ankle-Foot Orthoses

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  • Welcome and Resources
  • Welcome!
  • Slides
  • Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Leaning questions 1 and 2
  • Feedback
  • The Prescription
  • Background: Overview of Direct and Indirect Effects of AFOs
  • Kinetics and the Ground Reaction Force in Gait
  • Goal Setting and Evaluation
  • Learning Question #3
  • Feedback
  • Decisions about AFO Type and Design Features
  • Learning Question #4
  • AFO Types and Indications
  • AFO Design Features I: Stiffness
  • AFO Design Features II: The Ankle Angle in the AFO
  • Feedback
  • AFO-Footwear Combination Fit and Follow-up
  • Evaluation I
  • Evaluation II: Static Alignment
  • Biomechanical Optimization
  • Biomechanical Optimization: Two Examples
  • Reflections on practice
  • Feedback
  • Gait Training and Beyond
  • Gait Training and Beyond
  • Feedback
  • Quiz - Evidence-informed AFO prescription practises
  • Summary
  • Summary
  • Your final thoughts
  • Feedback
  • Q&A
  • Q&A
  • What's Next
  • Feedback
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