Gait: Clinical Observation and Orthotic Intervention - PART 1
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1. Introduction
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Introduction
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Let's talk about normal
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Welcome survey
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Course slides
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Gait cycle refresher (**See answer key for worksheets in separate document)
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Gait cycle refresher -- Answer key for worksheets
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2. Approaches to gait assessment
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Approaching gait assessment
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Five prerequisites for gait
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Typical development of gait: Lesson video
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Typical development of gait: Examples of children of different ages
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Typical development of gait: Survey
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Reflections on the five prerequisites for gait
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Reflections on the five prerequisites for gait: Survey
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Debrief following your reflections on developmental considerations and 5 prerequisites for gait
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Quiz: Approaches to gait assessment
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Lesson 2 feedback
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3. Overview of the gait cycle and kinematics
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Overview of the gait cycle
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Gait cycle kinematics (motion of the joints and segments)
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Gait Cycle Scramble
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Quiz: Gait cycle kinematics
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A closer look at kinematics
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A closer look at kinematics: Kinematic graphs worksheet (Accompanies video lesson)
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The Rockers in Gait
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Lesson 3 feedback
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4. Biomechanical principles: Moments and the GRF
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Forces
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Moments of force
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Quiz: Moments and GRF (Open the PDF "Moments and GRF worksheet" below when completing quiz)
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Moments and GRF worksheet (Accompanies quiz)
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Lesson 4 feedback
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More about the GRF and gait
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5. Kinetics and the gait cycle
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Quiz: Muscle actions in gait self-assessment
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Kinetics and muscle actions in the gait cycle
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Kinetics and muscle actions: Internal moments
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Quiz: Muscle actions and GRF (Open the PDF "Muscle actions and GRF worksheet" below when completing quiz)
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Muscle actions and GRF worksheet (Accompanies quiz)
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Kinetics in stance phase: representative sample
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Gait cycle overview handout
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Lesson 5 feedback
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6. Pathological gait: Impairments
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Pathological gait: Impairments
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Pathological gait and lever arm dysfunction
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Gait impairments and cerebral palsy
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Biomechanical effects of impairments on gait: Disentangling cause and effect in the literature
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Quiz: Impairments and Pathological gait
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Lesson 6 feedback
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7. Gait observation
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Introduction to gait observation
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Current gait assessment methods and the limitations of visual observation
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Improving the validity and reliability of visual observation
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Improving the validity and reliability of visual observation: Literature review on gait observation methods orthotic evaluation in pediatrics
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Observing kinematics: Practice exercise #1 **See sample worksheet below
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Observing kinematics: Practice exercise (*Sample worksheet and guide to accompany video above)
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Observing kinematics - survey
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Gait observation and kinetics
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Observing kinematics: Practice exercise #2 (*See sample worksheet for observation exercise #1 above)
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Kinematics practice exercise #2: Coronal plane gait cycle scramble LEFT LEG (answer key in PDF below)
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Kinematics practice exercise #2: Coronal plane gait cycle scramble ANSWER KEY (LEFT LEG)
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Lesson 7 feedback
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8. Physical examination
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Introduction to physical examination
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Intoeing and the physical examination
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Physical exam - part I
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The Physical Exam - Part II
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Check-in
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Lesson 8 feedback
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9. Summary and further practice
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Summary and further practice
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Course feedback
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Final comments and check-in
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Course References