Pediatric Gait Analysis
IU8 in Collaboration with Shriners Hospitals for Children
SAVE THE DATE!!! Friday August 26, 2022
Instructor: Ross Chafetz, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, MS
Corporate Director of Motion Analysis Center
Director of Motion Analysis Center Philadelphia
-Review the history of gait analysis
-Discuss the basics of observational gait analysis
-Discuss typical kinematics
-Discuss theory of kinetics
-Discuss typical gait patterns in patients with CP
-Understand the application of kinematics and kinetics during the gait of children with CP and partial paralysis
-Discuss how to use kinematics and kinetics to assist in clinical decision-making
Quantitative Pediatric Gait Analysis
Questions: Please contact Kara A. Madara, PT, DPT at kmadara@iu08.org
Friday, Aug 26, 2022, 08:30 AM
4500 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA, USA
9:00-10:00 Intro to Gait Analysis
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 Kinematics
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:00 Kinetics
12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00-1:45 Case Studies (Group Review)
1:45-2:45 Clinical Interpretation