This course is an excellent opportunity to refresh, update and advance your expertise in the orthotic management of neuro-muscular pathologies.
This course equips participants with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills on some of the best-practice orthotic management solutions for patients with neuro-muscular pathologies. It uses an innovative curriculum design to support participants in building new skills and/or in advancing their existing skills and competencies to effectively meet the needs of their communities as P&O practitioners.
Trainers on the course are experts who are active in service-provision and have a long-standing daily experience in patient treatment.
Focus of the subject-theoretical content:
- Anatomy and Physiology: including bones, muscles and joints (below knee)
- Pathology and Prescription: including treatment concepts of Cerebral Palsy, Flat Foot, Club Foot, hidden Pes Equinus, Calcaneus Valgus;
- Biomechanics: including movement of the foot, subtalar and ankle joint during the gait; interaction of muscle impairments and pathologic gait;
- Professional practice: Practical techniques for assessment, casting, rectification and design of DAFO, fitting, troubleshooting and outcome measures
Focus of the practical seminar content:
- Patient Anamnesis
- Measurements and casting techniques
- Cast rectification and modelling techniques
- Production process
- Fitting / testing of the orthoses and application of necessary corrections
- Analysis and outcome measures
To blend E-Learning with clinical hands-on training, mentoring and labs practice is an excellent way to enable education parallel to the job!
Christian Schlierf (CEO, Human Study e.V.)
Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis Treatment (Spine Concept Sobernheim)
The course covers theory und principles of brace technology and treatment according to the brace classification system developed by Spine Concept Sobernheim.
Participants get hands-on clinical education and training on patient assessment, blue-print analysis and the full manufacturing process of the spinal brace including outcome measures.
Focus of the subject-theoretical content:
- Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
- Classic diseases and indications
- Classification and effects of spinal braces
- Construction principles
- Biomechanical principles and design of spinal braces
- Supply examples for supportive, stabilizing and corrective orthoses
Focus of the practical seminar content:
- Patient Anamnesis
- Measurements and casting techniques
- Cast rectification and modeling techniques
- Production process
- Fitting / testing of the brace and application of necessary corrections
- Analysis and outcome measures
Orthotic Management of Neuro-Muscular Pathologies to build state of the art skills and knowledge.
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner, SCOPe has courses to suit you.Marcelo Alvarez (Human Study e.V.)
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- Become P&O Professional
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