KINEMATICS & KINETICS OF TYPICAL, ATYPICAL, & PATHOLOGICAL GAIT
- Components of gait
- Alignment of joints during gait
- Force production and gait efficiency
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTION, DISABILITY, & HEALTH (ICF)
- Review components of ICF
- ICF as a framework for pediatric practice
- Moving toward scientific practices
MEASUREMENT TOOLS
- Psychometrically sound measurement tools
- Valid and reliable measurement tools to assess gait
OUTCOME DEVELOPMENT
- Using ICF to inform outcome development
- Developing functional and measurable outcomes
INTERVENTION
- What is evidence-based practice
- Review presently used interventions for neuromuscular and musculoskeletal gait disorders
- Neuroplasticity and motor learning, and their importance in intervention
- Research that supports or refutes effectiveness of interventions for common pediatric gait disorders
- Interventions for musculoskeletal and neuromuscular gait disorders with clear supportive evidence
OUTCOME MEASUREMENT
- Review need for psychometrically sound measurement tools
- Review valid and reliable outcome measurement tools
CASE STUDY
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Outcome