Prosthetic Training After Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Presented by Alicia White
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Alicia White
Dr. Alicia White graduated from Baldwin Wallace University in 2004 with a degree in athletic training. She continued her studies at the University of Miami, where she earned a doctorate in physical therapy in 2007. Dr. White worked at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas, for 10 years, treating high-level…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Basic Prosthetic Training for a Transfemoral Amputee
This is it! This chapter will discuss the key components of basic prosthetic training for a patient with a transfemoral amputation and provide techniques to promote proper gait patterns with a prosthesis.
2. Basic Prosthetic Training for a Transtibial Amputee
We'll continue our discussion of the key components of basic prosthetic training for a patient with a transitibial amputation and provide techniques to promote proper gait patterns with a prosthesis.
3. Advanced Prosthetic Training
Most patients will consider the ability to ambulate on even surfaces for a majority of their day a successful prosthetic rehabilitation. Other patients will demand more. This chapter will touch on stairs, running, hiking, and access to adaptive sports.
4. Common Gait Deviations with a Prosthesis
This course would be remiss if it did not mention the future of prosthetic rehabilitation. Of course, prosthetic technologies will continue to advance the field, but we have recently seen significant advances to surgical techniques as well.
More courses in this series
Understanding Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Alicia White
Evaluating Patients with Amputations
Alicia White
Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Alicia White
Prosthetic Training After Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Alicia White
Pre-Prosthetic Management of Lower Limb Amputation
John Fergason
Understanding the Transtibial and Transfemoral Limb/Socket Interfaces
John Fergason
The Physical Therapist and Prosthetics
John Fergason
Recognizing Common Hindrances to Physical Therapy Progression
John Fergason