Biomechanics Boot Camp

The Clinical Biomechanics Boot Camps are generally run over two days and are aimed at bringing clinicians up to speed on all the latest in lower limb biomechanics and foot orthotics, including practical hands on applications.

The course is suitable for participants at all levels.

The content of each Boot Camp evolves as new information is added and the current information is refined. The mission statement guiding the content is:

Interspersed between those are the practical sessions and some filler lectures on other clinically relevant topics.

At the end of this course, participants will:

* Have a greater understanding of the most recent concepts, ideas, theories and research that could impact on the clinical practice of biomechanics and foot orthoses

* Better critically evaluate their own clinical practice in the context of the most recent concepts, ideas, theories and research on clinical biomechanics and foot orthoses

Specifically, some of the topics covered in that framework are:

* Role of forces vs motion

* Clinical tests to improve prescribing and clinical outcomes

* Linking the biomechanical assessment to the orthotic prescription

* A re-evaluation of foam box casting

* The role of foot orthoses in sensory input

* Practical applications of newer theoretical approaches

* Where are we at with our understanding the ankle
joint, stiffness vs range of motion

* What needs to be altered with foot orthoses to affect
outcomes

* Lateral wedging for medial knee osteoarthritis


* Foot orthotic clinical decision making

* Practical steps to improve outcomes

* What is stiffness and what does it mean for clinical
practice

* The latest on patellofemoral pain and foot orthoses

* The role & importance of the lateral column

* When to preload the Hallux

* Plantar fascial grooves. What, When, How

* The dissonance between clinical practice and the
research evidence

* Prefabricated vs custom: What and when - Evidence
vs clinical experience

* Gait retraining vs orthotic modification of gait

* More...

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