Locomotor Training with Body Weight Support: A Current Update is organized by HomeCEU. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 2 Contact Hours.
Course Description:
The body of evidence concerning the use of body weight support for gait training has grown immensely over the past 2 decades. Favor has waxed and waned regarding this training modality, but what do we really know about its efficacy, utility and cost effectiveness?
In this course we will explore past and present ideas about "locomotor training," and in what directions the research literature is guiding us regarding appropriate applications in the clinic.
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on "locomotor training," and in what directions the research literature is guiding us regarding appropriate applications in the clinic
Course Objectives:
• Demonstrate understanding of the main contributions of therapy theory to current concepts of gait training
• Identify the neurological components of gait as described in animal research
• Compare and contrast past and present findings in locomotor research
• Describe the fallacy of relying too much on speed dependent gait training
• Identify latest trends in locomotor training research and their clinical application