Utilizing Orthoses to Optimize Patient Outcomes (Pinehurst,NC)

Utilizing Orthoses to Optimize Patient Outcomes

Patients who have been restricted to using crutches or wheelchairs can achieve a whole new level of safety and a more natural gait than they had before. Research has shown that patients can get better function, satisfaction, and safety from a microprocessor controlled device than from a traditional knee ankle foot orthosis.*

Find out more about how microprocessor-controlled technology is changing the KAFO landscape during this presentation and course. In addition, Ottobock AFO, KAFO and bracing solutions will be presented.

*An Orthotronic Walking Device Improves Walking Capabilities of Traditional KAFO Users; Kannenberg, Andreas, MD PhD; Ludwigs, Eva, Dipl-Ing (FH); Zacharias, Britta, Dipl-Ing (FH), 2014. ©2015 Otto Bock HealthCare LP • 13026B-NYC • 3/15

Presenter:

Curt Kowalczyk, CO

Curt became a Certified Orthotist in 1985 and came to Ottobock in 2007. Curt develops and provides orthotic clinical education for both custom and custom-fit products. Curt enjoys working with customers and their patients to achieve the right design for the right patient.

Credits:

• 4 CE for PT(A)s Approved by NCPTA (Provider#: 18-0813-029)
• 4 (s) ABC CEUs

* If you are a PT(A) attending this course, please be sure to provide your license number as NCPTA requires that information in our sign-in sheet.

Schedule:

8:00 - 8:30 P.M. Welcome and sign-in
8:30 - ~12:30 P.M. Utilizing Orthoses to Optimize Patient Outcomes Training

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