Course Description:

Prosthetic Biomechanics and Gait
Course Description: Amputees suffer many challenges following an amputation including: loss of muscle mobility, increased metabolic costs, poor proprioception and difficulties adapting to uneven terrain. There are very characteristic gait deviations that accompany prosthetic use. Some deviations are easily correctable via the patient’s prosthetist and others require gait training and strengthening.