Standing Balance and Control for Amputees

Instructional video for lower limb amputees on standing motor control, including: initial standing positional awareness, weight shifts, step-taps.

0:23 - Terminology, Preparation
3:46 - Finding Center (Centering the Center of Mass)
5:52 - Weight Shift Control
10:15 - Stance Control (Single Limb Support, Step Taps)
12:38 - Bilateral Amputee Considerations
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This is the twelfth episode of our Prosthetic Training video series which covers the spectrum of amputee rehabilitation from immediately post-amputation through running with a prosthesis. They are intended for clinicians and patients and are a great resource for rehabilitation professionals working with lower limb amputees.

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Instructor: David Lawrence, MSPT, AT-Ret
David is an internationally renowned rehabilitation professional and educator. In addition to treating patients, he delivers courses in the USA and abroad on knee, hip and foot pathologies, rehabilitation following limb amputation, and disabled sports and recreation. He is founder of The Gait Center, a walking focused physical therapy clinic located in Richmond, VA, USA, as well as the founder and Chief Executive Officer for Mission Gait.

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Video production by Will Riddick, PT, DPT for Mission Gait.

Видео Standing Balance and Control for Amputees канала Mission Gait