SpineCor Accreditation Training Program
The SpineCor system is a flexible brace that is principally prescribed for Idiopathic Scoliosis patients. Intended for Certified Orthotists, Phase I training will focus on SpineCor treatment principles and will include lectures, written examinations, and practical appraisal sessions. Case studies will be examined to demonstrate the different radiological classifications, brace fitting using a model will show the corrective movements and fitting for each curve classification. Upon successful completion of Phase I training a one-day Phase II training session will be held at your facility.
2008 Phase I Training Seminars
February 11-12, 2008. Las Vegas, NV
May 8-9, 2008, Detroit, MI
August 4-5, 2008, Chicago, IL
November 3-4, 2008, Los Angeles, CA
15 PCE's offered. For registration information please contact Theresa Mozak @ 800-521-2192 or email — Registration Form here.
Instructional KAFO Course with E-Knee Certification
This one day seminar will focus on the development and clinical application of the four stance and swing phase dynamic orthotic knee joints that are available from Becker Orthopedic. Intended only for certified or licensed orthotists, this course will include E-Knee certification. 8 CEU’s offered.
E-Knee Certification
This four hour certification seminar will focus on the development and clinical application of the E-Knee, the electromechanically controlled stance control knee joint available from Becker Orthopedic. This joint facilitates natural gait progression using a pressure sensitive footplate combined with an electromagnetically controlled locking device in the joint to lock the joint in stance and allow motion in swing. This course is intended for certified or licensed orthotists. 4.25 CEU's offered.
TracerCAD AFO Seminar
Computer generated AFO’s using TracerCAD technology are now available from Becker Orthopedic’s Central Fabrication Facility. This course will introduce the orthotist to the concept of manufacturing thermoplastic AFO’s from measurement. We will review the development of the anatomically correct AFO templates that are used to expedite AFO manufacture.
Cranial Remolding Orthoses Seminar
Intended for certified or licensed orthotists, this one day seminar will focus on the clinical application of cranial remolding orthoses for infants with non-synostotic positional plagiocephally.
Pediatric Program - Post Operative Management of the Pediatric Cervical Spine, Shoulder and Hip with Acute Fit Orthoses
The ability to custom fabricate an orthosis for immediate post operative use is not always possible due to time constraints. The use of an acute fit orthosis is required to provide the stabilization and or support to the body segment that has been surgically affected, which facilitates the protection of the surgery site. Many times, stabilization is required before the effects of anesthesia are terminated.
In this session, three orthotic systems will be reviewed that offer support to the pediatric cervical spine, shoulder and hip. Typical etiologies that are managed with a post-operative orthosis are torticollis, obstetrical brachial plexus injuries and soft tissue contracture releases at the hip.
Seminar learning points:
The design parameters of designing a cervical orthosis that is proportional to a child.
Design parameters that respect the growth difference in the head/neck/shoulder complex of the growing child.
The parental instructional precautions for management of a child whose balance maybe compromised thorough cervical restriction in the orthosis.
The mechanism of brachial plexus injuries.
The post-op positioning requirement for protection of the brachial plexus.
The mechanism of injury to tissue structures as a result of shear forces.
The implications of changing surface characteristics in respect to the coefficient of friction.
4 CEU's offered.
Instructional KAFO Review with E-Knee Certification
This four hour program will review the clinical application of the three stance control orthotic knee joints. The E-Knee electromechanical joint, the G-Knee pneumatic assist knee joint and the UTX mechanical stance control KAFO will be illustrated. All of these projects are available from Becker Orthopedic.
Stance Control Orthoses (SCO) have successfully been introduced to orthotists in North America. This new technology has proven to be applicable to patients with various lower limb neuromuscular deficits. The functional benefit offered by this new range of orthotic componentry spans options that includes knee extension assist as well as free knee motion in swing phase and positive locking in stance phase from mechanical and electromechanical systems.
The electromechanical orthotic joint featured in this review is the first one of it's type that has been successfully used in a non-research setting. The case study section of the seminar will review gait video on patients with incomplete spinal cord injury, acute stroke gait impairment and post polio.
This course is intended for certified or licensed orthotists and will include E-knee certification. 4.75 CEU's offered.
Future dates being planned - please contact us for more information
For registration information please contact Theresa Mozak @ 800-521-2192 or email: .
