Amputee Walking School — April 5, 2025
Date and Time
Location
South Piedmont AHEC - Center for Learning and Development
Hanger Clinic is hosting the first Amputee Walking School of 2025 on April 5th in partnership with South Piedmont AHEC!
The Amputee Walking School provides training in advanced amputee exercises appropriate for both physical therapists and those with limb loss of all levels and abilities.
Specialists, Dennis and Todd, introduce the dynamics of prosthetic devices and how to properly control them. As a result, therapists gain necessary skills to help advance their amputee patients to the next level, and amputees learn how to use their prosthesis more effectively, enabling them to interact with their environment with more confidence.
Free and open to ALL lower limb amputees.
Registration Fee for CE Credit: $50
Lunch will be provided.
Date, Time & Location
Saturday, April 5, 2025
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
South Piedmont AHEC
Center for Learning and Development
5039 Airport Center Parkway
Building K
Charlotte, NC 28208
Classroom 17/18
Credit Information
0.5 CEUs / 5.0 Contact Hours
Partial credit will not be provided.
5.0 NCBPTE Contact Hours
South Piedmont AHEC, as part of the NC AHEC system, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy for continued competence.
Occupational Therapy
As of July 1, 2018, the NCBOT no longer accepts applications for pre-approval of CCAs. OT practitioners need to make sure they are completing activities that comply with Section .0800 of the NCBOT Rules. 6.0 CCAs. Please select contact hours for your certificate.
Registering for and attending a South Piedmont AHEC program authorizes South Piedmont AHEC to take audio, video, and/or still images to be used for promotional and educational purposes, and to share your information with Hanger Clinics. Hanger Clinics will keep this information confidential. If you have concerns, please speak with a South Piedmont AHEC team member.
Objectives
- Determine appropriate exercises to help the amputee achieve increased flexibility, strength, function, and the best performance from his or her prosthetic device.
- Demonstrate and teach fitness modifications and the appropriate running gait for above- and below-knee amputees.
- Demonstrate understanding of the working dynamics of the prosthesis and how to employ the muscles of the residual limb to move more efficiently.