Amputee walking school | Walk with confidence
Where
134 Heartland Drive, Elizabethtown, KY Get Directions
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"Restoring motion, empowering lives"
About The Walking School
The clinic will introduce treatment approaches for improved function and return to a more active lifestyle with increased independence. Understanding the dynamics of prosthetic devices and how to properly control them will enable individuals to walk/run, move side to side, bend down, jump and climb stairs with more confidence. Techniques introduced will increase strength and flexibility helping participants operate more efficiently and safely. One-on-one opportunities and "hands-on" participation techniques will apply. Professionals in the field of rehabilitative therapy and sport will receive high level training in advanced exercises appropriate for use with participants of all ages to improve ambulating. Amputees of all ages are encouraged to attend every clinic date.
5 CEUs
Paralympic Athlete Instructors
Dennis Oehler
A below knee amputee, in the 1988 Paralympic Games he set a world record in the 100 meter event and won gold medals in the 200 and 400 meter events. Dennis has been working with amputees for more than 25 years, and became an Honorary Lifetime member of the American Academy or 0rthotists and Prosthetists in 2002.
Todd Schaffhauser
An above knee amputee, he competed for the Paralympics Track and Field Team of 1988 and won a gold medal in the 100 meter event. Todd has worked in the prosthetic community for more than 25 years and became an Honorary Lifetime Member of the American Academy of 0rthotists and Prosthetists in 2002.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Walking & Strengthening Techniques
- No cost to patients & family members
- $50 fee for Continuing Education Credits
- Breakfast & lunch provided
RSVP to Valerie Matney
valerie.matney@encompasshealth.com
Sponsored by Encompass Health Lakeview and Kenney Orthopedics.