Objectives
Activities in this lesson will apply directly to practice activities in lab. A successful student will complete pre-lab assignments and activities before coming to lab. Your lab partner(s) will appreciate working with someone who is prepared to be safe.
- Recall and apply terminology associated with the gait cycle during laboratory practice and case simulations
- Identify various types of ambulation aides.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of various types of ambulation aids
- Perform the two-point, four-point, three-point, three-one-point, and modified gait patterns
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of two-point, four-point, three-point, three-one-point, and modified gait patterns
- Teach a patient to perform a selected gait pattern using appropriate equipment for the person's condition
- Correct compensatory patterns during gait activities
- Appreciate importance of safety parameters for gait training during a skill check activity
