OPCA 2010 - Clinical Applications of Lower Extremity Foot Orthoses

1. Major pathologies of the lower limb
   1. describe major pathologies
   2. impact on gait
2. Formulate a treatment plan
   1. evaluation of the foot and ankle
   2. gait assessment
   3. obtain a foot impression
   4. evaluate footwear
3. Design functional and supportive orthotics
   1. model rectification
   2. material selection
4. Fabricate functional and supportive orthotics
   1. accommodative orthosis
   2. functional orthosis
   3. supportive orthosis
   4. university of California Berkeley/Biomechanics Lab (UCBL)
5. Fit functional and supportive orthotics
   1. fit orthosis to footwear
   2. optimize function
   3. clinical selection, application, and construction of footwear

1. describe the major pathologies of the foot and ankle.
2. design functional and supportive orthotics.
3. fabricate functional and supportive orthotics.
4. fit functional and supportive orthotics.
5. formulate a treatment plan.

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