2017 GCMAS Annual Conference
 

We are offering the following tutorial sessions on Tuesday May 23, 2017. These sessions will provide insight into clinical and technical questions that are of particular interest to the society.


  • Tutorial #1- Tuesday, May 23, 1pm-3pm
    • MOTION ANALYSIS IN UNDERSTANDING GAIT PATHOLOGY IN CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE
      • Sylvia Õunpuu, MSc
      • Kristan Pierz, MD

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to describe the clinical impairments for patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and the associated gait findings to build a basis for determining the most appropriate treatment for gait issues in this patient group. A comprehensive motion analysis protocol for the assessment of persons with CMT will also be reviewed.h

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  • Tutorial #2- Tuesday, May 23, 1pm-3pm
    • SELECTIVE CONTROL ASSESSMENT OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY (SCALE): A CLINICAL TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT OF SELECTIVE VOLUNTARY MOTOR CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY
      • Marcia B. Greenberg MS, PT, KEMG
      • Loretta A. Staudt MS, PT
      • Eileen Fowler PhD, PT

Purpose: To instruct experienced clinicians in the use and administration of a standardized clinical tool for assessment of selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) of the lower extremity in patients with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) using SCALE (Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity). The reliability and validity of the SCALE has been established (Fowler et. al. Dev Med Child Neurol 51:607-614, 2009). The tool and its clinical and research applications will be presented. Participants will have an opportunity to practice scoring patients using videotaped assessments. The use of this tool in clinical decision-making will be discussed.

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  • Tutorial #3- Tuesday, May 23, 3:30pm-5:30pm
    • SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES FOR INSTRUMENTED GAIT ANALYSIS: INSIGHT FROM CMLA ACCREDITATION
      • James Carollo PhD, PE
      • John Henley PhD
      • Tom Novacheck MD
      • Susan Rethlefsen DPT

Purpose: The concept of this tutorial is to present laboratory procedures and successful practices culled from 8 years of independent clinical motion laboratory accreditation reviews, by members of and applicants to the Commission for Motion Laboratory Accreditation (CMLA). By sharing these lessons learned, the general community of clinical motion analysis practitioners can be better equipped to provide the highest quality services to their clients, and be prepared for achieving Full Accreditation by CMLA.

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