Clinical Gait

Catalog description

Clinical Gait provides the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy student with the foundational knowledge and practical skills necessary to analyze human gait, identify causes of pathological gait, and begin to design appropriate intervention. Upon completion of this course, the student will be prepared to fully describe the characteristic gait pattern of a healthy adult and to identify abnormal (pathological) gait patterns. In addition, students will be able to discuss potential causes of pathological gait and begin to formulate treatment ideas to address these factors. Finally students will develop observational skills to accurately perform normal and pathological gait assessment.