Hope you all had a good weekend.We are getting roasted in the unswerving heat of West Coast Desert Summer!!!! It seems like we are going to have a lon…………………….g summer 😦
Exams don’t wait for weather to become pleasant anywhere on earth; Do they ever :|?
Let’s see what we need to cover in this chapter.I referred the following:
1.Review Guide and Blue book as primary sources.Blue book has Gait Cycle,Orthotic & Prosthetic Gait Deviations in Tabular formats making it easy to read.I would strongly suggest reading both the sources well.Try to imagine and understand each gait deviation thoroughly, instead of memorizing everything.Look for related pictures online to help you in imagining each deviation.Learn what muscles are affected and which functional activity would be difficult.
In addition to Gait, Orthotics & Prosthetics,Wheelchairs and Environmental Assessment have been explained well in Review Guide
2.PHYSICAL REHABILITATION by Sullivan and Schmitz(Fourth/Fifth Edition)- I read Gait Analysis, Orthotic Assessment & Management,Prosthetic Assessment & Management from this.The book has related pictures and nice description of various types of orthotics & prosthetics.The chapter on Lower Extremity Amputation is also useful in this book.
3.”Joint Structure and Function” by Cynthia Norkin-This book explains the biomechanics of the various joints of lower limb.Reading it will help understand the gait deviations and their effect on neighboring joints better.
4.Search online for pictures on Ambulatory Aids(Canes,Crutches) and Adhesive Taping.
I would recommend dividing the chapter into 3-4 sections and reading them in a distributed manner thereby making sure you don’t cram too much info at a time.For example you could club Orthotics with Environmental Assessment,Gait with Assistive Devices,Prosthetics with Wheelchairs and so on.
I’ll leave you with these thoughts which I too need to remember from time to time:
“You cannot teach a man anything;You can only help him find it within himself”-Galileo Galilee
“It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final“-Roger Babson
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IS ALWAYS THERE WITHIN YOU.
IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE YOU DISCOVER IT…..
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