This instructional video provides information on patient education and how to properly don and doff a knee ankle foot orthotic device.
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0:00 Fitting a KAFO to the Individual
0:21 Importance of Brace Education
1:44 Donning the KAFO
3:06 Ensuring Proper Fit
6:16 Importance of Independence with Brace Donning/Doffing
7:02 KAFO Stance Practice
8:00 Wearing Schedule for Brace
10:14 Brace Progression Education
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This is the sixth episode of our Orthotic Selection and Training video series. This comprehensive series addresses the considerations to be weighed prior to bracing, as well as how to properly select, fit, and train patients using lower extremity braces. The series is made for rehabilitation professionals and is an excellent resource for patients and clinicians using lower extremity braces.
View the entire series here: • Orthotic Selection and...
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Instructor: David Lawrence, MSPT, AT-Ret
David is an internationally renowned rehabilitation professional and educator. In addition to treating patients, he delivers courses in the USA and abroad on knee, hip and foot pathologies, rehabilitation following limb amputation, and disabled sports and recreation. He is founder of The Gait Center, a walking focused physical therapy clinic located in Richmond, VA, USA, as well as the founder and Chief Executive Officer for Mission Gait.
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