Ohio PTA CE Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
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Interventions for Resolving Foot Drop Without AFOs – Insights for PTs & PTAs 2
Course release date: 4/7/2025
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to review the causes of foot drop and offer solutions to address foot drop when an AFO is not available or how to modify one to improve gait function. The emphasis will address pre-swing and swing phase interventions of gait when foot drop is a significant issue. This course provides interventions to address foot drop in individuals with neurologic impairment that will facilitate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical decision-making strategies for clinicians. -
Interventions for Correcting Pelvic Hike: Insights for Physical Therapists (PT) & PT Assistants 2
Course release date: 4/7/2025
Course Overview
Pelvic hike as a result of an upper or lower motor lesion can result in atypical gait patterns with compensatory strategies causing an increase in energy expenditure and the secondary impairment of musculoskeletal dysfunction. This course provides interventions to address pelvic hike in individuals with neurologic impairment that will facilitate critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical decision-making strategies between clinicians. -
Evidence-Based Balance Rehabilitation and Fall Prevention 6
Course release date: 4/8/2024
About the Course
This course is intended for physical therapy, occupational therapy and athletic training practitioners who address balance impairments and work to reduce falls in their patients and communities. This course defines balance and its components, describes how the various balance issues fall into these component categories and categorizes these impairments accordingly. It will outline how to assess balance and interpret the many varied assessment tools available. Taking this information, clinicians will see how to systematically approach balance rehabilitation, including how to prioritize needs, account for patient background and resources, and work towards long term falls reduction. Finally, this course discusses current guidelines for community level fall prevention strategies and how therapists can be more involved with this process.