Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Presented by Alicia White
Non-Financial: Alicia White has no competing non-financial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Meet your instructor
Alicia White
Dr. Alicia White graduated from Baldwin Wallace University in 2004 with a degree in athletic training. She continued her studies at the University of Miami, where she earned a doctorate in physical therapy in 2007. Dr. White worked at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas, for 10 years, treating high-level…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Four Phases of Prosthetic Rehabilitation
Understanding the four separate phases of rehabilitation will allow the therapist to determine an appropriate plan of care. The therapist can also use this tool to determine when it is appropriate to progress the patient into the next phase of rehabilitation.
2. Edema Control and Residual Limb Care
Post operatively, the therapist must learn how to control the edema to promote prosthetic wear. Also, the therapist must be able to educate the patient on appropriate residual limb care to improve long term function.
3. Extremity Flexibility and Stretching
Promoting a complete range of motion will improve ambulation with a prosthesis. This chapter will go over techniques to attain this goal through all four phases of rehabilitation.
4. Postural Strengthening
Promoting postural strengthening will improve ambulation with a prosthesis. This chapter will go over techniques to attain this goal through all four phases of rehabilitation.
More courses in this series
Understanding Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Alicia White
Evaluating Patients with Amputations
Alicia White
Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Alicia White
Prosthetic Training After Lower Extremity Limb Loss
Alicia White
Pre-Prosthetic Management of Lower Limb Amputation
John Fergason
Understanding the Transtibial and Transfemoral Limb/Socket Interfaces
John Fergason
The Physical Therapist and Prosthetics
John Fergason
Recognizing Common Hindrances to Physical Therapy Progression
John Fergason
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