Live Webinar – Complete both sessions for 12.5 Hours (1.25 CEUs)
September 6 and 7, 2025
9:40 am EST • 8:40 am CST • 7:40 am MST • 6:40 am PST (US)
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Would you like to increase your skills with orthotic recommendations? Are you interested in increasing your treatment repertoire for the foot and ankle for pediatric and adult patients with neurological, developmental and/or orthopedic diagnoses? This course presents a movement systems approach to management of the foot and ankle. Using a kinesiopathologic lens, participants examine the effect of repeated movements, sustained alignments, cumulative micro-trauma, and altered relative flexibility on the function of the ankle. This course presents a comprehensive approach to care based on differential diagnosis, while examining the evidence for interventions that maximize the resiliency of the ankle complex through skeletal maturation and into adulthood. Participants learn hands-on skills for an integrated approach including mobilizations to promote adaptive relative flexibility; improving intrinsic stability through strengthening of the “foot core;” and interventions to positively impact neuroplasticity. Participants also actively use the ICF model to guide recommendations for targeted use of the external support of orthoses and casts to guide adaptive tissue-specific stresses.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize the interplay of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular influences on foot and ankle dysfunction
- Interpret a detailed foot and ankle examination including gait dynamic, neuromotor function, and musculoskeletal findings
- Develop a comprehensive plan of care for the foot and ankle to improve gait in the context of supporting best structural outcome
- Select treatment techniques to address relative flexibility and promote progressive strengthening in foot and ankle for function
- Recommend orthotic interventions to maximize short- and long-term functional gait skills
AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for novice to advanced PTs, PTAs, and ATCs working with patients with pediatric or neurological health conditions.
Amanda Hall is an engaging speaker and experienced therapist who developed a framework for pediatric and neuro ankle intervention. Her area of expertise includes therapeutic casting and orthotic design based on kinesiopathology, differential diagnosis, manual therapy, and alignment for therapeutic gait with individualized intervention and patient-centered designs. She currently provides casting as well as orthotic and assistive technology interventions at HSC Pediatric Center in Washington, D.C. Amanda is a Pediatric Clinical Specialist . She has presented internationally, with special emphasis on serving patients with complex presentations and “outliers”, including at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association, the APTA Pediatrics Annual Conference, and at the National Institutes of Health.
Financial Disclosures: No financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosures: No non-financial relationships to disclose.
Great instructor and full of energy! Never a dull moment of learning. Thank you for your expertise and excellent experience! -Maria C., PT
ERI allows clinicians to access and learn from instructors like Amanda Hall regardless of their physical location. To be able to learn from such a world class instructor and not be limited by travel time and expense is a gift. Clinicians and patients are so much better off thanks to Amanda Hall! -Ellen C., PT
The Ambulation, Activity, and AFOs course, taught by Amanda Hall, was extremely valuable to me as a physical therapist, who works in pediatrics and inpatient neuro. The information presented was extremely clear and very applicable for assessing/treating the populations I work with. I have a much better understanding of alignment at the ankle and foot, and many new ideas to take with me as I treat. Amanda was an amazing presenter, and I would love to take another one of her courses! -Samantha M., PT
This has been the most enjoyable course for the past 2 years. The format of having a week in between allowed me to review the material and try it with patients and not feel overwhelmed/fried at the end. We were able to do one of my patients as a case study and advice on another. Now that was incredible! I am soooo satisfied and hope I can contact Amanda in the future with questions. She is a gem, knowledgeable and made me feel so comfortable asking my clinical questions. -Amy S., PT
I truly felt like I "heard" the lessons being taught by Amanda. She is very receptive to her class and makes time to listen to them and adjust as needed. Highly recommend to anyone who likes colorful slides and engaging content! -Alexander S., PT
Amanda is a knowledgeable PT and great instructor. I learned a lot about orthotics, and it will change the way I treat my patients! -Sarah, PT
This course was awesome! This course has given me a new perspective on different interventions for our pediatric population, as well as different intervention ideas to promote neuroplasticity prior to bracing and casting and providing the best option for our patients functional abilities. -Loren, PTA
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