How Long Should We Chase Perfect Technique in Prosthetic Gait Training?
Perfect technique matters, but so does forward progress. Learn how to balance movement quality and momentum during prosthetic gait training.
How Too Many Cues Can Make Prosthetic Gait Training Worse
Trying to fix everything at once during gait training can actually make things worse. Here’s why focusing on one cue at a time leads to better outcomes.
Fatigue and Prosthetic Gait: Why Movement Patterns Break Down
Prosthetic gait can look great for the first few steps and then suddenly fall apart. Fatigue and endurance are often the missing piece clinicians overlook.
The Illusion of Guaranteed Outcomes in Amputee Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation doesn’t follow a script. A reflection on frameworks, certainty, and clinical maturity in amputee rehabilitation.
Don’t Waste the Pre-Prosthetic Phase
The pre-prosthetic phase sets the foundation for everything that follows in amputee rehabilitation.
Is Comfort the Kryptonite of Rehab?
In major rehabilitation cases, the environment a patient goes home to can either reinforce independence or quietly delay it.
The Hidden Cost of Speed in Rehab
Chasing speed in rehab may improve short-term efficiency, but it can quietly erode trust, engagement, and long-term outcomes.
Parallel Bars Can Be Misleading in Amputee Rehabilitation
Parallel bars can make patients with amputations appear more ready than they actually are, masking gaps that matter in real-world amputee rehab.
PTs Are Not Supposed To Memorize the Prosthetic Industry
You do not need to memorize prosthetic catalogs. Here is how to focus on the parts that actually matter in amputee rehab.