Key points of gait training of initial installation hip prosthesis

Hip disarticulation prosthesis is composed of various accessories for the plane of amputation site is high. So the function and gait training process is complicated among the lower limb prostheses from Medi-Rehatek.  From the whole process of functional training, it can be divided into two stages,balanced training, gait training.

Balance training is mainly used in the time after preparation of the socket model and waiting for prosthetic production . The training method has three parts:

1, Amputee stands with bearing load on both sides of knee. (amputation side using the ischial bearing-load on the cast frame). Ensuring the level of pelvis and the stability of static standing,amputee move alternatively the trunk forward and backward ;

2,Ensuring healthy limb to stand alone and be stable upright state, amputee can twist the pelvis on the horizontal plane.Amputee shouldn’t relax when standing andobserve whether the pelvis is level before a mirror;

3,The amputation side bears load alone.The height cast frame can be slightly lowered. The amputation side bears load independently by ischium after healthy limb flexion , Ensuring the amputation side to be stable and upright, the health limbs canhave alternately stride and backwards stride.

There is also a balanced training procedure before the gait exercise after the prosthesis assembly.The procedure is similar to that described above except that the platform of load bearing is replaced by a prosthesis.

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