Fall Amputee Walking School a Success!

Rebecca Snell November 25, 2014

On Saturday, November 8, 2014, we were very proud to be partnered again with The University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute to present the fall edition of Advanced Gait Training for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputations. The all-day event was conducted by two dynamic Paralympians, Todd Schaffhauser and Dennis Oehler. Held at The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health Center at Queenstown, participants included amputees and their families, physical therapists, prosthetists and support staff. The day included a morning of interactive lectures by the engaging duo of Todd and Dennis. After a break for lunch, exercises for all attendees were conducted in the therapy center! Participants explored different stations where they could work on balance and technique under the direction of Dennis and Todd, with physical therapists learning the training techniques to employ in their own work with patients. Dennis and Todd are always well received, and we look forward to many more clinics with these two in the future.

FREE to Amputees and their Families! Amputee Walking School

Rebecca Snell October 21, 2014

We are very proud to be partnering again with The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and The University of Maryland Rehabilitation Network to present an Advanced Gait Training for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputations. The all-day event will be on November 8 ,2014 and it will be conducted by two dynamic Paralympians, Todd Schaffhauser and Dennis Oehler. The event is open to all and in addition to being educationally advantageous, it is truly inspirational. Videos and pictures from last Spring’s Walking School are here on our website.

If you are a lower extremity amputee, or a referral source that has a patient who you feel could benefit from this training, please invite them to come and let us know that they will be attending by either notifying your Dankmeyer Practitioner contact or by calling our main office at 410-636-8114. Click here for the registration form.

You do not have to be a Dankmeyer patient to attend and attendance is free for amputees and their families!

REGISTER TODAY! You don’t want to miss this!

Amputee Walking School Recap Summer Session 5/2014

Rebecca Snell June 3, 2014

On May 31, 2014, we were very proud to be partnered with The University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute and The University of Maryland Rehabilitation Network to present an Advanced Gait Training for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputations. The all-day event was conducted by two dynamic Paralympians, Todd Schaffhauser and Dennis Oehler. Held at Baltimore City Community College, the participants attended some lectures, and spent a lot of time in the gym! There, they explored different stations where they could work on balance, technique, and in the case of the children - just play!

One of our attendees was Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Major, who lost both of his legs in an IED attack in Ramadi Iraq in 2006. See one of his walking school exercises in this video:

One of our attendees was Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Major (green shirt) who lost both of his legs in an IED attack in Ramadi Iraq in 2006. See one of his walking school exercises.

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