Clinician Resources

Knowledge 

Improving knowledge in the areas of gait training and cardiovascular intensity can help to reduce barriers to implementing the recommended actions statements. Below you'll find resources to improve your knowledge in these areas.

• CPG Recommendation Reference Sheet
• ANPT Position Paper – “Moving Forward”
• Comparison of interventions to improve walking function - Do Kinematics Matter
• Journal Club Guide
• Podcasts 

Equipment

Equipment can help deliver the recommended actions statements of the CPG to Improve Locomotor Function. Below you can access resources to help you safely and effectively deliver the recommended actions statements as well as make the case for why this equipment is necessary to deliver evidence based interventions.

• Continuous Heart Rate Monitoring Device Options
• Unweighting System and Harness Options
• Justification for Overhead Harness System
  
  
• Heart Rate Devices How-Tos
  • Resources Created by Mary Free Bed Residency Program
    • Masimo Pulse Ox with Ear Sensor Tutorial
    • Masimo Pulse Ox with Forehead Senor Tutorial
  • Resources were Created by The Ohio State University Residency Program
    • Getting Started with Polar OH 1
    • Pairing Devices
    • Entering Patient Information – Apple Device
    • Entering Patient Information – Android Device
    • Donning Device Under Shirt
    • Donning Device Over Shirt
    • Troubleshooting

Implementation

Implementation of the recommended action statements of the CPG to Improve Locomotor Function takes knowledge, time, dedication, and skill. Below you'll find some practice resources that may enhance translation of the recommended action statements into clinical practice.

• What is Knowledge Translation
• General Template for Documentation
• Locomotor YouTube Playlist
  
  
• Monitoring and Ensuring Safety
  
  • Heart Rate Max Calculator
  • Heart Rate Reserve Calculator
  • Heart Rate Guide
  • Vital Signs Parameters
  • Safety Intensity Matters
• Using heart rate data within training session 
  • Features of Heart Rate Data
  • Interpretation of Heart Rate Data

• Patient Video Examples (more coming soon)
• Case study of Implementing High Intensity Gait Training Post Stroke
• Case study of Implementing High Intensity Gait Training Post Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury   
• Case Study of Implementing High Intensity Gait Training Post Stroke
• Case Series of Implementing High Intensity Gait Training with Patients Post Stroke
• Case Study of Implementing High Intensity Gait Training with a Subacute Patient Post Stroke
• Implementing High Intensity Gait Training: An Institutional Case Study
• Safety Considerations with High Intensity Gait Training