The November 2022 edition of the very popular Amputee Walking School was held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Paralympians Todd Schaffhauser and Dennis Oehler packed their bags and left Long Island, New York to head to Baltimore for a day of Amputee Walking School.  Amputee Walking School (Advanced Gait Training for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputations) is a program co-hosted by Dankmeyer and the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute (UM Rehab).

Professionals attended the course from 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm. The topic was “Advanced Gait Training for Persons with Amputation.” This course has applied for 5 hours of continuing education through the Maryland PT Board.

The evening session was 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm. Those with lower limb loss or limb difference joined the professionals who were ready and waiting to practice the exercises and concepts they had learned earlier. There were about fifteen participants who got a great workout on several different pieces of equipment in the UM Rehab gym.

We do have plans for 2023 - so save these dates!

• 4/19/2023 - first one for spring of 2023 - hoping to avoid any ice and snow!

• 6/21/2023 - a summer session for your longer term planning.