2026 ADVANCED REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES

FOR LIMB LENGTHENING & DEFORMITY CORRECTION

West Palm Beach, Florida

Registration & Syllabus Updates Coming soon

Participants will have an understanding of:
  • A variety of deformities appropriate for deformity correction and limb lengthening.
  • Treatment options for pediatric and adult orthopedic deformities.
  • Participants will be able to identify precautions to observe when treating a patient undergoing limb lengthening.
  • Participants will be familiar with basic treatment protocols for patients undergoing:
  • Femoral lengthening (internal vs external fixation).
  • Tibial lengthening (internal vs external fixation).
  • Humeral lengthening (internal vs external fixation).
  • Participants will have an understanding of the pitfalls of limb lengthening and prevention and treatment strategies.
  • Registration & Syllabus Updates Coming soon

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    PRECEPTORSHIP

    Participants will have an understanding of:
  • Observe live, and in-person, Physical and Occupational Therapy sessions geared toward their target patient population.
  • Participate in problem solving sessions to discuss cases observed, or cases that they present, with the experienced Paley Rehabilitation Therapists.
  • Attend labs targeted to their needs (LiteGait, Stretch for Lengthening, and/or Splinting).
  • Participants will have an understanding of:
    • Observe live, and in-person, Physical and Occupational Therapy sessions geared toward their target patient population.
    • Participate in problem solving sessions to discuss cases observed, or cases that they present, with the experienced Paley Rehabilitation Therapists.
    • Attend labs targeted to their needs (LiteGait, Stretch for Lengthening, and/or Splinting).

    The Keiser University PTA Program, approved by the Florida Board of PT Practice by virtue of being a CAPTE accredited educational program, has accredited the below activities for the specified contact hours:

    The Course: 16 continuing education hours

    The Preceptorship: 22 continuing education hours
    The Course: 16 continuing education hours
    The Preceptorship: 22 continuing education hours