Attendees at an Össur Running & Mobility Clinic Presented by the Challenged Athletes Foundation work side-by-side with other people with limb loss, Össur Clinical Specialists, and some of the most well-known gait experts in the field, all in a fun, safe, and encouraging environment!
Drills, exercises and techniques are specially designed to help people of all abilities enhance their mobility, whether they consider themselves beginning, intermediate or even advanced. So, regardless if you want to gain more confidence while moving with your prosthesis, or aspire to break a world record – Bob Gailey, Ph.D., PT and Paralympian, Eric McElvenny are the best coaches around!
Robert S. Gailey, PhD, PT
Dr. Bob Gailey is one of the world’s leading gait experts. He is a professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and the Director of the Neil Spielholz Functional Outcomes Research and Evaluation Center. He also has been a Special Advisor to the Department of Defense on amputee rehabilitation.
Dr. Gailey received his Doctorate in Prosthetics and Orthotics from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and medical textbook chapters. Over the years, he has helped develop nine outcome measures, including the Amputee Mobility Predictor and the Comprehensive High-Activity Mobility Predictor. His continuing research efforts includes work in the areas of amputee rehabilitation, prosthetic gait, functional assessments and amputee athletics.
Dr. Gailey has received numerous honors, including being named an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics. He has received the ISPO’s Forcheimer Prize for Research, the Amputee Coalition of America’s Ernest Burgess Award, and the American Physical Therapy Association’s Henry and Florence Kendall Practice Award. He also is the four-time recipient of the Thrandhardt Lecture Series Award.
Eric McElvenny, Paralympian and retired Marine Corps Officer
Eric McElvenny is a Paralympian, a retired US Marine Corps Officer and most importantly, a husband and proud father of three. While on his final military deployment in Afghanistan, Eric was wounded during combat operations and became a below-knee amputee. This injury led to a new journey into triathlon racing. Eric has since completed 8 Ironman triathlons and 50 other races including the Run Up the Empire State Building. Eric also represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Eric looks forward to sharing his story from the military to the finish lines and the habits we can use to embrace life’s challenges.