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ÖSSUR PARTNERSHIP

Össur is our Global Prosthetics Partner and together we are changing the landscape for leg amputees who want to live a life without limitations through sport.

 

ÖSSUR + CAF RUNNING AND MOBILITY CLINICS

Together, Össur and CAF organize Running & Mobility clinics each year to help amputees across the United States regain their independence using various kinds of prosthetics.

Get Active. Be Empowered.
– Maximize your potential through movement and mobility.
– Learn from world renowned mobility and gait experts.
– Connect with like-minded people in a community of athletes, families, clinicians and experts and build life-long relationships.
– Individuals with lower limb difference of ALL ages and abilities welcome!

 

2024 Össur + CAF Running and Mobility Clinic Dates and Registration Info:

 

Atlanta, GA – Saturday, June 8 from 8:45 am – 12:00 pm

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San Francisco, CA – Saturday, August 17 from 8:45 am – 12 pm

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Columbus, OH – Saturday, September 28 from 8:45 am – 12 pm

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New Brunswick, NJ – Saturday, October 5 from 8:45 am – 12 pm

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San Diego, CA – Saturday, November 2 from 8:45 am – 12 pm

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**All events are subject to change.

 

MEET THE COACHES

 

Bob Gailey at Challenged Athletes Foundation's Össur Running & Mobility Clinic

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. Over the years, he has helped develop nine outcome measures and his continuing research efforts include work in the areas of amputee rehabilitation, prosthetic gait, functional assessments, and amputee athletics.

READ this article written by Dr. Bob Gailey about Össuer + CAF Running and Mobility Clinics

Eric McElvenny, CAF Coach

Eric is a Paralympian who competed in Tokyo on Team USA in Triathlon and has run in more than 50 races around the country finishing 8 IRONMANS. Eric’s life-changing journey started in 2011 as a Captain in the USMC, when he lost his leg below the knee after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan. Eric embraced his physical challenge and uses what he learned about to motivate others to embrace theirs.

 


RUNNING PROSTHETIC GRANTS

CAF and Össur partner to provide running prosthetic grants. These Ossur Flex-Run recipients receive the Nike Sole, a prosthetic running foot tred which was the brainchild of Nike, the Össur team, and CAF ambassador and Team Össur athlete, Sarah Reinertsen.

Grant-A-Day Week Overview

Travis Ricks at Ossur Running Clinic

Grantee Landis Sims + MLB Network

Grantee Shweta Broberg + Paola Antonini

Grantee Darren Stroman + Luke Kuechly

Darren Stroman getting fitted for Ossur prosthetic

Grantee Greg Griffin + 100% Ambassadors

Greg Griffin receiving Ossur leg on Zoom call

Grantee Kimmie Champion