Progressive GaitWays, LLC

Progressive GaitWays, LLC Our founder is Beverly (Billi) Cusick, PT, MS -- an internationally-recognized instructor and author.

Progressive GaitWays, LLC is committed to the improvement of clinical skills in the management of lower extremity deformities and movement disorders related to neuromotor dysfunction and pathomechanics. Since its inception, Progressive GaitWays has sponsored dozens of Cusick-led courses across the US, and assisted in the coordination of workshops in Canada, South America, Australia, the UK, Singap

ore and Hong Kong. We have trained over 8,000 professionals in casting, splinting, and biomechanical assessment concepts and procedures. We've also had the good fortune to operate (most of the time) out of the idyllic San Juan mountains of western Colorado.

New to pediatrics? Start here.If you’re just stepping into pediatric neurorehab, you don’t need more treatment ideas — y...
08/18/2026

New to pediatrics? Start here.

If you’re just stepping into pediatric neurorehab, you don’t need more treatment ideas — you need trusted frameworks for thinking about movement, alignment, and load.

Progressive Gaitways consistently points clinicians to NDT instructors like Lois Bly, Judy Bierman, and Joan Moore as solid guides for learning how infants and children build postural control, balance, and limb use over time — and these are the teachers Billi learned from and built on in her own work.

Billi Cusick’s Developmental Orthopedics course then gives you a science‑based way to understand how functioning alignment, sensory systems, and skeletal modeling shape the body a child has to live and learn in, drawing heavily on those NDT foundations and related sciences.

Together with concepts like Sahrmann’s muscle balance theory, these resources offer a coherent, alignment‑focused way to answer: “What is this body learning, and how do I protect it for the long haul?”

If you’re looking for a starting point inside Progressive Gaitways, Developmental Orthopedics is the best place to begin building that alignment‑based foundation.

Visit CCL.gaitways.com to enroll in Developmental Orthopedics today.

Clinicians get asked about W-sitting all the time.“Is it really okay?”“Is this sitting posture going to hurt this kid’s ...
08/07/2026

Clinicians get asked about W-sitting all the time.

“Is it really okay?”
“Is this sitting posture going to hurt this kid’s hips or alignment long term?”

The back-to-school Big Three bundle pulls together three on-demand courses at one lower price, so you can begin the school year with a clearer plan for kids who rely on W-sitting and who show deficits in postural control and movement quality.

The W-Sitting Controversy: Evidence and Science
W-sitting is a common concern. This course explains the controversy, reviews the state of the evidence, and addresses the pathomechanics of habitual W-sitting with the feet turned outward, so you can give a clear, science-based answer to parents, physicians, and school staff.

Golden Rule Program 1: Early Postural Control Acquisition
Focuses on how typical infants build their foundation for trunk control and functioning alignment, and offers organized keys for remediating early postural control deficits in very young children.

Golden Rule Program 2: Expanding Postural Control into Movement
Looks at how infants build movement within and between play postures, defining the elements that contribute to movement acquisition without requiring a “perfect” sequence of milestones in treatment.

Back-to-school special:
Buy the Big Three bundle by Labor Day and get 90 days of access instead of 60, so you can watch, re-watch, and apply the framework as your school-year cases show up.

Start the year with clearer answers on W-sitting and a stronger postural-control framework behind your clinical decisions.

Click the link to enroll https://ccl.gaitways.com/bundles/ccl-big3

Anteversion, antetorsion, retroversion, torsion: they sound similar, but they are not interchangeable. In Developmental ...
07/28/2026

Anteversion, antetorsion, retroversion, torsion: they sound similar, but they are not interchangeable. In Developmental Orthopedics, there is a full nomenclature section, built to clear up this confusion before you make management decisions. If you want your torsion language to match the actual structure and planes you’re working with, explore the Developmental Orthopedics online course from Progressive Gaitways.







One small insert, one big shift in how your youngest overpronators stand and load their feet.Clinicians are seeing more ...
07/22/2026

One small insert, one big shift in how your youngest overpronators stand and load their feet.

Clinicians are seeing more very young kids with flexible overpronation and those joints and systems are already working overtime just to stand.

HeelRite heel seats are a prefabricated, in‑shoe option designed specifically for beginning weight‑bearers and toddlers with excessive, flexible pronation. When paired with truly supportive shoes, they help improve heel alignment, foot loading, and the quality of sensory information kids get in standing.

Backed by classic research and no prescription required, HeelRite heel seats offer a cost‑effective early intervention at $54.95 per pair. They’re one more way to protect developing feet and give kids a more stable base for learning to move.




From guessing to grounded decisions.Still “winging it” when you decide who to cast, how much dorsiflexion to aim for, or...
06/25/2026

From guessing to grounded decisions.

Still “winging it” when you decide who to cast, how much dorsiflexion to aim for, or how to manage the limb‑length change?

This lab is designed to end the guesswork.

In the Development and Conservative Management of Pediatric Equinus Deformity Part 2 Lab, you’ll run through eight musculoskeletal assessments that actually drive casting decisions, try multiple posting strategies on real insoles, then fabricate, post, walk in, and remove specialized below‑knee casts under supervision.

You’ll feel for yourself what a poorly posted cast does to pelvic alignment and stair walking—and how a well‑posted cast changes the picture.

Those reps translate straight to your caseload: clearer criteria for when conservative casting makes sense, more precise posting for better alignment in standing and gait, and fewer “mystery” outcomes when you change foot and ankle mechanics.

You leave with skills you can bill for and a sharper orthopedic lens for every child on your list.

Registration is open for Austin and LA. Hershey, PA lab registration will be opening soon. Spots are limited, so don't want to secure your spot.

06/16/2026

Ever wonder how those tiny heel seats actually come to life? 👀

Here’s a peek at the “heel seat factory floor” — where foam, fabric, and a slightly obsessive attention to heel contact all come together.

We just finished a fresh batch, so clinics that have been waiting can finally restock their bins.

No tricks here – just simple tools that help kids find the back of the foot and build better standing and stepping, one pair at a time.

👉 Want sizing details or ordering info? Head to the orthotics section of our clinician store at gaitways.com

Warm-and-form bracing options beyond the ankle.Turtlebrace wrist and elbow braces let you heat, mold on-body, and remold...
06/10/2026

Warm-and-form bracing options beyond the ankle.

Turtlebrace wrist and elbow braces let you heat, mold on-body, and remold as often as needed—without degrading the brace.

Think: stable fractures, post-op immobilization, tendinitis, night splinting, spasticity management, and upper extremity serial casting protocols—plus waterproof and radiolucent materials for real-life use and imaging.

For June only, get 10% off wrist and elbow braces with code Remold26.

Details and ordering → https://gaitways.com/collections/braces

Every observation becomes a loading question:❓Where is this child actually taking weight—in the whole foot and functioni...
06/04/2026

Every observation becomes a loading question:

❓Where is this child actually taking weight—in the whole foot and functioning base of support, or in the forefoot, a walker frame, or a slumped trunk?
❓Where the weight line lives, tissues adapt and motor learning follows—toward functioning alignment and joint protection, or toward the pathomechanics that cost them later.

Explore Progressive Gaitways’ alignment‑first courses to build a solid foundation in typical development, functioning alignment, and the observational skills to read the weight line with confidence—before you layer in any other interventions.

Turn casting theory into skill.Conservative Management of Pediatric Equinus Deformity Part 2 lab is three days of intens...
05/27/2026

Turn casting theory into skill.

Conservative Management of Pediatric Equinus Deformity Part 2 lab is three days of intensive, small‑group work with Beverly Cusick where you get hands-on casting and posting skills.

You’ll practice the key open‑ and closed‑chain foot and ankle assessments, design and post insoles from your findings, and then fabricate and post FlexCast and plaster‑SoftCast combination casts for immediate wear.

By the end, you’ll be more confident deciding who needs casting, how to set them up in better alignment, and what to do about limb‑length and pelvic level in real life. That means cleaner gait mechanics, better long‑term joint protection, and more targeted plans for your kids with equinus deformity.

Seats are limited (6 clinicians per lab). We have three options on the schedule.

🗓️August 7–9 – Austin, TX
🗓️September 25–27 – Los Angeles, CA
🗓️November 13–15 – Hershey, PA

Registration opens soon. Visit gaitways.com to join the interest list.




Once you recognize flexible overpronation in an infant or toddler, the big question is:“What’s a reasonable first step?”...
05/21/2026

Once you recognize flexible overpronation in an infant or toddler, the big question is:

“What’s a reasonable first step?”

For the right child—flexible overpronation that you can correct by hand in standing, especially in hypotonia, ligament laxity, or muscle weakness—HeelRite™ Heel Seats offer a simple, conservative in‑shoe option.

Thin, flexible walls gently cup the calcaneus, the key load‑bearing bone of the hindfoot. When the child stands, the flattened base of the heel seat seeks the ground and the walls help bring the heel toward a more upright position. This lifts the sustentaculum tali back under the talus, shifts body weight slightly backward and outward on the foot, and reduces the overload on the inner forefoot.

Clinically, you may see—often within minutes when paired with appropriate shoes:

🦶Heels that look more vertical
🦶Less bulging along the medial side of the shoe
🦶A narrower base of support and a more upright trunk
🦶More comfortable, active standing

HeelRite™ Heel Seats are not intended for every pronated foot. Children with more complex neurologic patterns, significant stiffness, or other specific diagnoses may need different solutions or a more specialized orthosis.

But for truly flexible overpronation in little ones, they can be a practical way to normalize heel loading while those early standing and walking experiences are being written into the system.

Beverly Cusick’s three-part series "Support for Using HeelRite™ Heel Seats for Infants with Overpronation" walks through this mechanism in more detail, along with the evidence base behind early, conservative heel support.

👉 Comment “FEET” and we’ll send you the series so you can see the full clinical reasoning and decide which infants and toddlers on your caseload might benefit from HeelRite Heel Seats

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