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Gait Analysis

An Introduction

  • 1st Edition - March 12, 1991
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Michael W. Whittle
  • Language: English

Gait Analysis: An Introduction focuses on the systematic study of human walking and its contributions in the medical management of diseases affecting the locomotor system. The… Read more

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Gait Analysis: An Introduction focuses on the systematic study of human walking and its contributions in the medical management of diseases affecting the locomotor system. The book first covers normal gait and pathological gait. Discussions focus on common pathologies affecting gait, amputee gait, walking aids, particular gait abnormalities, gait in the elderly and the young, moments of force, energy consumption, gait cycle, muscular activity during gait, and optimization of energy usage. The manuscript then elaborates on the methods of gait analysis, including visual gait analysis, general gait parameters, timing the gait cycle, direct motion measurement systems, electrogoniometers, electromyography, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and force platforms. The publication tackles the applications of gait analysis, as well as clinical gait and scientific gait analysis, normal ranges for gait parameters, conversions between measurement units, and computer program for general gait parameters. The manuscript is a valuable source of data for students of physical therapy, bioengineering, orthopedics, rheumatology, neurology, and rehabilitation.

Table of contents

AcknowledgementsPreface1. Basic Sciences Anatomy Physiology Biomechanics2. Normal Gait Walking and Gait History Terminology Used in Gait Analysis The Gait Cycle Muscular Activity During Gait Optimization of Energy Usage Ground Reaction Forces Moments of Force Energy Consumption Gait in the Young Gait in the Elderly3. Pathological Gait Specific Gait Abnormalities Walking Aids Amputee Gait Common Pathologies Affecting Gait4. Methods of Gait Analysis Visual Gait Analysis General Gait Parameters Timing the Gait Cycle Direct Motion Measurement Systems Electrogoniometers Pressure Beneath the Foot Electromyography Energy Consumption Accelerometers Gyroscopes Force Platforms Kinematic Systems Combined Kinetic/Kinematic Systems5. Applications of Gait Analysis Clinical Gait Analysis Scientific Gait AnalysisConclusionAppendixes 1. Normal Ranges for Gait Parameters 2. Conversions Between Measurement Units 3. Computer Program for General Gait Parameters 4. Addresses of SuppliersGlossary of Medical TermsReferencesIndex

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  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 12, 2014
  • Language: English

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