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Whittle's Gait Analysis
- 6th Edition - August 28, 2022
- Editors: Jim Richards, David Levine, Michael W. Whittle
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 4 9 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 8 4 9 8 - 0
This readable textbook offers a clear and accessible guide to the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from medical conditions that affect the way they walk. The b… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis readable textbook offers a clear and accessible guide to the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from medical conditions that affect the way they walk.
The book describes both normal and pathological gait and covers the range of simple and complex methods available to perform gait analysis. It will help the reader differentiate the gait cycle phases and pathological gait patterns, identify related factors, and direct therapy precisely.
Now in its sixth edition, Whittle's Gait Analysis has been fully updated by a small team of expert contributors to include the latest thinking on methods of gait analysis and its role in the clinic, making it an ideal text for undergraduate students through to practising allied health professionals.
- Highly accessible, readable, and logically sequenced – suitable for undergraduates
- Covers gait and clinical considerations around functional difficulties in people with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders
- Summary/study aid boxes to support learning
- Online resources containing supplementary content for Chapter 1, video clips, 3D animations, gait data supported by MCQs, and 30 cases studies
Physiotherapy/Physical Therapy undergraduates,
- Cover image
- Title page
- Instructions for Online Access
- Table of Contents
- Evolve Student Resources
- Copyright
- Evolve Resources (Web Contents)
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Biography of Dr Michael W. Whittle
- Contributors
- 1. Basic Sciences
- Outline
- Introduction
- References
- 2. Normal Gait
- Outline
- Walking and Gait
- A Brief History
- Clinical Application
- Terminology Used in Gait Analysis
- Overview of the Gait Cycle
- The Gait Cycle in Detail
- Ground Reaction Forces
- Energy Consumption
- The Six Determinants of Gait
- Starting and Stopping
- Other Varieties of Gait
- Changes in Gait With Age
- References
- 3. Pathological and Other Abnormal Gaits
- Outline
- Specific Gait Abnormalities
- Walking Aids
- Treadmill Gait
- References
- 4. Methods of Gait Analysis
- Outline
- Observational Gait Analysis
- The Gait Analysis Environment
- Gait Assessment
- Measurement of Temporal and Spatial Parameters of Gait
- Camera-Based Motion Analysis
- Electrogoniometers and Potentiometers
- Accelerometers and Inertial Measurement Units
- Measuring Force and Pressure
- Measuring Muscle Activity
- Measuring Energy Expenditure
- Conclusion
- References
- 5. Applications of Gait Analysis
- Outline
- Clinical Gait Assessment
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Diagnosis of Abnormal Gait
- Conditions Benefiting from Gait Assessment
- New Developments in Gait Analysis
- Conclusion
- References
- 6. Gait Assessment of Neurological Disorders
- Outline
- Gait Assessment in Cerebral Palsy
- Gait Assessment in Stroke
- Gait Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease
- Conclusion
- Gait Assessment in Muscular Dystrophy
- References
- 7. Gait Analysis in Musculoskeletal Conditions, Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Outline
- Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Prosthetic Gait
- Orthotic Management
- References
- 8. Gait Analysis of Running and the Management of Common Injuries
- Outline
- Running Biomechanics
- Common Running-Related Injuries and Clinical Considerations
- Patellofemoral Pain
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
- Plantar Heel Pain
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Key Points
- References
- Index
- Appendix A. Supplementary Information to Chapter 1: Basic Sciences
- Outline
- No. of pages: 222
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: August 28, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702084973
- eBook ISBN: 9780702084980
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Jim Richards
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Biomechanics, Department of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire, UKDL
David Levine
Affiliations and expertise
Cline Chair of Excellence in Physical Therapy and Acting Department Head ,Department of Physical Therapy,The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaMW
Michael W. Whittle
Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Walter M. Cline Jr. Chair of Rehabilitation Technology, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USA; Director, H. Carey Hanlin Motion Analysis Laboratory, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USA; Formerly Acting Director, Oxford Orthopaedic Engineering Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK