Gait analysis
An objectiive method for assessing biomechanical performance in the gait cycle
Although footwear may in fact play a role in the development of knee osteoarthritis and its clinical management, those relationships are turning out to be much more complicated than once thought. Want a helping hand? Try wearing
… READ MOREAnkle foot orthoses intervene at the level of the body and at the level of activity. But they might also have effects at the level of participation. – Nikta Pirouz CPO By Jordana Bieze Foster, Lower Extremity Review March 2015
… READ MOREKids, parents differ on ‘normal’ gait. Although physical therapists and parents often strive for attaining normal gait in children with neuromotor disorders, a new study from researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton,
… READ MOREAdjustable dynamic response (ADR) AFOs addressed common gait abnormalities in an adolescent with diplegic cerebral palsy, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific
… READ MOREQuantifying the effects of hypotonia starts in the clinic. Effective management of children with hypotonia requires an understanding of how the condition affects gait. Clinicians typically rely on their professional experience when
… READ MOREInterface use has long been the subject of study and clinical emphasis in prosthetics, but too little attention has been given to the role of interfaces—padded socks in particular—in protecting the skin and soft tissues from
… READ MOREMovement abnormalities in children and adults are analyzed with advanced motion capture technology to aid clinicians with treatment decisions for patients with neurological diagnoses. This facility provides a range of healthcare
… READ MOREOrthotic shoe inserts may work, but it’s not clear why. Benno M. Nigg has become a leading researcher on orthotics — those shoe inserts that many athletes use to try to prevent injuries. And what he has found is not very
… READ MOREAre the kinetic and kinematic changes to gait caused by foot orthotic use in a pronated population permanent, or mitigated during a one-month period of adaptation? Jordan Siemens / Getty Images. Rosenfeld and Ronsky et
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