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gait
Gait refers to the
controlled manner of walking or moving on foot. A normal gait
requires the proper functioning of the nervous system and the
musculoskeletal system. In children who have hemiplegia, this delicate
system is out of balance and often results in an unusual gait.
Persistent toe walking or equinus gait pattern is not normal beyond the age of six. Children may also have additional hip and knee involvement. Treatment may involve gait analysis, physical therapy, orthotics, serial casting, Botulinum Toxin and surgery.
THE ALFRED I. DUPONT INSTITUTE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
The Children's Hospital Gait Analysis Lab, Colorado
Gait Labs at Shriner's Hospitals
Gait Research Laboratory, Northern Arizona University
H. Carey Hanlin Motion Analysis Laboratory - Tennessee
Mobility Research and Assessment Lab - Dallas, Texas
Motion Analysis & Motor Performance Laboratory - Virginia
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare Gait Lab - Minnesota
Hugh Williamson Gait Analysis Laboratory - Australia
Derby Gait Analysis - Derby England
University of Surrey Gait Analysis Lab, UK
National University of Singapore Gait Analysis Laboratory
Gait Lab Construction Guidelines from Motion Lab Systems, Inc.
General
informal discussion about gait labs
Frequently asked
questions about clinical gait analysis
Clinical Gait Analysis
Prevalence of Specific Gait Abnormalities in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Influence of Cerebral Palsy Subtype, Age, and Previous Surgery Jan 2005. California.
Effect of gait cycle selection on EMG analysis during walking in adults and children with gait pathology. August 2004. UK
The importance of swing-phase initial conditions in stiff-knee gait. August 2003. Stanford, CA.
A preliminary study of modification of gait in real-time using surface electromyography. June 2003. Cleveland, Ohio.
Gait analysis alters decision-making in cerebral palsy. May 2003.
Edinburgh
visual gait score for use in cerebral palsy.
May 2003. Scotland
Stair
locomotion in children with spastic hemiplegia: the impact of three
different ankle foot orthosis (AFOs) configurations. Shriner's
Hospital, Oregon. October 2002
The
effect of foot placement on sit to stand in healthy young subjects and
patients with hemiplegia, July 2002
Measurement
of plantar pressure distribution in hemiplegic children: changes to
adaptative gait patterns in accordance with deficiency, June 2002
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