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Gait Analysis I

V F Murphy< a> Saturday 31st January 2004

Gait analysis is the process of quantification and interpretation of human locomotion. The gait may reflect compensations for underlying pathologies, or be responsible for causation of symptoms in itself. Aside from clinical applications, gait analysis is widely used in professional sports training to optimise and improve atheletic performance.

Normal or Standard Gait

So that the aforementioned pathologies may be identified and isolated, it becomes essential to understand the characteristics …

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Kistler Instruments

R Cooper Thursday 1st January 1970

When you say force plates, you think Kistler. Since its inception in 1966, Kistler have been at the forefront of biomechanics and gait research.

Their present technology includes piezoelectric force sensors to measure the forces exerted between foot and floor in walking, standing, running, jumping, or pretty much any movement activity. It is even possible to measure such things as wheelchair usage (Kirby et al 1996), or weight lifting (Wretenberg et al 1996).

Typical applications of the Ki…