One common problem in cerebral palsy of the spastic hemiplegia type is varus deformity of the hind foot. Intramuscular (fine-wire) EMG helps determine the possible role of the tibialis posterior ...

There can be significant differences in kinematics (joint angles) and temporal-spatial gait parameters, such as walking speed, step length, depending on age and sex. Many studies on gait analysis have ...

Gait analysis systems measure certain metrics to give their results. These results then drive clinical treatment for gait correction. However, detailed gait analysis requires expensive equipment, and ...

Falling is one of the biggest risks older adults face. As you age, your body doesn’t move the way it used to. You might lose strength, your vision may fade, and your balance becomes harder to maintain ...

Abnormalities in gait, an individual’s pattern of walking, can result in pain and motion reduction and are associated with a range of conditions, including neurological and degenerative disease and ...

Gait analysis is often used in sports medicine, as seen in this picture. - Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images Over the weekend, the conservative media outlet The Blaze and journalist ...

The way you walk, something you likely perform automatically thousands of times daily, contains a wealth of information about your overall health. Gait analysis, once primarily the domain of elite ...

Rotational abnormalities are a common problem in many neuromuscular disorders, such as cerebral palsy and myelomeningocele. Torsional bony deformities, identified during the clinical examination, may ...