Dec 21, 2018 | Gait and Balance Academy
One category of gait measurements proven powerful in scientific literature is spatiotemporal parameters (STP). All STP are derived from a few basic variables, reflecting the spatiality and temporality of foot-based placements. In measuring gait analysis, the first...
Nov 28, 2018 | Gait and Balance Academy
Gait analysis is the study of human locomotion. In order to analyze and quantify how someone walks, it is necessary to isolate the shortest, unique, repeatable task during gait. This task is called the gait cycle. A single gait cycle can be measured from any gait...
Nov 7, 2018 | Gait and Balance Academy
Recent advancements in virtual reality (VR) have opened up new areas of study. For instance, little is known to what extent humans can modify their walking pattern over time to accommodate a Virtual Environment (VE) while they experience visual perturbations. Sensory...
Nov 7, 2018 | Gait and Balance Academy
Is greater spatiotemporal variability during curved path walking related to better curved path walking ability? That was the question Spatiotemporal variability underlying skill in curved-path walking set out to answer in a study of older, community dwelling adults...
Nov 7, 2018 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway, Gait and Balance Academy, Gait Research
In a study published in the February 2017 issue of Gait and Posture, Reliability and validity of the ProtoKinetics movement analysis software in measuring center of pressure during walking, study authors Robert C. Lynall, Lisa A Zukowski, Prudence Plummer, and Jason...
