Jun 24, 2019 | Gait and Balance Academy
Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? Yes. But can you chew gum slowly and walk quickly at the same time? Maybe. But only if you try really hard. Walking and chewing gum may seem like the simplest of multitasks in a world where multitasking is not only the norm...
May 29, 2019 | Gait and Balance Academy
The study of human locomotion consists of characterizing the shortest repeatable task in walking, the gait cycle. This movement is repeated over and over in order for humans to walk through the world. In addition to measuring the magnitude and symmetry of gait...
Apr 8, 2019 | Gait and Balance Academy
Bipedal gait requires movements from the right and left sides of the body, which can be measured and analyzed to determine the quality of a person’s gait. A common method of analyzing the quality of gait is with spatial temporal gait parameters (STP). These...
Feb 18, 2019 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway
Methods for collecting footfall data have come a long way since the days of using ink or carbon paper to make footprints on paper which were then measured with wooden rulers. Today, the gold standard for collecting accurate Spatio Temporal Parameters (STP) during gait...
Dec 21, 2018 | Gait and Balance Academy
Spatiotemporal Parameters (STP) are a reliable gait measurement as proven by scientific literature. All STP are derived from measuring the spatiality and temporality of foot-based placements. The first step in measuring gait analysis is to isolate the gait cycle....
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...