Whittle Gait Analysis

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8373-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Web PDF

Gait Analysis: An Introduction focuses on the systematic study of human walking and its contributions in the medical management of diseases affecting the locomotor system. The book first covers normal gait and pathological gait. Discussions focus on common pathologies affecting gait, amputee gait, walking aids, particular gait abnormalities, gait in the elderly and the young, moments of force, energy consumption, gait cycle, muscular activity during gait, and optimization of energy usage. The manuscript then elaborates on the methods of gait analysis, including visual gait analysis, general gait parameters, timing the gait cycle, direct motion measurement systems, electrogoniometers, electromyography, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and force platforms. The publication tackles the applications of gait analysis, as well as clinical gait and scientific gait analysis, normal ranges for gait parameters, conversions between measurement units, and computer program for general gait parameters. The manuscript is a valuable source of data for students of physical therapy, bioengineering, orthopedics, rheumatology, neurology, and rehabilitation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whittle, Michael W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Gait Analysis: An Introduction;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Acknowledgement;8
6;Dedication;9
7;Preface;10
8;Chapter 1. Basic Sciences;12
8.1;Anatomy;12
8.2;Physiology;34
8.3;Biomechanics;45
9;Chapter 2. Normal Gait;59
9.1;Walking and gait;59
9.2;History;60
9.3;Terminology used in gait analysis;64
9.4;The gait cycle;68
9.5;Muscular activity during gait;83
9.6;Optimization of energy usage;84
9.7;Ground reaction forces;88
9.8;Moments of force;92
9.9;Energy consumption;94
9.10;Gait in the young;96
9.11;Gait in the elderly;99
10;Chapter 3. Pathological gait;102
10.1;Specific gait abnormalities;103
10.2;Walking aids;124
10.3;Amputee gait;131
10.4;Common pathologies affecting gait;135
11;Chapter 4. Methods of gait analysis;141
11.1;Visual gait analysis;141
11.2;General gait parameters;147
11.3;Timing the gait cycle;150
11.4;Direct motion measurement systems;152
11.5;Electrogoniometers;153
11.6;Pressure beneath the foot;157
11.7;Electromyography;160
11.8;Energy consumption;163
11.9;Accelerometers;166
11.10;Gyroscopes;167
11.11;Force platforms;167
11.12;Kinematic systems;172
11.13;Combined kinetic/kinematic systems;183
12;Chapter 5. Applications of gait analysis;185
12.1;Clinical gait analysis;186
12.2;Scientific gait analysis;198
13;Conclusion;212
14;Appendix 1: Normal ranges for gait parameters;213
15;Appendix 2: Conversions between measurement units;215
16;Appendix 3: Computer program for general gait parameters;218
17;Appendix 4: Addresses of suppliers;220
18;Glossary of medical terms;227
19;References;230
20;Index;234