| Description |
x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.) |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Basic sciences -- Anatomy -- Physiology -- Biomechanics -- 2. Normal gait -- Walking and gait -- History -- Terminology used in gait analysis -- Outline of the gait cycle -- The gait cycle in detail -- Ground reaction forces -- Energy consumption -- Optimization of energy usage -- Starting and stopping -- Other varieties of gait -- Gait in the young -- Gait in the elderly -- 3. Pathological and other abnormal gaits -- Specific gait abnormalities -- Walking aids -- Amputee gait -- Treadmill gait -- Common pathologies affecting gait -- 4. Methods of gait analysis -- Visual gait analysis -- General gait parameters -- Timing the gait cycle -- Direct motion measurement systems -- Electrogoniometers -- Pressure beneath the foot -- Electromyography -- Energy consumption -- Accelerometers -- Gyroscopes -- Force platforms -- Kinematic systems -- Combined kinetic/kinematic systems -- 5. Applications of gait analysis -- Clinical gait assessment -- Conditions benefiting from gait assessment -- Future developments -- 6. Case study: gait analysis of a patient / Karen Hood -- Physical therapy evaluation -- Visual gait analysis -- General gait parameters -- Kinetic and kinematic analysis -- 7. Gait analysis data on CD-ROM -- App. 1. Normal ranges for gait parameters -- App. 2. Conversions between measurement units |
| Notes |
Accompanying computer disc contains real gait data from both a normal subject and a child with cerebral palsy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Previously published Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996 |
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System requirements for accompanying computer disc: PC ; (250 mhz processor) ; hard disk with at least 6 MB free ; at least 64 MB RAM ; Windows 98 or later ; and a CD-ROM drive |
| Subject |
Human mechanics.
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Gait disorders.
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Gait in humans.
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Gait.
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| LC no. |
2001043747 |
| ISBN |
0750652624 |
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