Whittle's gait analysis /
Whittle's gait analysis /
edited by David Levine, Jim Richards, Michael W. Whittle.
- Fifth edition.
- xi, 177 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
Previous ed. published in 2007 under the title: Gait analysis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Basic sciences. anatomy -- Physiology -- Motor control -- 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 -- Support moment -- Energy consumption -- Optimisation of energy usage -- Starting and stopping -- Other varieties of gait -- Changes in gait with age -- 3. Pathological and other abnormal gaits. Specific gait abnormalities -- Walking aids -- Treadmill gait -- 4. Methods of gait analysis. Visual gait analysis -- Temporal and spatial parameters during gait -- Measurement of temporal and spatial parameters during gait -- Camera-based motion analysis -- Active marker systems -- Electrogoniometers and potentiometer devices -- Accelerometers -- Gyroscopes, magnetic fields and motion capture suits -- Measuring force and pressure -- Pressure beneath the foot -- Measuring muscle activity -- Measuring energy expenditure -- Combined kinetic/kinematic systems -- 5. Applications of gait analysis. Clinical gait assessment -- Conditions benefiting from gait assessment -- Future developments -- 6. Gait assessment of neurological disorders. Gait assessment in cerebral palsy -- Gait assessment in stroke -- Gait assessment in Parkinson's disease -- Gait assessment in muscular dystrophy -- 7. Gait analysis in musculoskeletal conditions, prosthetics and orthotics. Total hip replacement -- Gait analysis in knee osteoarthritis -- Amputee gait -- Orthotic management.
070204265X 9780702042652
Gait in humans.
Gait
QP310.W3 / W45 2012
612.76
Previous ed. published in 2007 under the title: Gait analysis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Basic sciences. anatomy -- Physiology -- Motor control -- 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 -- Support moment -- Energy consumption -- Optimisation of energy usage -- Starting and stopping -- Other varieties of gait -- Changes in gait with age -- 3. Pathological and other abnormal gaits. Specific gait abnormalities -- Walking aids -- Treadmill gait -- 4. Methods of gait analysis. Visual gait analysis -- Temporal and spatial parameters during gait -- Measurement of temporal and spatial parameters during gait -- Camera-based motion analysis -- Active marker systems -- Electrogoniometers and potentiometer devices -- Accelerometers -- Gyroscopes, magnetic fields and motion capture suits -- Measuring force and pressure -- Pressure beneath the foot -- Measuring muscle activity -- Measuring energy expenditure -- Combined kinetic/kinematic systems -- 5. Applications of gait analysis. Clinical gait assessment -- Conditions benefiting from gait assessment -- Future developments -- 6. Gait assessment of neurological disorders. Gait assessment in cerebral palsy -- Gait assessment in stroke -- Gait assessment in Parkinson's disease -- Gait assessment in muscular dystrophy -- 7. Gait analysis in musculoskeletal conditions, prosthetics and orthotics. Total hip replacement -- Gait analysis in knee osteoarthritis -- Amputee gait -- Orthotic management.
070204265X 9780702042652
Gait in humans.
Gait
QP310.W3 / W45 2012
612.76