Gait Analysis

Preface to first edition; Preface to second edition; Acknowledgements; Basic Sciences: anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, further reading; 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, gait in the young, gait in the elderly, further reading; Pathological Gait: specific gait abnormalities, walking aids, amputee gait, common pathologies affecting gait, further reading; 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, further reading; Applications of Gait Analysis: clinical gait assessment, conditions benefitting from gait assessment, future developments, conclusion, further reading; Glossary; References; Index.