Gait analysis methods in rehabilitation

R Baker - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2006 - Springer
Introduction Brand's four reasons for clinical tests and his analysis of the characteristics of
valid biomechanical tests for use in orthopaedics are taken as a basis for determining what …

Human movement analysis using stereophotogrammetry: Part 4: assessment of anatomical landmark misplacement and its effects on joint kinematics

U Della Croce, A Leardini, L Chiari, A Cappozzo - Gait & posture, 2005 - Elsevier
Estimating the effects of different sources of error on joint kinematics is crucial for assessing
the reliability of human movement analysis. The goal of the present paper is to review the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of step rate manipulation on joint mechanics during running

BC Heiderscheit, ES Chumanov… - Medicine and science …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The objective of this study was to characterize the biomechanical effects of step
rate modification during running on the hip, knee and ankle joints, so as to evaluate a …

Muscle coordination retraining inspired by musculoskeletal simulations reduces knee contact force

SD Uhlrich, RW Jackson, A Seth, JA Kolesar… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Humans typically coordinate their muscles to meet movement objectives like minimizing
energy expenditure. In the presence of pathology, new objectives gain importance, like …

[HTML][HTML] Hamstring musculotendon dynamics during stance and swing phases of high speed running

ES Chumanov, BC Heiderscheit… - Medicine and science in …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Whole body kinematics, EMG activities and ground reactions were collected as 12
subjects ran on an instrumented treadmill at speeds ranging from 80% to maximum …

A new anatomically based protocol for gait analysis in children

A Leardini, Z Sawacha, G Paolini, S Ingrosso, R Nativo… - Gait & posture, 2007 - Elsevier
Human movement analysis still suffers from the weakness of the currently used protocols for
data collection and reduction. Reliable data comparisons and precise functional assessment …

A survey of formal methods for determining the centre of rotation of ball joints

RM Ehrig, WR Taylor, GN Duda, MO Heller - Journal of biomechanics, 2006 - Elsevier
The determination of an accurate centre of rotation (CoR) from segment marker positions is
of interest across a wide range of applications, but particularly for clinical gait analysis and …

Gender differences in walking and running on level and inclined surfaces

ES Chumanov, C Wall-Scheffler, BC Heiderscheit - Clinical biomechanics, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Gender differences in kinematics during running have been speculated to
be a contributing factor to the lower extremity injury rate disparity between men and women …

A survey of formal methods for determining functional joint axes

RM Ehrig, WR Taylor, GN Duda, MO Heller - Journal of biomechanics, 2007 - Elsevier
Axes of rotation eg at the knee, are often generated from clinical gait analysis data to be
used in the assessment of kinematic abnormalities, the diagnosis of disease, or the ongoing …

An optimized protocol for hip joint centre determination using the functional method

V Camomilla, A Cereatti, G Vannozzi… - Journal of biomechanics, 2006 - Elsevier
The functional method identifies the hip joint centre (HJC) as the centre of rotation of the
femur relative to the pelvis during an ad hoc movement normally recorded using …