Whittle's gait analysis. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Levine, David
• Contents: 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.
• Edition: 5th ed
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 177 pages :), illustrations
• Subjects: 612.76; Gait in humans; Human locomotion; Gait; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Gait in humans; Human locomotion; Bewegungsanalyse; Biomechanik; Gehen; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702051999; 0702051993
• Related ISBNs: 9780702042652; 070204265X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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