Tuesday, February 24th
|
|
An Introduction to Gait
Analysis
Jessica Rose, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, Motion & Gait
Analysis Lab
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital |
Abstract: Clincal Gait Analysis is now
a standard of care for diagnosis and treatment of walking disorders in cerebral
palsy and other neuromuscular conditions. The analysis is performed using 3D
motion analysis for joint kinematics (motion) and kinetics (forces), as well as
with electromyography (EMG) for muscle activity during gait. New computer
simulations are used to clarify the musculoskeletal components of the gait
abnormalities. Gait energetics are assessed to determine overall function and
postural balance is measured to determine risk of falls and to avoid
unpredictable surgical outcomes. In addition to these computer based measures a
physical exam and observational gait analysis are performed. The results of the
gait analysis are reviewed and discussed by a multidisciplinary team which
includes physical therapists, orthopaedic surgeons, residents, engineers,
orthotists, and other clinicians. Medical and surgical plans are developed
based on the gait data and the lively discussion in Gait Rounds.
Biosketch: Dr. Rose's research focuses
on the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal mechanisms underlying gait
abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and other pediatric
orthopaedic conditions. As director of the Motion & Gait Analysis Lab at
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, research has focused on the energy cost of
walking, muscle pathology, selective motor control, postural balance and
motor-unit firing in CP. Recent research investigates the relations between
neonatal microstructural brain development on diffusion tensor MRI and later
gait and motor deficits in very low birth weight preterm children.
Stanford
Community Academic Research Profile
- Contact information:
- Assistant Professor, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Stanford University School of
Medicine
- Director, Motion & Gait Analysis
Laboratory
- Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital
- 770 Welch Rd., Room 423
- Stanford, CA 94305
- 650/497-8084
- jessica.rose -at- stanford.edu
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - 3.0 Mb
pdf file
- Audio - 1:15:09
- 17.2 Mb mp3 file
- Links:
- Anatomy of Movement
|
