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Gait Analysis

Gait analysis has proven usable for describing and quantifying changes in the gait pattern.

The method has been used for evaluation of different types of treatment of hip arthrosis.

The three-dimensional gait analysis identifies the gait pattern by the curve shape, joint angle positions, joint angle speed, joint angle acceleration and the electromyographic (EMG) muscle activity measured during a gait cycle. By means of this data it is possible to calculate muscle strength features and the amount of strain on the joints.

In order to gather the data, the subject has to walk across a bridge containing force plates providing ground reaction forces in three directions.

The subject is filmed by six vedeo cameras while walking. The moment the subject passes a set of photoelectric cells an electronic trigger signal is released. This signal gathers data from the force plates, the cameras, and the electromyographic equipment for the registering of muscle activity.

Due to the time-consuming process and the lack of gait laboratories in Danish hospitals, gait analysis for clinical purposesis is rarely used in Denmark. However, functional tests and questionnaires about the patient's own perception of his function ability are often used.

The sensitivity of the above-mentioned tools has not been compared with the biomechanical gait analysis. The Vicon polygen gait analysis system is situated at Hammel Neuro Centre. 

 
Contact
Contact Mette Krintel Petersen or daily manager of the walk analysis laboratory Poul Mogensen for further information.
 
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Publikationer
Hip displacements and correctable scoliosis were prevalent in children with cerebral palsy registered in a Danish follow-up programme from 2010 to 2020.
Krarup LH, Kristensen PK, Stisen MB, Nordbye-Nielsen K, Mechlenburg I.
Low-load exercises with concurrent blood flow restriction as rehabilitation for unspecific knee pain to a former American football player: A case report
Mechlenburg I, Nielsen TG, Kristensen N, Bentzen A, Jørgensen SL.
Football players with hip dysplasia: The relationship between muscle strength, functional performance, self-reported sport and recreation, cartilage defects and sex. A cross-sectional study
O'Brien MJM, Kemp JL, Semciw AI, Mechlenburg I, Jacobsen JS, King MG, Scholes MJ, Lawrenson PR, Crossley K, Agricola R, Souza RB, Heerey J.
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