Gait & Posture

Equipment used: 1 AMTI Force Plate Stairway - www.amti.biz/fp-stairs.aspx

Jennifer M. Aldridge, Jordan T. Sturdy, Jason M. Wilken, Stair ascent kinematics and kinetics with a powered lower leg system following transtibial amputation, Gait & Posture, Available online 7 May 2012, ISSN 0966-6362, 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.013.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.013

Keywords: Stair ascent; Transtibial; Biomechanics; Amputee; Powered prosthesis

Equipment used: 2 AMTI Force Plates - http://amti.biz/fps-guide.aspx

Chris J. Hass, Thomas A. Buckley, Chris Pitsikoulis, Ernest J. Barthelemy, Progressive resistance training improves gait initiation in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 669-673

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.12.022

Keywords: Parkinson disease; Gait initiation; Strength training

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment used: 2 AMTI Force Plates - http://amti.biz/fps-guide.aspx

Chu-Fen Chang, Ting-Ming Wang, Jyh-Horng Wang, Shier-Chieg Huang, Tung-Wu Lu, Residual gait deviations in adolescents treated during infancy for unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip using Pemberton’s osteotomy, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 561-566

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.024

Keywords: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH); Pemberton’s osteotomy; Gait analysis; Joint kinematics; Joint kinetics

 

 

Equipment used: 4 AMTI Force Plates - http://amti.biz/fps-guide.aspx

Katherine M. Steele, Matthew S. DeMers, Michael H. Schwartz, Scott L. Delp, Compressive tibiofemoral force during crouch gait, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 556-560

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.023

Keywords: Knee; Walking; Compressive force; Cerebral palsy; Crouch gait

Equipment used: 2 AMTI OR6 Force Plates - www.amti.biz/OR6-7.aspx

Bettina Westhoff, Andrea Petermann, Mark A. Hirsch, Reinhart Willers, Rüdiger Krauspe, Computerized gait analysis in Legg Calvé Perthes disease—Analysis of the frontal plane, Gait & Posture, Volume 24, Issue 2, October 2006, Pages 196-202

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.08.008

Keywords: Perthes disease; Frontal plane kinematics; Hip loading; Trendelenburg; Duchenne

 

Equipment used: 2 AMTI OR6-7-1000 Force Plates - www.amti.biz/OR6-7.aspx

Dustin A. Bruening, Kevin M. Cooney, Frank L. Buczek, Analysis of a kinetic multi-segment foot model part II: Kinetics and clinical implications, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 535-540

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.012

Keywords: Multi-segment foot; Foot models; Gait analysis; Kinetics

Equipment used: 2 AMTI Force Plates - http://amti.biz/fps-guide.aspx

Melissa C. Kilby, Karl M. Newell, Intra- and inter-foot coordination in quiet standing: Footwear and posture effects, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 511-516

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.018

Keywords: Center of pressure; Foot coordination; Regularity; High heels; Ballet

Equipment used: 1 AMTI OR6 Force Plate - www.amti.biz/OR6-7.aspx

E. Yiou, T. Hussein, J. LaRue, Influence of temporal pressure on anticipatory postural control of medio-lateral stability during rapid leg flexion, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 494-499

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.015

Keywords: Anticipatory postural adjustments; Temporal pressure; Dynamic stability; Leg flexion

Equipment used: 1 AMTI Force Plate - http://amti.biz/fps-guide.aspx

Danielle D. Barkema, Timothy R. Derrick, Philip E. Martin, Heel height affects lower extremity frontal plane joint moments during walking, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 483-488

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.013

Keywords: Gait; Heel height; Joint loading; Knee; Osteoarthritis

 

Equipment used: 2 AMTI Force Plates - http://amti.biz/fps-guide.aspx

A.M.S. Muniz, J. Nadal, K.E. Lyons, R. Pahwa, W. Liu, Long-term evaluation of gait initiation in six Parkinson’s disease patients with bilateral subthalamic stimulation, Gait & Posture, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 452-457

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.11.006

Keywords: Principal component analysis; Gait initiation; Subthalamic deep brain stimulation; Parkinson’s disease