Gait

In 2004 the Motion Analysis Laboratory continued to provide state-of-the-art functional evaluations support of the clinical practice. Occupying 700 m² the Motion Analysis Laboratory offers kinematic and kinetic analyses of gait and other functional activities of the trunk, neck, and extremities. Eighty-three clinical gait evaluations were performed in 2004. The results from studies helped to plan and or evaluate the outcomes of clinical patients. A number of research utilize the gait and motion analysis capabilities of the department. The reader is directed Rehabilitation and Foot and Ankle sections of this same report for further details.

• Treadmill Locomotion in a Virtual Reality Environment

  Principal Investigator: Robert H. Brey, Ph.D.
  Project Coordinator: John Hollman, Ph.D. — hollman.john@mayo.edu

• Stance Control Orthosis Design Comparison

  Principle Investigator: Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D.
  Project Coordinator: Kathie Bernhardt — bernhardt.kathie@mayo.edu

Archives

Biomechanics and Motion Analysis Laboratories archived gait articles