Gait Analysis in the Science of Rehabilitation
- ISBN-10
- 0756700213
- ISBN-13
- 9780756700218
- Category
- Gait
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Joel A. DeLisa
Description
Instrumented gait analysis systems offer objective evaluation of the effectiveness of the various rehabilitation treatments that are aimed at improving gait disabilities. There are four sections in this report: clinical observation; review of the instrumental gait analysis systems; the value of information resulting from instrumented gait analysis from the perspective of a psychiatrist, an orthopedic surgeon, & a physical therapist; & discussion of future trends for gait laboratories. The authors are experts from multiple rehabilitation specialties to give you an understanding of how gait analysis can be used to evaluate a person's walking abilities to maximize function & maintain or improve quality of life. Illustrations.
