Human Locomotion Focus on Walking Taylor Murphy HSS 537.
Walking Analysis … the process A gait cycle consists of “the activities that occur from the point of initial contact of one lower extremity to the point.
Analysis of a continuous skill – walking and running (gait) Reading assignment: Jones & Barker, Ch 15; McNeil, Ch 5 Outline –Walking Gait cycle Kinematics.
1 Gait Analysis – Objectives To learn and understand: –The general descriptive and temporal elements of the normal walking movement –The important features.
What is ORTHOSIS ? An orthosis is any device added to the body to stabilize or immobilize a body part, prevent deformity, protect against injury or assist.