Gait Analysis

The first step of the evaluation of people with gait abnormalities in physical and rehabilitation medicine settings is the clinical examination based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health. Body structure, activities and participation, and environmental factors (materials and humans) must be assessed. Qualitative and quantified assessments of gait are part of activities and participation evaluation. Scales are used to assess gait activities. The tools for gait assessment can be used in a laboratory environment for kinematic, kinetic, electromyography and energy consumption an…