Importance of gait lab in

assessing gait deviations of

TTP
PRESENTED BY : SYEDA ZOHA HASSAN TAQVI
PRESENTED TO : MS KASHIF GUL , MS FIZZA BATOOL
SEMESTER. IV BATCH 8TH 2017-2020
SCHOOL OF ORTHOTICS’ AND PROSTHETICS
IPMR, DUHS
Content:

• Gait
• Gait cycle
• Gait analysis
• Gait analysis laboratory
• General importance of gait labs
• Importance of gait lab in assessing gait deviation in TTP
What is gait ?

Gait refers to locomotion achieved through the

movement of human limbs.
Gait is, quite simply, the pattern of how a person
walks. Medical professionals can tell a lot about a
person's health from their gait, including if they have
neurologic, muscular, or skeletal problems.
Gait cycle

A gait cycle is the time period or sequence of

events or movements during locomotion in which one
foot contacts the ground to when that same foot again
contacts the ground.
It has 2 phases ; stance and swing phase.
 Stance phase accounts for approximately 60
percent, and swing phase for approximately 40
percent, of a single gait cycle.
Gait analysis

 Gait analysis is the systematic study of

locomotion.
 More specifically, the study of human motion,
using the eye and the brain of observers,
augmented by instrumentation for measuring body
movements, body mechanics, and the activity of
the muscles.
 Gait analysis is used to assess and treat individuals
with conditions affecting their ability to walk.
 Gait analysis
laboratory
 Gait Analysis Laboratory is one of a
few select clinical motion analysis
labs which includes facility for the
collection, analysis, and interpretation
of human movement data on
individuals of all ages with
orthopedic, rheumatic, and
neurological diagnoses.
Cont…

 The gait analysis laboratory provide gait training with

parallel bars and treadmill.
 The modern Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory uses
state-of-the-art computer technology to capture a 3-D image
of a individual’s walk.
 Electrodes and reflective markers that are placed on the
person to measure muscle activity and track motion of body
segments. Foot pressure and energy use are also measured.
 This data, along with a physical examination, can help the
team identify specific ways to help improve the individual
ability to walk, step and run.
General Importance of gait laboratory

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Importance of gait lab in assessing
gait deviations in TTP.
 Gait analysis laboratories play an important role in assessing gait deviations in transtibial
Prosthesis.
 Many of the people with transtibial amputation using prosthesis have gait problem . It is
necessary to have a gait laboratory setup in order to rule out the gait deviations of
Transtibial prosthesis.
Pressure scanner

 This pressure mapping technology captures plantar pressure

data from heel contact to toe off and provides objective,
quantifiable data.
 This technology would be very beneficial in order to
analyze the pressure on prosthetic foot.
 This would help in diagnosing the gait deviations like wide
base gait as it detects the pressure on medial side of foot
 This technology would help in assessing vaulting gait.
3D imaging
 3D gait analysis which uses
motion capture systems to
track the movement of the
lower limbs.
 3-D gait analysis measures,
with a high degree of
accuracy, the kinematics of
the joints in the lower limb
and facilitates the
interpretation of kinematic
deviations.
Parallel bars.
 Parallel bars not only aids in
patient walk but it also helps
in diagnosing gait deviations
with naked eyes as well as
with 3D scanners.
 It helps in diagnosing gait
deviations in frontal and
sagittal planes.
 It is very beneficial in
diagnosing general deviations
like circumduction and wide
walking base.
References

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gait_analysis
 https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-gait-definition-types-analysis-abnormalities.ht
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 http://aidhcgait.weebly.com/