Despite recovery and medical clearance, around 90 patients at the Institute of Mental Health remain in the hospital due to ...

The patient: A 28-year-old man in New England The symptoms: For two years, the office worker had found it harder to walk and developed an abnormal gait and hip pain.The bones in his hands also became ...

Children with achondroplasia often show gait abnormalities, especially at distinct points in the gait cycle, compared to typical peers.

Gait analysis is used to study a wide variety of patients who have atypical gaits in order to help develop appropriate treatment plans. Motion analysis assists with in-depth understanding of the ...

Neurological disorders and aging induce abnormal gait kinematics such as asymmetric gait, reduced stride length, and walking speeds. Gait asymmetry increases musculoskeletal pain and joint impairment ...

When evaluating gait abnormalities, healthcare providers employ various tools: Observational analysis: Trained clinicians can identify subtle walking pattern abnormalities through careful observation.

Research shows that analyzing walking patterns can detect early signs of neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, and even cognitive decline.

Fully instrumented gait analysis (FGA) can provide valuable insights into gait abnormalities associated with some rare bone diseases (RBDs) such as achondroplasia, according to a review published in ...

A team dedicated to designing energy conversion devices, led by Weilin Chen from Northeast Normal University in Changchun, recently designed a triboelectric nanogenerator based on changing the ...

In addition, patients who undergo ACL reconstruction and develop abnormal gait biomechanics may be at increased risk for knee osteoarthritis vs. healthy controls.