Complete Concept
Clinical Gait Analysis and Gait Therapy Solutions
for Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Orthotics & Prosthetics and Neurological Patients
- What is Gait Analysis?
- Clinical Concept
- Scientific Concept
- Therapeutic Concept
- Module Instrumented Treadmill / Floor Gait Plate
- Module Telemetry for SEMG & and other Biomechanical Sensors
- Module Virtual Footswitch & Video Analysis
- Module Documentation Video and 2D Video-Analysis
By combining the market leading technology of various measurements and training devices this concept enables a unique approach to a fully equipped and economically designed analysis & therapy concept for the daily clinical practice.
- Accurate Gait Analysis, Sport Performance, Shoes and Orthotics Analysis…
- Adjustments & Recommendations…
- Movement & Balance…
- Rehabilitation & Reeducation…
- Instant Video Feedback & Training…
What is Gait Analysis?
- Gait is the pattern in which you walk or run: your personal step by step “cycle”
- Gait Analysis is a popular method for examining the “cycles”, looking for variations and possible abnormalities
- There are two parts to normal gait: Stance and Swing Phases
- Best captured, documented and seen during a Computerized Gait Analysis Session
By viewing these movements of your whole body, walking or running, we can evaluate how one movement affects another.
Gait Analysis can help diagnose problems, make recommendations, measure recovery time, improve biomechanics and reduce the risk of sports and other type of related injuries.
Clinical Concept
When developing the concept, a special focus was held on the clinical work conditions and needs:
- Objective measures and documentation of the patient status and performance
- Maximum economy: no need to hire special lab personnel or specialists
- Always compatible with your therapy: measures can be performed in therapy or treatment
- Fully automatic analysis with no additional time needed
- Integration of therapy tools like unweighting systems and Biofeedback
- The basic concept can be upgraded to special applications at any time
- The gait lab can be expanded to a general motor function lab
- All training and service from a known leader: Noraxon INC. USA
SEMG/Treadmill Gait Analysis
Sample Analysis of
Pressure & Gait Mechanics
Sample report: SEMG & Force in Bilateral Comparison
Scientific Concept
These three major areas of biomechanical investigations were combined. This combination enables a variety of clinical studies and allows adjustments or expansions to special application areas:
Automatic 3D presentation of foot pressure distribution in continuous walking
Therapeutic Concept
The measurement concept is designed as an integrated tool that allows therapy control and optimization. All measures can be performed directly before, within, or directly after treatment
- The referring medical doctor or therapists can receive immediate feedback about therapy efficiency and progress
- Gait Analysis is directly integrated within gait training
2D HD Webcam Video Analysis
Powered by Zebris
Module Instrumented Treadmill
/ Floor Gait Plate
The core unit is a treadmill instrumented with a 1.5 m long and 55 cm wide pressure distribution gait plate (1 sensor per cm2 ) powered by Zebris Medical GmbH
- The gait plate measures the resulting vertical force curve and the kinematic gait line of the center point of pressure
- Each footprint is detected and can be analyzed separately
- The force plate always measures two (or more) valid strides which are used to automatically compile a very comprehensive gait report
- The instrumented treadmill can also be used for static balance testing
- As an alternative to using a treadmill, an up to 3 meter long floor gait plate can be used to measure the "natural gait" patterns.
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| Setup of the measurement devices with treadmill, video and analysis cart |
Floor gait plate for the detection of double strides |
Sample for the graphical presentation of the foot pressure patterns, vertical force curves (left-right) and synchronized DV video |
Some of our customers:
Tensegrity Physical Therapy, Sean Roach (Eugene, OR)
Website: www.tensegrityphysicaltherapy.com/gait_evaluations.html
The Center for Podiatric Care and Sport Medicine, Dr. Josef Geldwert (New York & White Plains, NY)
Website: www.healingfeet.com/gait.php
Dr. Perlstein (Brooklyn, NY)
Website: www.brooklynfootdoc.com/sports-medicine.html
Sole Solutions, Dr. Ray Anthony (Cayman Island)
Website: soleplatinum.blogspot.com/p/podiatry-clinic.html
Gait Analysis Service (PDF) ...
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Module Telemetry for SEMG &
and other Biomechanical Sensors
The gait concept can be equipped with a Bluetooth/WiFi driven interface that creates full compatibility to the EMG and sensor line of the market leader NORAXON INC: up to 16 EMG sensors or other biomechanical sensors like angle, acceleration, or inclination can directly be integrated to the gait analysis and gait training.
A special and exclusively manufactured telemetric interface box allows a parallel and time synchronized recording of up to four SEMG channels plus.
- The automatic gait report creates a simple but meaningful EMG analysis based on averaged EMG activation patterns.
- An export module allows for the integration of all measurement curves (force included) into the powerful EMG analysis software MyoResearch XP - here almost all established analysis routines can be performed.
- The EMG-amplifiers and sensors can also be used with 4, 8 and 16 channel systems of Noraxon‘s powerful product line. In conjunction with numerous ready-to-go application protocols and reports like Muscle Function Tests, EMG-Isokinetics, Fatigue Analysis or Biofeedback training, a versatile use is guaranteed.
Variety of application areas of the NORAXON EMG-Sensor systems
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OptoGait System
- Each Optogait System is equipped with 2 USB cameras, stands, and software for 2D video analysis.
- The videos are time synchronized to data and recorded within each measurement.
- Video and data can be replayed for visual inspection at any time.
- At any video position 2D angles can be drawn, text comments can be entered, individual pictures can be marked for report.
- Video based comparisons: Left-Right Side Comparison & Test-Retest Comparison.
- Different Gait Phases Comparison.
- Optogait can be used as a virtual footswitch and send analog output switch signals to EMG or other biomechanical analysis systems.
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MyoVideo System
- Based on 2 USB HD cameras (30Hz)
- Optional High-Speed Cameras (100Hz)
- Full integration into MyoResearch 3 with all analysis functions
- Can directly be combined with EMG and other Noraxon sensors
- Video import and export functions
- Powerful analysis tools with data processing and data tables
- Marker auto-tracking for single and multiple joints
Posture Analysis
Pelvic Tilt Analysis
Gait Analysis Report with EMG
Myovideo is equipped with the classical video playback tools, full screen and dual screen mode. Noraxon‘s powerful MyoResearch processing and analysis concept can be utilized to compile angle and distance based parameter tables. All data can be exported or compared in customized reports.
A powerful automatic marker tracking routine can create angle curves based on 3 or 4 markers or multiple angle tracking.
A distance and height tool allows for translational analysis in the given 2 plane. Shoulder height difference, tilt angles in absolute space and distance measures can be applied with few mouse clicks.
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