Human Gait Assessment
Anthony Carey
- Working with the ultimate repetitive stress activity
- What can we learn by observing a client or athlete’s gait?
- 2-15,000 steps per day – the ultimate repetitive stress activity
- Posture in motion – we can’t “fake” walking
- Importance of upper body movement patterns as the cues of lower body activity
- How has our understanding changed in the past 10 years?
- Adding insult to injury – introducing “functional training” to dysfunctional gait
- Incorporating gait assessment into exercise programs - making sure the imposed demand FITS the individual
- Finding the source of the issue
- Creating a level platform FIRST.
- Instant vs. long term change – application and repetition
- The importance of home exercise-ability
- Advice for today’s trainer
- Breaking out the video camera
- Floor vs. treadmill
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Magedera, Carl |
14 May 2011, 19:41 PM
Very useful, and a big eye-opener as regards to a tool I could possibly use sooner rather than later with my clients.
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