A Clinical Approach to the Study of Human Locomotion

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to focus attention on the clinical requirements of human locomotion studies, and to demonstrate from the results of a pilot study that technology has advanced sufficiently to exploit such studies to clinical advantage. A system to satisfy the clinician is being evolved at the Shriners Hospital in Winnipeg. Modern electronic data acquisition and digital processing equipment and techniques will be employed to handle the kinematic, temporal and EMG data.