Read the summary and the most important questions on Clinical Movement Analysis

• Gait Analysis

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• Is an inverted double pendulum able to walk?

  It is

• What are the spatiotemporal parameters of walking?

  Steplength: difference between the position of the right vs left and left vs right foot
  
  Stride length: steplength right + steplenght left
  
  Step width:
  
  stride time: extends from heelstrike of 1 heelstrike to the heelstrike of the other foot
  
  Step time
  
  double stance time
  
  single stance time

• why would you focus on the events in the gait cycle?

  they are well-defined so they're practical to use

• why would you focus on the phases of gait?

  They have a more functional meaning in analyzing the gait than events

• What is the goal of the pre-swing?

  preperation of the legs for the swing, you bend you stance leg and unload your swing leg

• what is a parameter behind the optima for speed, step length and cadance?

  energy efficiency

• How does body size influence velocity, cadence, steplength and stridelength?

  cadence reduces as a function of steplength (linear), swing time increases as a function of leglength. Stride length increases as a function of height.

• Do you have to strive for a symetrical gait pattern?

  Only if the underlying impairment gets treated

• 2D Kinematics

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• what movements is the m. sternoclastoïdius involved in?

  proximal: flexion of the highest verterae
  Distal: extension

• what is the difference between plantigrade and digitigrade?

  digitigrade is for walking on the toes (digits) and plantigrade for walking on the whole foot