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Clinical gait analysis in a rehabilitation context: some controversial issues.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9619651     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the focus of clinical gait analysis in order to explain the observed mismatch between the available technology for movement analysis and the aims of clinical rehabilitation medicine. DESIGN: Literature search using two different interactive computerized search systems. OUTCOME MEASURES: The selected studies on clinical gait analysis were screened on the type of tasks they employed in the assessment of gait. The tasks were divided into impairment-orientated and disability-orientated. RESULTS: The results indicated a dominance of simple motor tasks focusing at the level of impairments. In only 15 out of the 96 reviewed articles were tasks used that were aimed at the level of disabilities. CONCLUSIONS: A gap exists between the conceptual frameworks used in clinical rehabilitation medicine and those used in clinical movement analysis.
Authors:
T Mulder; B Nienhuis; J Pauwels
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical rehabilitation     Volume:  12     ISSN:  0269-2155     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Rehabil     Publication Date:  1998 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-08-13     Completed Date:  1998-08-13     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8802181     Medline TA:  Clin Rehabil     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  99-106     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Sint Maartenskliniek-Research and Institute of Neurology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living
Biomechanics
Gait / physiology*
Humans
Movement Disorders / diagnosis*,  rehabilitation
Psychomotor Performance
Rehabilitation / methods*

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