Feb 14, 2023 | Gait and Balance Academy
What is NPH and how does it affect gait? Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is a treatable disorder most commonly found in older adults. NPH is cause by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) putting pressure on the neurologic system, causing symptoms commonly seen...
Aug 8, 2022 | Gait and Balance Academy
An ACL injury is the most common knee injury. Each year, ACL injuries end the season of over 150,000 athletes. In order to safely return to sport, athletes tend to undergo an ACL reconstruction surgery followed by a lengthy rehabilitation period. Even with this...
Jun 22, 2022 | Gait and Balance Academy
Although the Zeno Walkway System and ProtoKinetics Movement Analysis Software (PKMAS) are most commonly used to analyze gait, the flexibility in the software allows researchers and clinicians to develop their own testing protocols. A research study out of the Recovery...
Apr 13, 2022 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway, Gait and Balance Academy, Gait Deviations, Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
On April 13, 2012, Michael Rowling and his partners set out to create a gait analysis walkway system designed to push the boundaries of what can be done with the technology. ProtoKinetics was formed with the intent to use gait mat technology to develop new movement...
Feb 18, 2022 | Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
Temporal Gait Analysis Temporal spatial gait analysis is commonly used to quantify gait function in healthy and pathologic populations. Collecting complete temporal or spatial gait assessments often required instrumentation. The key to any instrumentation used to...
Sep 29, 2021 | Gait and Balance Academy
Gait analysis testing is used in a variety of ways to capture clinically meaningful data. Commonly recorded gait metrics are used to track disease progression, changes in performance over time and treatment efficacy, identify gait deviations compared to healthy norms,...
Jul 6, 2021 | Gait and Balance Academy
Wearable sensors are becoming popular devices for fitness and healthcare monitoring. The desire to understand human movement outside of the laboratory setting, coupled with the technological advancements of wearable sensors, such as Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs),...
Apr 29, 2021 | Gait Research
One of the most debilitating aspects of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is Freezing of Gait (FOG), the sensation of the feet sticking to the ground when movement is initiated or during active movement. Levodopa, commonly prescribed for PD patients, is not always...
Jan 14, 2021 | Gait Deviations, Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
In previous posts, we’ve learned about gait dysfunctions, what symptoms to look for, and how those deviations can be identified using gait analysis tools, such as the Zeno Walkway Mat and PKMAS software. Now, we’re going to focus on the next non-surgical steps after...
Jan 12, 2021 | Gait and Balance Academy
What is stroke? A stroke occurs when an area of the brain does not receive adequate oxygen and nutrients due to a lack of blood supply, either by obstruction (ischemic stroke, about 80%) or rupture of a vessel (hemorrhagic stroke, about 20%). Brain cells begin to die...
