Sep 26, 2019 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway, Gait Research
In a recent study, Forward and Backward Walking in Parkinson Disease: A Factor Analysis, Protokinetics’ gait analysis and software assessment systems, the ZENO walkway mat and PKMAS, were used to capture footfall data and extract gait parameters for a test group...
Aug 7, 2019 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway, Gait and Balance Academy Research, Gait Research
Protokinetics’ Zeno Walkway pressure mat and PKMAS software package were recently used in a gait study which looked at using gait analysis procedures to highlight subtle gait abnormalities within a select population – in this case, patients with idiopathic...
Jun 24, 2019 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway, Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? Yes. But can you chew gum slowly and walk quickly at the same time? Maybe. But only if you try really hard. Walking and chewing gum may seem like the simplest of multitasks in a world where multitasking is not only the norm...
May 29, 2019 | Gait Deviations, Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
The study of human locomotion consists of characterizing the shortest repeatable task in walking, the gait cycle. This movement is repeated over and over in order for humans to walk through the world. In addition to measuring the magnitude and symmetry of gait...
Apr 8, 2019 | Gait Deviations, Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
Bipedal gait requires movements from the right and left sides of the body, which can be measured and analyzed to determine the quality of a person’s gait. A common method of analyzing the quality of gait is with spatial temporal gait parameters (STP). These...
Nov 7, 2018 | Gait Analysis with Zeno Walkway, Gait and Balance Academy Research, Gait Research
Recent advancements in virtual reality (VR) have opened up new areas of study. For instance, little is known to what extent humans can modify their walking pattern over time to accommodate a Virtual Environment (VE) while they experience visual perturbations. Sensory...
