h/p/cosmos pluto - Application: Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation with Force Measurement Plates

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5.9 Application: Gait analysis and rehabilitation with force measurement plates
The h/p/cosmos Kistler Gaitway
®
is an h/p/cosmos treadmill based on the model mercury
®
med, equipped with two
Kistler force measurement plates. It is the only h/p/cosmos treadmill with these features. The system measures the
vertical ground reaction forces and thereby collects a large amount of force and time-based gait parameters. The total
force path can be displayed with the Kistler Gaitway
®
software. Experts know how to interpret the force path and use it
as basis for therapy.
Gait analysis is indicated in the following cases:
N Pathologic gait pattern, arthritis in ankles
N Femoropatellar syndrome
N Knee joint problems
N Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
The following figures show four examples of the clinical benefit of h/p/cosmos gaitway
®
with KISTLER force plates:
Arthritis in the upper ankle
4 weeks later
Femoropatellar syndrome
4 weeks later
After four weeks of gait therapy you can see a considerable improvement of gait symmetry, documented by comparison of
the ground reaction forces.
Jumper’s knee
VKB plastic
(source: www.h-p-cosmos.com/downloads/videos/20061114_h-p-cosmos_gaitway_gait_analysis_workshop_Radovanovic_en.ppt)
Further literature about gait analysis, confirming the benefit of using treadmills: Dr. rer. medic. A. Nagel / Dr. med. A. Spitz
Instrumentale Ganganalyse – Praktische Anwendung und Versorgungsbeispiele
Versorgungsbeispiel 1: Bewegungsanalyse und Einlagen, http://www.ortholine.de/09_nagel.pdf