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3239499

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
The potential value of objective assessment of gait in geriatric medicine cannot be explored fully whilst gait analysis remains a laboratory research tool, imposing special conditions which often preclude its use in the elderly. We describe a method of gait analysis suitable for the geriatric clinic and illustrate its use in documenting the response to interventions in three patients presenting with falls due to parkinsonism. Irregularity between gait cycles was noted, a finding previously described in Parkinson's disease, dementia and normal old men at a fast walking speed. Such irregularity may prove to be a major risk factor for falls. Where multiple pathologies which disturb gait coexist, measurement of changes in gait in response to treatment may provide a much needed means of audit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-0729
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
397-400
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Bringing gait analysis out of the laboratory and into the clinic.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedic Department, Northwick Park Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article