( to walk and remain mobile and productiv...)Motion Analysis Helps Teen With Cerebral Palsy Regain Ability to Walk,Health

to walk and remain mobile and productive throughout his lifetime.

Measurement Philosophy and Laboratory Design The central theme of the lab is to study the relationships between lower and upper extremity structure and function, said Howard Hillstrom, Ph.D., director of the Leon Root, M.D., Motion Analysis Laboratory. We believe that the key to understanding many of the biomechanically related diseases and injury mechanisms is identifying those relationships.

Think of motion analysis as having 15 pairs of eyes focused on a moving body part, said Dr. Scher. Motion analysis imaging shows all three planes front, side and top down all at once. While other imaging options can show these views one by one, they cant show them simultaneously and in motion.

In addition to seeing how the different parts of the body are moving simultaneously, we are able to monitor how and when the muscles turn on and off during the act of walking. This all translates into a thorough understanding of how we can properly and accurately treat a patient who suffers from mobility issues, Dr. Scher noted.

By focusing on the trunk, pelvis, hips, knees and ankles, digital video cameras take images of a patients movement and process the data through a high-tech computer system that analyzes the movement and reveals precisely where muscles and joints are and are not functioning properly.

One design feature of the Leon Root, M.D. Motion Analysis lab is the mechanical isolation of the data collection zone. The laboratory floor is completely detached from the structure of the building it resides in, explained Dr. Hillstrom. Constructing the floor in this fashion was purposefully done to ensure that measurements during motion analysis had a negligible error due to vibrations that occur in most buildings.

The use of high resolution digital video cameras also helps obtain a highly accurate description of each patients movemen
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