Evolve Resources for Whittle's Gait Analysis, 6th Edition

• Highly accessible, readable, and logically sequenced – suitable for undergraduates
• Covers gait and clinical considerations around functional difficulties in people with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders
• Summary/study aid boxes to support learning
• Online resources containing supplementary content for Chapter 1, video clips, 3D animations, gait data supported by MCQs, and 30 cases studies

• Chapter on running gait, including the biomechanics of running, common running-related injuries, and clinical considerations
• Expanded chapter on neurological conditions

TBC – draft below:

Chapter 1 Basic Sciences Anatomy Physiology Motor control Biomechanics

Chapter 2 Normal Gait Walking and gait History Terminology used in gait analysis Outline of the gait cycle The gait cycle in detail Ground reaction forces Support moment Energy consumption Optimization of energy usage Starting and stopping Other varieties of gait Changes in Gait with Age

Chapter 3 Pathological and other abnormal gaits Specific gait abnormalities Walking aids Treadmill gait

Chapter 4 Methods of gait analysis Visual gait analysis Temporal and Spatial Parameters during Gait Measurement of Temporal and Spatial Parameters during Gait Camera Based Motion Analysis Active marker systems Accelerometers Gyroscopes, Magnetic Fields and Motion Capture Suits Measuring Force and Pressure Pressure beneath the foot Measuring Muscle Activity Measuring Energy Expenditure Combined kinetic/kinematic systems

Chapter 5 Applications of gait analysis Clinical gait assessment Conditions benefiting from gait assessment Future developments Conclusion

Chapter 6 Gait assessment of neurological diseases Gait assessment in Cerebral palsy Gait assessment in Stroke Gait assessment in Parkinson’s disease Gait assessment in Muscular dystrophy

Chapter 7 Gait analysis in musculoskeletal conditions and prosthetics and orthotics Total hip replacement Gait analysis in knee osteoarthritis High tibial knee osteotomy Prosthetics and orthotics Amputee gait Orthotic gait