PRE-COURSES

There will be two gait pre-courses offered at the 2024 GCMAS meeting Georgia Tech on Sunday June 16th.  Course one will focus on clinical gait analysis.  Course two will focus on the technical aspects of 3D modeling of gait.  These are full day courses that will run in parallel.

Course I: Basics of Clinical Gait Analysis Interpretation

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024: Time: 9AM – 4:00PM

Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide anyone working in a clinical gait lab basic background education necessary for becoming competent in reading and interpreting a gait evaluation.  The first half of the course will include didactic material covering components of typical gait, anatomy of gait graphs, and reading of kinematics/kinetics graphs, EMG, and foot pressures. The second half of the course will be an interactive session reviewing patient examples.

Course Faculty:

Ross Chafetz, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, MS
Corporate Director of Shriners Motion Analysis System, Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Joe Krzak, PT, PhD
Shriners Children’s Chicago and Midwestern University

Mark McMulkin, PhD
Shriners Children’s Spokane

Freeman Miller, MD
Nemours Children’s Health, Wilmington

Carole Tucker, PT, PhD
University of Texas Medical Branch

Chris Church, MPT
Nemours Children’s Health, Wilmington

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this training program, participants will:

  • Demonstrate understanding of the basic typical gait.
  • Demonstrate understanding of kinematic, Kinetic and EMG graphs
  • Demonstrates understanding of using kinematics, kinetics and EMG to identify gait pathologies

Agenda (Tentative)

9:00 - 9:15

Introduction to Gait analysis

9:15 – 10:00

Typical Gait

10:00 -10:30

Anatomy of motion Graphs

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:30

Understanding Kinematics

11:30 – 12:00

Understanding Kinetics Part One

12:00 – 12:30

Lunch

12:30 – 1:00

Understanding Kinetics Part Two

1:00 – 1:45

EMG

1:45 – 2:00

Break

2:00 – 4:00

Case Studies

Course II: Technical Aspects of Clinical Gait Analysis

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024: Time: 9AM – 4:00PM

Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary education for understanding the technical aspects of a clinical gait model. The course will cover basic aspects of constructing a kinematic and kinetic gait model, data processing, and equipment quality assurance programs.

Course Chairs:

Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, PhD
Director, Honda Center for Gait Analysis and Mobility Enhancement

Karen Kruger, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Marquette University
Shriners Children’s Chicago

John Henley, PhD
Engineer, Nemours Children's Hospital

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this training program, participants will:

  • Demonstrate understanding of mathematical aspects of kinematic and kinetic calculations in a clinical gait model
  • Demonstrate understanding of data processing and reduction methodologies
  • Demonstrate understanding of quality assurance processes to ensure reliable data collection

Agenda (Tentative)

9:00 - 9:15

Introduction to Gait analysis

9:15 – 10:30

Kinematics

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 11:30

Modeling in the presence of deformity

11:30 – 12:00

Kinematics in braced/shod conditions

12:00 – 12:30

Lunch

12:30 – 1:45

Kinetics

1:45 – 2:00

Break

2:00 – 3:00

Data processing

3:00 – 4:00

Equipment QA programs