Gait-analysis

/geɪt əˈnæləsɪs/ noun

Definition

The systematic study of human walking or running patterns using observation, measurement, and technology to assess movement efficiency and identify potential issues. It examines factors like stride length, foot strike patterns, and joint angles to optimize performance or prevent injury.

Etymology

'Gait' comes from Old Norse 'gata' meaning 'path' or 'way of going,' while 'analysis' derives from Greek 'analyein' meaning 'to break up.' Clinical gait analysis began in the 1870s, with modern video and computer analysis developing in the 1980s.

Kelly Says

Modern gait analysis can detect differences as small as 2-3 degrees in joint angles and timing differences of milliseconds between legs. Elite distance runners have remarkably symmetrical gaits - less than 2% difference between left and right legs - while recreational runners often show 10-15% asymmetries that can lead to overuse injuries over thousands of steps!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
걷는 방식 분석
geot-neun bang-sik an-a-li-sis
ARالعربية
تحليل المشي
ta-hlil al-mashi
BNবাংলা
চলার বিশ্লেষণ
chol-ar bi-shle-shan
CACatalà
anàlisi de la marxa
an-a-li-si de la mar-xa
CSČeština
analýza chůze
an-a-li-za chůze
DADansk
ganganalyse
gang-an-a-lyse
DEDeutsch
Gangsanalyse
gangs-an-a-lyse
ELΕλληνικά
ανάλυση πορείας
ana-li-si po-rei-as
ESEspañol
análisis de la marcha
an-a-li-sis de la mar-cha
FAفارسی
تجزیه و تحلیل راه رفتن
ta-jzi-ye va ta-hlil ra-h-raftan
FISuomi
kävelyn analyysi
kae-vlen an-a-li-ysi
FRFrançais
analyse de la démarche
an-a-li-se de la de-mar-che
GUGU
ગાડી ચાલવાનું વિશ્લેષણ
ga-di cha-lva-nuu vi-shle-shan
HAHA
binciken tafiya
bin-ci-ken ta-fi-ya
HEעברית
ניתוח הליכה
ni-to-ach ha-li-kha
HIहिन्दी
चलने का विश्लेषण
chal-ne ka an-a-li-sis
HUMagyar
járás elemzése
ja-rás e-lem-ze-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
analisis jalan kaki
an-a-li-sis ja-lan ka-ki
IGIG
ịrị analyze
i-ri an-a-li-ze
ITItaliano
analisi della camminata
an-a-li-si della cam-mi-na-ta
JA日本語
歩行分析
ho-ko-an-a-li-su
KKKK
жолдау талдау
jol-dau tal-dau
KMKM
ការវិភាគរយះ
ka-ar vi-pha-aek ro-yae
KO한국어
보행 분석
bo-haeng an-sul
MRMR
चालण्याचे विश्लेषण
cha-al-nya-che an-a-li-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
analisis langkah kaki
an-a-li-sis langkah ka-ki
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းလျှောက် စုံစမ်း
lan-ly-chau su-kon-sam
NLNederlands
loopanalyse
loop-an-a-lyse
NONorsk
gåtanalyse
ga-tan-a-lyse
PAPA
ਚਾਲਣ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇષણ
cha-al-na da vi-shle-shan
PLPolski
analiza chodu
an-a-li-za cho-du
PTPortuguês
análise da marcha
an-a-li-se da mar-cha
RORomână
analiza mersului
an-a-li-za mers-u-lui
RUРусский
анализ походки
a-na-li-z po-hod-ki
SVSvenska
gångsanalys
gang-sa-na-lys
SWKiswahili
chambuzi ya kutembea
cham-bu-zi ya ku-tem-bea
TAதமிழ்
காலடிப்போக்கு ஆய்வு
ka-la-di-ppo-kku a-i-vu
TEతెలుగు
గే斗 విశ్లేషణ
ga-e-tu vi-shle-shan
THไทย
การวิเคราะห์การเดิน
gaan wi-kra-han ka-ra-den
TLTL
pag-aaral ng paglalakad
pag-a-aral ng pa-g-la-lakad
TRTürkçe
yürüme analizi
yu-ru-me an-a-li-zi
UKУкраїнська
аналіз ходи
ana-li-z kho-di
URاردو
چلنے کا تجزیہ
chal-ne ka taj-zi-ah
VITiếng Việt
phân tích bước đi
phan-tich buoc-di
YOYO
àṣẹ́ àṣẹ́ ṣe
a-she a-she se
ZH中文
步态分析
bùtài fēnxī
ZUZU
umhlaba uqondiso
um-hla-ba u-qon-di-so

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