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On 18 Jun 97 at 12:36, Douglas J Maxwell wrote:
> The patient s gait will be recorded on video in both sagittal and frontal
> planes, both with and without the FES system. We would like to score the
> gait deviations present using an expert (physiotherapist). Our intention
> is to constrain this scoring by defining gait deviations and qualitatively
> recording their magnitudes.
>
> I am wary of creating a new method for this kind of assessment when there
> may be instruments available with established validity and reliability. Is
> anyone aware of existing methods for the repeated assessment of gait from
> video records?
Douglas,
Take a look The Observer / Video Analysis System. This may be the
tool you are looking for. A description can be found on web page
http://www.noldus.com/products/observer/prod_obs.htm.
Best regards,
Lucas Noldus
___________________
Dr. L.P.J.J. Noldus
Managing Director
Noldus Information Technology b.v.
Costerweg 5
P.O. Box 268
6700 AG Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-317-497677
Fax: +31-317-424496
E-mail: L.Noldus@noldus.nl
Web: http://www.noldus.com
> The patient s gait will be recorded on video in both sagittal and frontal
> planes, both with and without the FES system. We would like to score the
> gait deviations present using an expert (physiotherapist). Our intention
> is to constrain this scoring by defining gait deviations and qualitatively
> recording their magnitudes.
>
> I am wary of creating a new method for this kind of assessment when there
> may be instruments available with established validity and reliability. Is
> anyone aware of existing methods for the repeated assessment of gait from
> video records?
Douglas,
Take a look The Observer / Video Analysis System. This may be the
tool you are looking for. A description can be found on web page
http://www.noldus.com/products/observer/prod_obs.htm.
Best regards,
Lucas Noldus
___________________
Dr. L.P.J.J. Noldus
Managing Director
Noldus Information Technology b.v.
Costerweg 5
P.O. Box 268
6700 AG Wageningen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-317-497677
Fax: +31-317-424496
E-mail: L.Noldus@noldus.nl
Web: http://www.noldus.com