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Under the direction of Andy Ries, PhD, Tom Novacheck, MD, Adam Rozumalski, PhD, and Andrew Georgiadis, MD, the Motion Analysis Research Program conducts high quality studies aimed at understanding movement disorders resulting from cerebral palsy and other conditions.
Gillette Children’s investigators collaborate regularly with research scientists, therapists, engineers, and patients to design novel research studies that address clinically relevant issues for children with movement disorders. The James R. Gage Center for Gait and Motion Analysis is known worldwide for our team's expertise in diagnosing and planning treatments for people who have walking and movement disorders. This has helped our gait lab to be one of the busiest and most respected clinical gait and motion analysis centers in the world.
Areas of Current Gait and Motion Analysis Research
Utility of a robotic ankle exoskeleton to improve mobility in individuals with movement disorders.
Balance and lower extremity proprioceptive function in individuals with cerebral palsy.
Reliability of clinical gait analysis and physical examination measurements in children with cerebral palsy.
Origins of high energetic demands during walking for people with cerebral palsy.
Augmenting ankle plantarflexion function and walking capacity in children with cerebral palsy.
Remote monitoring of key gait parameters using cell phone video.
Integration of advanced statistical modeling to assist in treatment planning.
Gait and Motion Analysis Research Team
Additional Team Members
- Adam Rozumalski, PhD, Director of Clinical Operations, Center for Gait and Motion Analysis, Engineer
- Jean Stout, PT, MS, Physical Therapist
