Motion & Gait Analysis Laboratory

Motion & Gait Analysis Laboratory 321 Middlefield Road Suite 130 Menlo Park, CA 94025   Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Phone: (650) 736-4000 Fax (referrals): (650) 736-3406

 The Motion & Gait Analysis Laboratory provides advanced diagnostic evaluations of:

• Walking disorders, through gait analysis
• Upper limb motion deficits, through upper limb analysis

These evaluations include:

• Electromyographic (EMG) measures of muscle activity during movement
• 3-D kinematic measures of joint motion 
• Kinetic measures of the forces that act across the joints during walking
• Postural balance to see how much the body sways while standing still
• Energy expenditure (amount of energy used) during walking

The Motion & Gait Analysis Laboratory is one of a few select clinical motion analysis labs in California. We work with children and adults with walking problems and other movement disorders. Our patients come from the Bay Area, the United States and around the world.
 
The lab was established in 1978.

Motion Analysis Helps Guide Treatment Decisions

Gait and upper limb analyses are fundamental to the treatment of children and adults with orthopedic (bones and joints) and neuromuscular (nerve and muscle) disorders, such as cerebral palsy. The Motion & Gait Analysis Laboratory provides comprehensive patient reports for orthopedists, neurologists, physiatrists, pediatricians, podiatrists, physical therapists and other specialists.
 
We use state-of-the-art technology to identify movement problems and how severe they are. Motion analysis evaluations assist health care providers in making treatment decisions for medical treatments such as orthopedic surgery, physical therapy and orthotics.

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