Comprehensive and accurate gait evaluation involves a skilled clinical assessment including medical history and examination. However, impairments in gait and balance are sometimes quite subtle and subject to individual interpretation. Studies have shown that clinical observation of gait can be subjective, qualitative and sometimes inconsistent particularly when the observers are not very experienced [10, 11, 12–14]. Therefore, simple, quantitative methods for gait and balance evaluation in older adults are desirable to provide additional objective information.
Gait analysis