... courses and conference, for the week beginning September 16. History The first steps towards a clinical gait analysis laboratory at the University Hospital of Leuven were taken in 1992. At that time, gait evaluations were performed using a set of normal video cameras and a four camera automatic video system synchronised with a forceplate. From these first evaluations, the use of objective gait analysis became more and more obvious and crucial in defining an optimal treatment plan for children and adults with spasticity. After a training session with the group under the direction of Prof. Gage at the Gillette Specialty Child Care Center in Minnesota, U.S.A in 1993, Dr. Guy Molenaers, Paediatric orthopaedic surgeon of the University Hospital of Leuven, was convinced of the need for an up-to-date three dimensional gait lab, integrated within the multidisciplinary framework of the hospital. However, lack of both budget and space prevented an immediate update of ...

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