Motion Analysis Research
The specialists in Shriners Children’s motion analysis centers collect and analyze movement-related data, like gait analysis, to help treat children with neuromuscular, acquired or congenital disorders.
Shriners Children's: Leaders in Pediatric Motion Analysis
Our international healthcare system, Shriners Children's, is home to the largest network of clinical motion analysis laboratories in the world, with 14 state-of-the-art labs dedicated to advancing the understanding and treatment of pediatric movement disorders. Our commitment to excellence in clinical care, research and education includes a team of more than 40 specialists – featuring 11 with doctoral degrees in engineering and physical therapy – to develop the most comprehensive educational resource for pediatric motion analysis available online.
This platform offers free high-quality educational content, including video lectures and written materials, to help families, clinicians, researchers and students enhance their knowledge of the field. Whether you want to deepen your understanding of gait analysis, biomechanics or clinical applications, our content is built on decades of experience and innovation in pediatric motion analysis.
Explore our resources, and join us in advancing the science and clinical practice of motion analysis for children worldwide.
Video Resources |
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| 1 | Gait Terminology |
| 2 | The Anatomy of Kinematic/Kinetic Graphs |
| 3 | Reading Multiple Kinematic Graphs |
| 4 | Typical Gait |
| 5 | Gait Model Marker Placement |
| 6 | Understanding Kinetics |
| 7 | Shriner Gait Model Pelvis Explained |
Documents |
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| 1 | Engineer Onboarding Checklist |
| 2 | Physical Therapist Onboarding Competency |
| 3 | Physician Onboarding |
| 4 | Shriners Children's Motion Lab SOP |
| 5 | Shriners Children's Calibration and Quality Check |
| 6 | Shriners Children's Marker Placement |
Research at Shriners Children's
Shriners Children's is committed to the pursuit of seminal, cutting-edge discoveries that result in new knowledge and the ongoing improvement of therapeutic treatments, quality of care and provided outcomes to our patients and their families.
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