REDUCING 2-DIMENSIONAL REARFOOT MOTION VARIABILITY DURING WALKING

Although three-dimensional movement analysis is the preferred method o f assessing rearfoot motion during gait, the high cost of equipment an d the time required to use it often make it unreasonable or impractica l in a clinical setting. The authors discuss a method of minimizing th e variability of rear-foot motion measurements during walking, using t wo-dimensional analysis when three-dimensional is not available to the clinician.