Light patterns as a means of assessing and recording gait. I: methods and results in normal children

A method of analyzing and documenting gait in normal children is described. Patterns produced during walking, by means of lights situated at seven sites on the head, trunk and extremities, were recorded on color transparency film. With this technique, features of both normal and pathological gait are identifiable. The wide applicability of this method, its satisfactory reproducibility and uncomplicated design are emphasised.