Blog posts tagged with gait analysis
11 Jul
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
Understanding phase dispersion in CatWalk XT
CatWalk XT 10.7 introduced circular graphs for phase dispersion and coupling. In this blog post we go over these parameters, and how they are calculated.
29 Feb
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
CatWalk XT gait analysis vs treadmills
In this blog post, we will discuss how the CatWalk XT method and treadmill method for gait analysis differ from each other, and what you should consider about both methods when performing gait analysis.
13 Jul
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
Automatic gait analysis: Cracking the code
CatWalk XT provides the opportunity to study a variety of gait parameters. But, which parameters should you use for your mouse model? Read this blog to learn more!
22 Dec
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
Extracellular vesicles from umbilical cords improve traumatic spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury is crippling and hard to treat. Secondary injury caused by inflammation and scarring significantly impact motor function and locomotion. Extracellular vesicles can improve recovery.
01 Dec
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
Suture anchors for rotator cuff injuries: a new animal model
Almost half of the people over the age of 60 have a rotator cuff tear in the shoulder. Research is aimed at improving surgical techniques, but techniques used in animal models differ from those applied on humans.
29 Sep
animal behavior research
Research Methods
What you need to know about the CatWalk gait analysis method
Let's take a little step back and talk about the history and technology of the CatWalk system. What was the reason of creating this gait analysis system for rats and mice? How does it work?
11 Aug
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
True or false? 10 statements about gait research in rodents
There are many ‘facts’ going around about rodent gait research tests and systems. How well they work, drawbacks, what they can and cannot measure. In this article, we get some of the facts straight.
11 Apr
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
3 ways to use rodent gait analysis in CatWalk XT
CatWalk XT has been used for gait analysis in multiple studies and has helped experimental procedures for a number of neurological disorders and in lesion models. These 3 blogs tell you more about that!
29 Mar
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
Quantifying locomotion in rats using CatWalk XT
Gait analysis is a powerful tool in evaluating behavioral and physiological changes in clinical and pre-clinical rodent models.
14 Mar
animal behavior research
Gait and Locomotion
Using CatWalk XT to analyze variations in gait performance in adolescent mice
Rodents are the most common model organisms in biomedical research. Automated gait analysis provides a precise and objective means of analyzing behavioral and physiological changes in rodent models.