Research at The Children’s Hospital Center for Gait and Movement Analysis (CGMA)
The Children’s Hospital is the only clinical gait laboratory in the Rocky Mountain region. CGMA’s outcomes research has been highlighted in several national publications and meetings, including:
Review some of our most recent research in the following categories:
Basic Biomechanics Research
01-263 Gait Initiation Differs Between Children with Hemiplegic Cerbral Palsy and Age-Matched Controls (.pdf)
James J. Carollo, Ph.D., P.E., Zachary D. Dezman, M.S., Ann Konieczny, PA-C
05-0419 Knee Extension at Terminal Swing: A Missing Critical Gait Event for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy - Paper (.pdf)
05-0419 Knee Extension at Terminal Swing: A Missing Critical Gait Event for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy - Poster (.ppt)
Valvano, Joanne, Ph.D, P.T., Carollo, James J., Ph.D., P.E., Lutz, Bobbie, P.T., M.S., P.C.S., Chang, Frank, M.D.
01-263 Center of Mass Kinematics During Gait Initiation in Children with Cerebral Palsy (.pdf)
Dezman, Zachary D., M.S., Carollo, James J. Ph.D., P.E.
01-263 Validation of COM-COP Measurements During Gait Initiation in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Age-Matched Controls (.ppt)
Ann Konieczny, PA-C, Zachary D. Dezman, M.S., James J. Carollo, Ph.D., P.E.
01-263 Validation of Whole Body COM Calculation in Children Using the Gait Initiation Task (.ppt)
James Carollo, Ph.D., P.E., Tim Nicklas, B.S., Frank Chang, M.D.
01-263 Gait Events can be Detected using the Trajectory of the Whole-Body Center of Mass (.ppt)
Zach Dezman, B.S., James Carrollo, Ph.D., P.E.
01-263 Event Reliability and COM-COP Distances During Gait Initiation in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Age-Matched Controls (.ppt)
Dezman, Zachary D., M.S., Carollo, James J. Ph.D., P.E., Ann Konieczny, P.A.
Clinical Outcomes Papers
04-1081 Outcome of Rectus Femoris Transfer in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Evaluation of Pre-Operative Indications and Transfer Site (.pdf)
Frank M Chang, M.D., Adam J Seidl, B.S., Komalam Muthusamy, M.R.C.S., Zhaoxing Pan, Ph.D., James J Carollo, Ph.D., P.E.
04-0552 Comparison of Outcomes in Children with Cerebral Palsy when the Recommendations from Gait Analysis are Observed (.pdf)
Frank Chang, M.D., Alexander K. Meininger, MD and James J. Carollo, Ph.D., P.E.
04-0553 Comparison of Surgical Recommendations for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Known Outcomes with and without Comprehensive Gait Analysis (.pdf)
Frank Chang, M.D., Adam Seidl, B.S., James J. Carollo, Ph.D., P.E.
05-0224 The Effect of Preoperative Baseline Values on Dynamic Hip Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy Following PSOAS Lengthening Surgery (.pdf)
Muthusamy, Komalam, MRCS, Seidl, Adam J, BS, Friesen, Richard M, BA, Zhaoxing, Pan, Ph.D., Carollo, James J, Ph.D. P.E., Chang, Franklin M, MD.
05-0214 Changes in Hip Kinematics as a Result of Rectus Femoris Transfers with and without Hamstring Lengthening in Children with Cerebral Palsy - Paper (.pdf)
05-0214 Changes in Hip Kinematics as a Result of Rectus Femoris Transfers with and without Hamstring Lengthening in Children with Cerebral Palsy - Poster (.ppt)
Rhodes, Jason T., M.D., M.S., Carollo, James J. Ph.D., P.E., Dezman, Zachary D., M.S., Chang, Frank M, M.D.
New Therapy Investigations
02-738 Home-Based Treadmill Training in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy
Amy Winter Bodkin, PT, PhD, PCS; James J. Carollo, PhD, PE; Deborah Glueck, PhD
02-738 Home-Based Treadmill Training in Ambulatory Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Amy W. Bodkin, MS; James J. Carollo, PhD; Deborah H. Glueck, PhD
