Editing Gait analysis (section)

===Medical diagnostics===
'''Pathological gait''' may reflect compensations for underlying pathologies, or be responsible for causation of symptoms in itself. Cerebral palsy and stroke patients are commonly seen in gait labs. The study of gait allows diagnoses and intervention strategies to be made, as well as permitting future developments in [[rehabilitation engineering]].  Aside from clinical applications, gait analysis is used in professional sports training to optimize and improve athletic performance.

Gait analysis techniques allow for the assessment of gait disorders and the effects of corrective orthopedic surgery.<ref name=amen2018>{{cite journal |last1=Amen |first1=John |last2=ElGebeily |first2=Mohamed |last3=El.Mikkawy |first3=DaliaM. E. |last4=Yousry |first4=AhmedH |last5=El-Sobky |first5=TamerA |title=Single-event multilevel surgery for crouching cerebral palsy children: Correlations with quality of life and functional mobility |journal=Journal of Musculoskeletal Surgery and Research |date=2018 |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=148 |doi=10.4103/jmsr.jmsr_48_18|s2cid=81725776 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Options for treatment of cerebral palsy include the artificial paralysis of spastic muscles using [[Botulin toxin|Botox]] or the lengthening, re-attachment or detachment of particular [[tendon]]s. Corrections of distorted bony anatomy are also undertaken ([[osteotomy]]).<ref name=amen2018/>