The use of Gait analysis
Thursday, February 18th, 2010An examination of how the way we walk can be done thru gait analysis. As person will varies in different ways as they walk, forensic scientists can use it to identify suspects from a CCTV tape even if a face is not identifiable. However it cannot lead to convictions, but it can link suspects to crimes, that other evidence is then used to crook them. Gait analysis is also used clinically, especially to determine if there is any problem the way that someone walks. Foot orthotics and/or surgery can then be used to change the way they walk and Gait analysis can be used again to see if the intervention was successful.