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The Wasserman Gait Laboratory

The Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital is home to the only gait analysis laboratory in the country that specializes in therapy treatment strategies for patients with orthopedic or neuromuscular conditions. The purpose of the gait laboratory is to conduct biomechanical assessment of walking disorders and difficulties for the purpose of achieving improved clinical treatment planning and outcomes.

The Wasserman Gait Laboratory

What is Gait Analysis?

Clinical observation and radiographs are inadequate to assess the subtle dynamic aspects of walking. More comprehensive information is needed to prescribe effective clinical treatment. For this reason, the Wasserman Gait Laboratory uses sophisticated computer technology to run reports that monitor skeletal alignment, muscle function, and forces acting on the body during walking. The result is an objective and complete assessment of walking function.

Setting Up an Appointment

To schedule an appointment or obtain further information, please call 410-601-9830. Testing takes between 2 and 3 hours to complete. A signed prescription by your physician is required before we can proceed. 

Insurance Coverage

Assessment of gait by this sophisticated technique is relatively new, and not all insurance plans cover the expense of this test. Our gait laboratory staff can assist you in determining whether this assessment technique is covered by your insurance plan. 

The Wasserman Gait Laboratory

 

Conditions Treated

The Wasserman Gait Laboratory provides treatment strategies for the following orthopedic and neuromuscular conditions:

  • Lower limb deformity
  • Limb length difference
  • Arthritis
  • Joint replacement
  • Poliomyelitis (infection of the spinal cord)
  • Leg amputation
 
  • Peripheral nerve injury
  • Spina bifida
  • Stroke
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • The Team

    Anil Bhave, PT, Director
    John E. Herzenberg, MD, Medical Director
    Roland Starr, MS, Engineer 

    Directions to Sinai Hospital

    To view our Wasserman Gait Analysis Laboratory brochure, please click here.

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    The Wasserman Gait Lab Podcast
    Learn how one family's experience with the latest and most sophisticated computer technology applications at the Wasserman Gait Lab have meant the difference between a lifetime of painful, uneasy steps and finding a solution to help make walking easier.

    Wasserman Gait Analysis Laboratory
    Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics
    Sinai Hospital
    2401 West Belvedere Ave.
    Baltimore, MD 21215


     

     

     

     

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