Gait and Lower Limb Observation of Paediatrics - (GALLOP)
Introduction[edit | edit source]
The gait and lower limb observation of paediatrics (GALLOP) is a very new, comprehensive assessment of questions and objective measures, which was developed in 2016. Research suggests that children's gait is a frequent concern of parents and therefore they present to podiatrists and physiotherapists with their child regularly for assessments. [1] With this prevalance Peninsula Health conducted a quality assurance review across Australia, investigating what assessments involve when looking at children's gait and lower limbs amongst physiotherapists and podiatrists. It was found that there was very little consistency amongst professionals, therefore it was decided as a way of trying to standardise and developing consistency of assessments that GALLOP was produced. [2]
Development[edit | edit source]
Psychometric Properties[edit | edit source]
Use[edit | edit source]
Scoring[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cranage S, Banwell H, Williams CM. Gait and Lower Limb Observation of Paediatrics (GALLOP): development of a consensus based paediatric podiatry and physiotherapy standardised recording proforma. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2016; 9:8
References [edit | edit source]
- ↑ Evans AM, Rome K, Peet L. The foot posture index, ankle lunge test, Beighton scale and the lower limb assessment score in healthy children: a reliability study. Journal of Foot Ankle Research 2012; 5(1)
- ↑ Cranage S, Banwell H, Williams CM. Gait and Lower Limb Observation of Paediatrics (GALLOP): development of a consensus based paediatric podiatry and physiotherapy standardised recording proforma. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2016; 9:8
