10 Jun 2024AUT Foundation supports Auckland University of Technology, working closely together to apply knowledge with purpose and to accelerate impact.
Since its establishment over 10 years ago the AUT Gait Lab, home of the National Clinical Gait Analysis Service run in conjunction with Starship Child Health, has assessed thousands of children and young people with complex walking issues ahead of treatment or surgery.
Every year the Lab helps more than 100 children from all over New Zealand with conditions and movement disorders such as cerebral palsy, acquired or traumatic brain injury and spinal cord impairment who are being considered for complex procedures and surgery.
These conditions can impact a child’s walking and movement, affecting how they participate in activities they enjoy with their friends and whānau, at home, school and in the community. At the lab they undergo detailed analysis that allows their clinical team to understand how a disease or disability affects the child’s function and quality of life – and how they can intervene to help.
Lindsay Foundation has enabled the upgrade of the 3D motion capture system in the Gait Lab which will provide more reliable, highly accurate measurements that will give surgeons the best information to make decisions on a child’s treatment.
“We cannot thank Lindsay Foundation enough for their generous gift which will help so many children become more mobile, changing their future and their ability to participate in life.”
Anna Rennie, AUT Foundation