Jacquelin Perry

Emeritus Chief of the Polio and Gait Clinic and Pathokinesiology Program at
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center - USA

• Los Angeles Times; By: Valerie J. Nelson; March 14, 2013

"The country was in the grip of a polio epidemic in the 1950s when orthopedic surgeon Jacquelin Perry began performing spinal surgeries in Downey, Calif., that helped paralyzed survivors of the disease regain mobility.

She became a leading authority on post-polio syndrome. She was also known for her analysis of the human gait, publishing a definitive textbook on the subject in her 70s..."



• The New York Times; By: Douglas Martin; March 23, 2013

"Dr. Jacquelin Perry, a physician and researcher who shed light on the complexities of walking, and was a leader in treating polio victims in the 1950s and again in the ’80s when the symptoms of some returned, died on March 11 at her home in Downey, Calif. She was 94.

Her death was announced by the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, where she worked for more than 60 years. Dr. Perry earned wide attention for her work in analyzing the human gait, which she broke down into eight motion patterns governed by 28 major muscles in each leg. Her 1992 book, "Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function," became a standard text for orthopedists, physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals..."