Category: Gait & Balance

Gait & Balance

Walker Squawker Aims to Bring Joy and Companionship to Every Step

The Walker Squawker -- an animatronic bird designed to perch playfully atop of walking devices -- is now available from Ageless Innovation.

Gait & Balance

These PPPD Warning Signs Occur Early on in Patients

Patients developing PPPD are likely to have PPPD warning signs early on after the onset of balance disorder symptoms.

Gait & Balance

Getting REAL About Functional Therapy

Go inside the community simulation environment of Realistic Environment Applied Learning (REAL) therapy and learn how functional, task-specific treatment improves service delivery and patient outcomes. By Tracie Hunnicutt, MS, CCC-SLP; Julie Clement, OTR; and Susan Adix, PT.

Assessment & Evaluation

Gait Training with Robotic Exoskeleton May Improve Function After Acute Stroke, Kessler Suggests

Early intervention using the robotic exoskeleton for high-dose gait training during inpatient rehabilitation for acute stroke may improve function, Kessler Foundation researchers suggest.

Body Weight Support Systems

Rise&Walk InClinic Robotic Technology Completes Shepherd Center Pilot Program

Healing Innovations Inc announces the successful completion of the first pilot for the new Rise&Walk InClinic technology at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. The pilot included the technology's different use cases, and gathered session data including clinician and patient feedback.

Objective Data Measurement

ProtoKinetics COO Michael Rowling Appears in Cover Story for Pharma Tech Outlook

Michael Rowling, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Business Development for ProtoKinetics, Havertown, Pa., is featured in the cover story of the September Pharma Tech Outlook with an informative look at the impact the company's technologies have had on healthcare clinicians and researchers.

Gait Pressure Mapping

The F-Scan64: A Gait Data Collection System Built Inside the Shoe

Tekscan Inc introduces the F-Scan64, a wireless in-shoe pressure mapping system designed to collect gait data for clinical research.

Assistive Devices

New UPWalker Neuro Includes Additional Functions to Aid ADL Needs

The new UPWalker Neuro includes rotational armrests, speed control, reverse motion stops and other features addressing the mobility deficits of Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis and other movement disorders.