Austco Vayyar Partnership to Develop Fall Detection System
A partnership between Austco will develop a touchless, camera-free fall detection and activity monitoring system to help detect falls.
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Enhanced Camera Options for GAITRite Systems Now Available
GAITRite announces an inexpensive optional 60-frames-per-second video sub system, which connects readily available camcorders to the GAITRite System.
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Activity-Based Restorative Therapy Steps into Robotic Gait Training for Innovative Approaches for Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries
How does robotics really benefit spinal cord-injured patients? Kennedy Krieger Institute researchers test three robotic devices and discover how differences in engineering and application affect functional outcome measures among patients affected by tetraplegia and paraplegia.
Stroke Treatment and Technology
Specialized technologies offer multiple approaches for helping patients reach their recovery goals. Article written by Alyson T. Dutkiewicz, PT, MSPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Dana Abel, DPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Outpatient Rehabilitation.
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New “GAITRite Surface” Offers Versatile Gait Analysis to Users
CIR Systems Inc introduces the new GAITRite Ultimate Surface for Real World Walking (“Surface”), which can be customized to create walkways of any length and/or width and cover a complete floor, as well as other configurations.
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Stepping It Up
A full spectrum of technologies that assess and measure gait and balance power up the latest strategies to return patients to their feet. by Judith M. Burnfield, PT, PhD, and Amy Goldman, PT, DPT This integrated body weight support system is built to secure a person’s weight up to 500 pounds with 80% support. This design […]
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Expanded GAITRite Product Line Introduced
CIR Systems Inc, exclusive distributor of the GAITRite Potable Walkway System, has introduced the expansion of the original GAITRite Walkway product line.
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Keeping Pace with Technology
Combining high- and low-tech approaches to enahance outcomes in gait and balance training and assessment by Beth Salvo Myers, MSPT Technology has infiltrated almost every aspect of our daily lives. It is not surprising that it also has made its way into our therapy clinics. Technology offers new ways to measure what was previously subjective, […]
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Assessing Balance and Gait After Stroke or Brain Injury
Exploring gait and balance assessment and care for patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury.
Read MoreAssessment Is the First Step
Pediatric patients with mobility issues present unique challenges in rehabilitation. In the teen years, assessment and treatment are similar to those used in an adult population. Younger children may require playful approaches employing games and
Read MoreThe Walking Wounded Warrior
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in Washington, DC, provides comprehensive health care for more than 150,000 service members, military retirees, and their families. A large number of service members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are
Read MoreOrthocare Innovations Recognized for Computerized Prosthesis Alignment System
The Compas system combines two devices with the Bluetooth-enabled Compas software to continuously measure the forces of balance and movement that act on a prosthetic limb while the prosthesis wearer is standing or walking on any terrain.
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Strategic Motion
High-tech gait analysis helps therapists choose a treatment pathway.
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