Thursday, October 22, 2009

GaitAid Augmented Reality System Might Help with Walking, Gait

Filed under: Neurology

Walking can be difficult for patients who have conditions that interrupt or diminish feedback from the somatosensory system. Timing of movement can, therefore, be severely impaired in people with Parkinson's, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. An Israeli scientist used his knowledge from the research in helicopter navigation software to develop a system that provides audio and visual feedback cues that seem to help in improving gait and walking.

Here's Professor Yoram Baram from Technion University talking about the GaitAid:

Product page: GaitAid...

Press release: New Device for Parkinson's Disease Improves Walking and Quality of Life...

(hat tip: Technology Review)

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