by Alfred Poor | April 20, 2015 | Health, Medical
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects a patient’s ability to walk. Unfortunately, the only assessment of their impairment usually happens during an office visit with their physician. More detailed information about day to day experiences could provide healthcare...
by Alfred Poor | March 12, 2015 | Health, Medical
Bipedal walking is a bit of a miracle. Just ask anyone who has tried to program a robot to perform a human-style gait. There’s the problem of balancing on one foot while the other sweeps forward, as your body weight shifts from the heel of your foot to the toes....
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by Alfred Poor | March 4, 2015 | Medical
Parkinson’s is a debilitating neurological disease that attacks the motor skills of patients, which can make it difficult for them to walk. A group of European researchers led by a team at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Spain have developed a mobile...
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by Alfred Poor | January 26, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
This photo shows a smart insole for shoes. As you might expect, this device can do a much more accurate job of counting your steps than any wrist-worn fitness band can possibly do. But that’s not why it was created. This device is the work of a group of...
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by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2014 | Fitness, Health, Medical
There’s another entry in the “smart shoe” market segment. Boogio is a new product from REFLX Labs that you can insert in any pair of shoes. Four sensors for each foot measure the pressure and acceleration applied at each point. These connect...
