![CES 2015: More Than a Sensor for Your Sole [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/01/Veristride.jpg?resize=600%2C288)
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...
![CES 2015: Sensors Guide Lower Back Health [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/01/Valedo-back-sensor.jpg?resize=600%2C347)
by Alfred Poor | January 19, 2015 | Health
Hocoma is a Swiss-based company that has developed robotic exoskeletons for use in hospitals and other clinical settings for rehabilitation treatment. They have taken the knowledge that they have gained about neurological movement disorders and applied it to therapy...
by Alfred Poor | December 31, 2014 | Health
According to the National Institute of Health, four out of five people will encounter back pain at some point in their lives. Most treatments include exercises, often to be done under the supervision of professional physical therapists. A new device aims to make this...
![IDTechEx: Sensors Woven into Washable Fabric [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/11/IDTechEx-OMsignal.jpg?resize=600%2C338)
by Alfred Poor | November 24, 2014 | Fitness
This is a fitness product, and as such, I wouldn’t usually cover it here in Health Tech Insider. But this shirt from OMsignal is special because its sensors are woven directly into the fabric of the clothing. Other systems print sensors onto the fabric, or...
![Boogio Inserts Create Smart Shoes [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2014/11/Boogio-shoe-inserts.jpg?resize=600%2C344)
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...
