Smart Shoe Insole Holds Promise in Combating Gait Abnormalities
From: Rehab Management - 11/28/2012

The technology in a new shoe insole developed by a researcher from the
University of Utah may show promise in individuals with artificial legs, hip
replacements, and broken legs. According to developer Stacy Bamberg, ScD,
department of mechanical engineering, University of Utah, the insole, known
as the Rapid Rehab system, uses a custom gel insole with force sensors,
accelerometers, and gyroscopes to detect an individual’s gait. 

Veristride developed a 21st century rehabilitation device that will transform
the way amputees relearn to walk. The GaitShoe is an affordable, pressure
sensitive gel insole that instantaneously instructs users to change their
walking pattern if they begin to limp. In this way, our product provides
users with meaningful, real-time feedback that helps improve gait symmetry
and eliminate degenerative disorders such as osteoarthritis. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rehabpub.com/news/18421-smart-shoe-insole-holds-promise-in-combating-gait-abnormalities/

Links:
Stacy Bamberg
http://bi.eng.utah.edu/pmwiki/index.php/People/StacyBamberg

Veristride
http://veristride.com/

GaitShoe
http://resenv.media.mit.edu/gaitshoe.html
http://resenv.media.mit.edu/GaitShoe/index.html

Utah Engineering Prof Invents Smart Insole to Correct Walking Abnormalities
http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/utah-engineering-prof-invents-smart-insole-to-correct-walking-abnormalities/