Firefighters' Positioning System Could Help Diagnose Parkinson's
From: Medical Design Technology - 04/12/2016

A positioning system adapted for use in fire rescue operations will soon be
tested on senior citizens in Sweden as a way to spot signs of early stage
Parkinson's disease and other mobility problems.

In September, the researchers will work with a group of senior citizens to
test a new version of system, which is designed to collect additional data
that produces a detailed picture of foot movements.

The small sensor in the shoe carefully measures the movement of the foot and
directional changes, whether the user walks, runs, jumps or crawls. So, there
are more potential uses for the technology.

Read the entire article and view a video (1:34) at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/04/firefighters-positioning-system-could-help-diagnose-parkinsons

Links:
Open Shoe
http://www.openshoe.org

SAATH (Seamless Affordable Assistive Technology for Health)
http://www.saathproject.in/home

Peter Händel
https://www.kth.se/profile/ph