'Smart Soles' Help Patients Recover from a Broken Hip
From: Medical Design Technology - 03/07/2016

Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly
population following a fall. This often results in a number of complications,
and many patients never fully recover. A team from the Research Institute of
the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by clinician scientist Dr.
Suzanne Morin, in partnership with Greybox Solutions Inc., decided to tackle
this problem by developing a rehabilitation and e-learning program using a
"smart" shoe sole which connects to a tablet to provide remote monitoring and
coaching. This technology will guide patients healing from hip fractures and
their families through the recovery period at home.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/03/smart-soles-help-patients-recover-broken-hip
https://muhc.ca/newsroom/news/smart-soles-shoes-help-patients-recover-broken-hip

Link:
Suzanne Morin
https://www.mcgill.ca/endocrinology/facultydir/suzanne-n-morin