Jul 6, 2021 | Gait and Balance Academy
Wearable sensors are becoming popular devices for fitness and healthcare monitoring. The desire to understand human movement outside of the laboratory setting, coupled with the technological advancements of wearable sensors, such as Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs),...
Apr 29, 2021 | Gait Research
One of the most debilitating aspects of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is Freezing of Gait (FOG), the sensation of the feet sticking to the ground when movement is initiated or during active movement. Levodopa, commonly prescribed for PD patients, is not always...
Jan 14, 2021 | Gait Deviations, Gait Research, General Gait Analysis
In previous posts, we’ve learned about gait dysfunctions, what symptoms to look for, and how those deviations can be identified using gait analysis tools, such as the Zeno Walkway Mat and PKMAS software. Now, we’re going to focus on the next non-surgical steps after...
Dec 23, 2020 | General Gait Analysis
A year ago this month, the coronavirus disease presented itself in Wuhan, China, as an aggressive viral pneumonia. Initially, little was known regarding the functional changes associated with the disease. As it spread to the U.S. and caseloads grew exponentially,...
Nov 4, 2020 | Gait and Balance Academy
Q to Michael Rowling, COO of ProtoKinetics: ProtoKinetics is recognized as a major actor in the gait analysis domain of and, with its core product the Zeno walkway, powered by PKMAS software. Which aspirations and goals drove you to create an instrumented version of...
