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),...
Jan 12, 2021 | Gait and Balance Academy
What is stroke? A stroke occurs when an area of the brain does not receive adequate oxygen and nutrients due to a lack of blood supply, either by obstruction (ischemic stroke, about 80%) or rupture of a vessel (hemorrhagic stroke, about 20%). Brain cells begin to die...
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...
Jun 22, 2020 | Gait and Balance Academy
Let’s take a look at the research article, Quantitative Gait Analysis in Duplication 15q Syndrome and Nonsyndromic ASD, which explains how using quantitative gait analysis tools, such as ProtoKinetics Zeno Electronic Walkway and Gait Analysis Software, can teach...
Mar 27, 2020 | Gait and Balance Academy
What is Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy? Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM), also known as cervical spondylotic myelopathy or cervical stenosis, is a condition in which the spine in the area of the neck (cervical) suffers chronic compression and degenerates over...
Feb 18, 2020 | Gait and Balance Academy
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord. In MS, the body’s own immune system directs an abnormal response against the central nervous system, damaging and destroying myelin (the sheath that surrounds nerves) and nerve...
