St. Peter's Hospital introduces ‘NEUROGAIT’, an AI-based gait assessment platform
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St. Peter's Hospital introduces ‘NEUROGAIT’, an AI-based gait assessment platform
Smart insoles collect quantitative data… supporting the design of tailored rehabilitation
Doctors who read this article most
Not enough data has been collected for statistics.
St. Peter's Hospital announced on the 18th that it has introduced ‘NEUROGAIT’, an AI-based gait and balance function assessment platform.
St. Peter's Hospital, a general hospital specializing in spine, joint, and cerebro-cardiovascular care, introduced this system to strengthen its data-driven personalized diagnosis and rehabilitation systems in response to growing demand for the care of patients with musculoskeletal and cerebrovascular disease and of older patients.
Musculoskeletal disease, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease and similar conditions can cause particular patterns of gait disturbance. Age-related sarcopenia in particular is a major cause of increased fall risk through reduced muscle strength and balance function. According to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency statistics, gait disturbance is known to occur in about 15% of people aged 65 and about 40% of those aged 85.
The newly introduced NEUROGAIT is a Class 1 medical device developed by digital healthcare company Salted. Plantar pressure sensors and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) are built into a ‘smart insole’ that can be worn in ordinary shoes, analyzing in real time the plantar pressure loading pattern during walking, weight distribution, the path of the center of pressure (COP), left-right asymmetry and balance control ability. Unlike conventional observation and manual measurement, it supports diagnosis with quantified digital data and can also reduce waiting time after the test.
Rehabilitation medicine specialists can use this data to design patient-specific exercise programs and rehabilitation treatment. It is also used to raise the accuracy and efficiency of treatment by continuously monitoring progress and adjusting exercise intensity and plans.
St. Peter's Hospital plans to use NEUROGAIT to raise the precision of the entire process, including non-surgical physiotherapy, exercise prescription, and post-operative rehabilitation. By using gait patterns as a key diagnostic indicator, it aims to strengthen the objectivity of diagnosis.
Lee, Hee Won, Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, said, “Gait is a key indicator of overall physical health,” adding, “We expect the introduction of NEUROGAIT to help restore patients' function and shorten the time it takes them to return to daily life.”
Source: MediGate News (https://www.medigatenews.com/news/2739633166)
Smart insoles collect quantitative data… supporting the design of tailored rehabilitation
Doctors who read this article most
Not enough data has been collected for statistics.
St. Peter's Hospital announced on the 18th that it has introduced ‘NEUROGAIT’, an AI-based gait and balance function assessment platform.
St. Peter's Hospital, a general hospital specializing in spine, joint, and cerebro-cardiovascular care, introduced this system to strengthen its data-driven personalized diagnosis and rehabilitation systems in response to growing demand for the care of patients with musculoskeletal and cerebrovascular disease and of older patients.
Musculoskeletal disease, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease and similar conditions can cause particular patterns of gait disturbance. Age-related sarcopenia in particular is a major cause of increased fall risk through reduced muscle strength and balance function. According to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency statistics, gait disturbance is known to occur in about 15% of people aged 65 and about 40% of those aged 85.
The newly introduced NEUROGAIT is a Class 1 medical device developed by digital healthcare company Salted. Plantar pressure sensors and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) are built into a ‘smart insole’ that can be worn in ordinary shoes, analyzing in real time the plantar pressure loading pattern during walking, weight distribution, the path of the center of pressure (COP), left-right asymmetry and balance control ability. Unlike conventional observation and manual measurement, it supports diagnosis with quantified digital data and can also reduce waiting time after the test.
Rehabilitation medicine specialists can use this data to design patient-specific exercise programs and rehabilitation treatment. It is also used to raise the accuracy and efficiency of treatment by continuously monitoring progress and adjusting exercise intensity and plans.
St. Peter's Hospital plans to use NEUROGAIT to raise the precision of the entire process, including non-surgical physiotherapy, exercise prescription, and post-operative rehabilitation. By using gait patterns as a key diagnostic indicator, it aims to strengthen the objectivity of diagnosis.
Lee, Hee Won, Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine at St. Peter's Hospital, said, “Gait is a key indicator of overall physical health,” adding, “We expect the introduction of NEUROGAIT to help restore patients' function and shorten the time it takes them to return to daily life.”
Source: MediGate News (https://www.medigatenews.com/news/2739633166)