A new virtual-reality device has been created to help Cerebral Palsy patients learn to walk faster and better. The GaitAid Virtual Walker is about the size of a cell phone and involves goggles to provide sensory feedback of visual images.
The new device “rewires” the patients brain to follow a healthier walking pattern and is worn only 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit full movie
Seemless Yoram Baram invented the GaitAid Virtual Walker while he was working for NASA to navigate low-flying helicopters around obstacles. Baram is a computer science professor and incumbent of the Roy Matas / Winnipeg Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
The device is designed to show optical images of objects to help patients navigate, stabilize, and pace movement. About 80% of children and young adults tested have seen significant gains in stride length and walking speed after only ten minutes of using the GaitAid Virtual Walker. The patients reported an improved feeling of balance and confidence in walking.
