09-20-2005
Wearable device for balance disorders
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Neurological Sciences Institute and the University of Bologna have developed a portable “Ipod-like” device that can be used to help correct balance disorders. The Scientists believe this new device, based on auditory feedback of balance, can be worn on the belt like a pager to provide regular therapy for patients with balance disorders, improving their day-to-day activities.
The balance feedback device acts much like a carpenter’s level in alerting the subject to how much they are leaning outside of a predetermined central “safe-zone.” The device is connected to a pair of headphones and hooked to the subject’s belt. When activated, subjects receive audio cues to let them know how their body is balancing.
(via BBC)
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