People recovering from injuries, the elderly and even athletes could one day benefit from a gait analysis technology being developed by a team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The patented system uses electrical signature analysis to measure, interpret and record the current drawn by a treadmill as a patient walks. "When the heel strikes, the load increases, resulting in an increase in the current drawn by the motor," said Charles Hochanadel, a physical therapist and co-inventor of the technology...
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