{"id":2542,"date":"2022-05-31T09:10:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2025-08-03T08:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T08:49:34","slug":"smart-tech-is-gateway-to-improved-gait-training-and-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/de\/smart-tech-is-gateway-to-improved-gait-training-and-rehab\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart tech is gateway to improved gait training and rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2542\" class=\"elementor elementor-2542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a776744 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default text-reveal-no\" data-id=\"a776744\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2830296\" data-id=\"2830296\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e707c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e707c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gautbetter.00_00_48_19.Still004-1170x694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2148\" alt=\"GaitBetter&#039;s smart tech treadmill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gautbetter.00_00_48_19.Still004-1170x694.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gautbetter.00_00_48_19.Still004-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1621b7e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default text-reveal-no\" data-id=\"1621b7e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6086b3c0\" data-id=\"6086b3c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ce8819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ce8819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/de\/gaitbetter-vr-walking-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GaitBetter<\/a> and OneStep are two startups using smart tech such as virtual reality and smartphone sensors to help us walk better.&#8221;<\/p><p>The way you walk, or your gait, affects functional strength of your entire body\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">and your stability<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">. Y<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">ou\u2019re at risk of falling as well as muscle strains, i<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">f the biomechanics of your gait is off.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">As baby boomers age and develop gait disorders, cognitive impairment, dementia and other neurological diseases that impact mobility, gait\u00a0<\/span>problems are becoming more prevalent and can lead to disabling (and even fatal) falls.<\/p><p>About 28 % of adults 65 and older fall at least once a year.<\/p><p>Today, most gait abnormalities can be improved with physical therapy, as well as those caused by strokes or accidents.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.israel21c.org\/smart-tech-is-gateway-to-improved-gait-training-and-rehab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the article from Israel21c here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;GaitBetter and OneStep are two startups using smart tech such as virtual reality and smartphone sensors to help us walk better.&#8221; The way you walk, or your gait, affects functional strength of your entire body\u00a0and your stability. 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