Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults

Credit: "Elderly man walking with a stick and one hand on his back" by William Murphy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

A smartphone app developed at Binghamton University, State University of New York could help prevent falls in older adults.

« Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults

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The Bertec Computerized Dynamic Posturography system in Binghamton University's Motion Analysis Research Laboratory features immersive virtual reality environments within a dome.

« Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults

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Molly Torbitt, PhD'23, a former graduate assistant at the Motion Analysis Research Lab, demonstrates the 12-camera motion analysis system.

« Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults

Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York

Patima Silsupidal, assistant professor of physical therapy, demonstrates the Portable GAITRite Platinum Plus System, a 14’ instrumented electronic walkway used in gait assessment.

« Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults

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